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Cristo Rey Dallas High School Inc

EIN 46-3737066 · Dallas, TX

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair67 out of 100GovernanceGood85 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

CRISTO REY DALLAS COLLEGE PREP (CRISTO REY DALLAS) IS A COLLEGE PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS FROM HOUSEHOLDS OF LOW TO MODERATE INCOMES. CRISTO REY DALLAS NURTURES AND CHALLENGES YOUNG WOMEN AND MEN TO RECOGNIZE AND REALIZE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AS THEY GROW TO RESPECT OTHERS AND SERVE THEIR COMMUNITY. EACH STUDENT PARTICIPATES IN THE CORPORATE WORK STUDY PROGRAM, WHICH OFFERS A PRESTIGIOUS WEEKLY WORK STUDY EXPERIENCE ACROSS ALL FOUR YEARS AND RECEIVES INDIVIDUALIZED COLLEGE GUIDANCE AND MENTAL HEALTHCARE. EACH YEAR, STUDENTS EARN APPROXIMATELY 60% OF THEIR TUITION THROUGH THE CORPORATE WORK STUDY PROGRAM (CWSP). ANOTHER 30% IS CONTRIBUTED THROUGH COMMUNITY PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT, WHICH MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO DELIVER A CRISTO REY EDUCATION FOR ONLY $200/MONTH IN FAMILY TUITION., THE VAST MAJORITY OF STUDENTS WILL BE THE FIRST IN THEIR FAMILIES TO ATTEND COLLEGE. EVERY STUDENT ALSO BENEFITS FROM EXTENSIVE WRAPAROUND SUPPORT INCLUDING A DEDICATED COLLEGE GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT AND COMP

Income
$6.7 million
Spending
$7.2 million
Spent on programs
86%
Reserves
11.7 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 56%
Employees
76
Volunteers
30
Highest pay
$167,770, president

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 67 out of 100. Higher than 49% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 11.7 months of spending.

