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Dallas Regional Science & Engineering Fair

EIN 75-6035917 · Dallas, TX

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE DALLAS REGIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR (DRSEF) IS TO FOCUS ATTENTION ON THE SCIENTIFIC EXPERIENCE IN TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY REGION 10 SCHOOLS AND TO STIMULATE INTEREST IN SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION BEYOND THAT COVERED IN THE CLASSROOM THROUGH SERVICE PROGRAMS.

Income
$164,353
Spending
$150,136
Reserves
6.5 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 88%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending August 31, 2025, 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 August 31, 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 (4)
  1. $98,652 spent. SCIENCE & ENGINEERING PROJECT COMPETITION - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR (ISEF), ANNUALLY SINCE 1957, THE DRSEF HAS ORGANIZED A REGIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PROJECT COMPETITION. IT IS NOW OPEN TO OVER 2,000 PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND ALL PRIVATE AND CHARTER SCHOOLS IN TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY REGION 10. THE REGIONAL FAIR DAY DRAWS OVER 1,000 STUDENTS WHO WON THEIR SCHOOL FAIRS, ABOUT 200 TEACHERS, AND 500 VOLUNTEER JUDGES - PROBABLY THE LARGEST SINGLE VOLUNTEERING EVENT IN NORTH TEXAS. SCIENCE PROJECTS GO ON FREE PUBLIC DISPLAY AFTER THE COMPETITION.
  2. $22,548 spent. INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE FAIR: EACH SPRING THE DRSEF ASSISTS REGIONAL SCIENCE FAIR WINNERS TO COMPETE IN STATE AND INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE FAIR COMPETITIONS THROUGH LOGISTICAL AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT INCLUDING AFFILIATION FEES, PROJECT SHIPPING, TRAVEL, ACCOMMODATION AND MENTORING.
  3. $20,950 spent. AWARDS BANQUET: EACH SPRING, THE DRSEF HOLDS A BANQUET FOR APPROXIMATELY 400 STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND TEACHERS TO RECOGNIZE WINNING STUDENTS AND TEACHERS FROM THE REGIONAL SCIENCE FAIR. A DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER IS INVITED AND AN AWARDS PROGRAM IS PRINTED FOR ATTENDEES.
  4. $2,550 spent. SCIENCE FAIR WORKSHOP: TO FACILITATE SETTING UP OF SCHOOL SCIENCE FAIR COMPETITIONS, THE DRSEF MAILS KEY LITERATURE TO REGIONAL SCHOOLS, ORGANIZES A REGIONAL SCIENCE FAIR WORKSHOP FOR ABOUT 70 TEACHERS, AND PROVIDES ONGOING INFORMATION SUPPORT VIA PHONE, EMAIL, AND THE DRSEF WEBSITE DALLASSCIENCEFAIR.ORG EVERY FALL. JUDGE RECRUITING: YEAR ROUND THE DRSEF LIASES WITH LOCAL AREA BUSINESSES, EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS TO RECRUIT AROUND 500 JUDGES FOR THE SCIENCE FAIR COMPETITION. A DATABASE OF ABOUT 700 JUDGES IS MAINTAINED. MENTORING: DRSEF ASSISTS IN MATCHING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT VOLUNTEERS AT LOCAL UNIVERSITIES WITH SCHOOL STUDENTS REQUESTING MENTORING FOR THEIR PROJECTS.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending August 31, 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 August 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 February 1962.

    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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