Texan-French Alliance for the Arts
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE PROMOTION OF ARTISTIC AND CULTURAL EXCHANGES AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS BETWEEN TEXAS AND FRANCE.
- Income
- $130,046
- Spending
- $186,868
- Reserves
- 2.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $29,167, board member
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 43 out of 100. Higher than 14% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 44% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $172,759 spent. THE ORGANIZATION STRIVES TO BRIDGE CULTURES, COMMUNITIES AND ART, AND IS DEDICATED TO INCREASING APPRECIATION OF ARTISTIC, CULTURAL, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS BETWEEN THE TEXAN AND FRENCH CULTURES. WE IMPLEMENT LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL, MULTI-DISCIPLINARY, COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS THAT CONSISTENTLY RESPOND TO INDENTIFIED NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY AND HAVE RELEVANT, LONG TERM POSITIVE IMPACTS ON THE CITY AS A WHOLE. THE ORGANIZATION DOES THIS BY PROVIDING SUCH PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WITH COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS, WORKS OF ART AND EVENTS, WE SEEK TO BREAK DOWN SOCIAL BARRIERS AND CULTURAL STEREOTYPES WHILE FOCUSING ON INTERCULTURAL UNDERSTANDING.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 2005.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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