  • Debt

    10 of 20

    It owes 33% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 7% of income.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    85% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 18 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 47% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    23 of 24 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    0 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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)
  1. $6.1 million spent. ACADEMICS AND COLLEGE GUIDANCE: EACH YEAR, CRD SERVES MORE THAN 450+ STUDENTS WHO HAVE FAMILY INCOMES WITHIN 250% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LINE. WHILE MOST STUDENTS JOIN CRD PERFORMING BELOW GRADE LEVEL IN READING AND MATH, OUR INTENSIVE ACADEMIC SUPPORT SPURS REMARKABLE PROGRESS. IN ADDITION TO TUTORING AND MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES, CRD STUDENTS GAIN ACCESS TO A WIDE ARRAY OF AP COURSES, FINE ARTS PROGRAMMING, AND STATE-OF-THE-ART STEM LABS, AMONG MANY OTHER RESOURCES. IN THIS THRIVING ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT, STUDENTS WHO WERE ONCE OFF-COURSE FOR SUCCESS MAKE INCREDIBLE GAINS IN COLLEGE READINESS. CRD FAMILIES ARE ENTHUSIASTICALLY SUPPORTIVE, BUT THEY OFTEN LACK THE RESOURCES AND EXPERIENCE TO HELP THEIR CHILDREN NAVIGATE THE COMPLEX COLLEGE ADMISSIONS PROCESS. TO ENSURE OUR STUDENTS CAN NOT ONLY ACCESS AND AFFORD HIGHER EDUCATION, BUT THRIVE ONCE ADMITTED AND ENROLLED, CRD'S COLLEGE GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT PROVIDES ROBUST SUPPORT THAT FAR EXCEEDS THAT FOUND IN A TYPICAL HIGH SCHOOL. OUR ROBUST COLLEGE GUIDANCE PROGRAM IS EMBEDDED INTO THE SCHOOL-DAY CURRICULUM AS A DEDICATED COURSE THAT INCLUDES INDIVIDUALIZED CAREER DISCOVERY, TEST PREPARATION, ADMISSION AND FINANCIAL AID APPLICATION ASSISTANCE, AND COLLEGE CAMPUS VISITS FOR STUDENTS ACROSS ALL FOUR YEARS. THESE ACTIVITIES LEAD OUR YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES TO A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR INDIVIDUAL TALENTS, CHARACTERISTIC LEARNING STYLES, ACADEMIC INTERESTS, AND CAREER GOALS SO THEY CAN FIND "RIGHT-FIT" SCHOOLS. WITH THIS SUPPORT, 100% OF OUR SENIORS ARE ACCEPTED TO COLLEGE EACH YEAR. BECAUSE COLLEGE PERSISTENCE IS DISPROPORTIONATELY LOWER FOR THE DEMOGRAPHIC WE SERVE, A DEDICATED ALUMNI COUNSELOR SUPPORTS OUR GRADUATES THROUGHOUT THEIR COLLEGE JOURNEYS. CORPORATE WORK STUDY: CRISTO REY'S INNOVATIVE CORPORATE WORK STUDY PROGRAM COMPLEMENTS THE SCHOOL'S ACADEMIC RIGOR, PROVIDING STUDENTS WITH PROFESSIONAL SKILL BUILDING AND CAREER EXPLORATION IN A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT. ALL CRISTO REY DALLAS STUDENTS WORK AT OFFICE POSITIONS FOUR DAYS PER MONTH AT MORE THAN 170 DALLAS COMPANIES AND NONPROFITS. THEIR ACADEMIC SCHEDULES ARE STRUCTURED SO THAT THEY DO NOT MISS CLASSES. THROUGH THE PROGRAM, STUDENTS EXPLORE INDUSTRIES INCLUDING FINANCE, LAW, MEDICINE, AND ENGINEERING-AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS-WHILE LEARNING VALUABLE HARD AND SOFT SKILLS AND BUILDING A NETWORK OF CONNECTIONS TO CHAMPION THEIR JOURNEYS. CRUCIALLY, EMPLOYER-PAID FEES FROM THIS PROGRAM ANNUALLY UNDERWRITE 60% OF THE SCHOOL'S OPERATING EXPENSES AND ALLOW US TO PROVIDE A COLLEGE PREPARATORY EDUCATION FOR ONLY $200/MONTH IN FAMILY TUITION AND FEES. FOR FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS, AS MOST OF OURS WILL BE, THE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND CAREER INSPIRATION THAT THE PROGRAM PROVIDES ARE CRITICAL TO HELPING STUDENTS VISUALIZE THEMSELVES AS BELONGING IN HIGH-VALUE CAREER PATHS. AND CRD'S CORPORATE JOB PARTNERS CONTINUALLY VOICE THEIR ENTHUSIASM FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO CULTIVATE A DIVERSE PIPELINE OF 21ST CENTURY TALENT. OUR TWO FULL-TIME LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS, DISTINCT FROM THE COLLEGE GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT, PROVIDE COUNSELING TO ALL STUDENTS, AS WELL AS THEIR FAMILIES, WHO HAVE A NEED AT NO COST. DURING THEIR FRESHMAN YEAR, ALL STUDENTS ALSO PARTICIPATE IN A TEN-SESSION SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING COURSE, WHERE THEY ADDRESS TOPICS IN ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, STRESS-MANAGEMENT, AND MORE IN AN EFFORT TO DE-STIGMATIZE MENTAL HEALTHCARE AND MAXIMIZE THEIR CONNECTION WITH AVAILABLE RESOURCES. THE DEPARTMENT ALSO CARRIES OUT A ROBUST AWARENESS AND ADVOCACY PROGRAM, INCLUDING SUICIDE PREVENTION WEEK, BULLYING PREVENTION MONTH, PET THERAPY DAYS, AND TEEN DATING VIOLENCE AWARENESS WEEK.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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 October 13, 2026.

  2. 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 October 13, 2026.

  3. 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 October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since June 2014.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 21, 2026.

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