For Oak Cliff
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO LIBERATE OAK CLIFF FROM SYSTEMIC OPPRESSION THROUGH A CULTURE OF EDUCATION, WHILE INCREASING SOCIAL MOBILITY AND SOCIAL CAPITAL.
- Income
- $2.8 million
- Spending
- $2.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 69%
- Reserves
- 5.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 98%
- Employees
- 30
- Volunteers
- 636
- Highest pay
- $162,985, chief executive officer
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 80 out of 100. Higher than 60% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 6% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 7% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 5% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1569% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 18 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 38% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2511 of 11 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 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 (3)
- $938,559 spent. COMMUNITY BUILDING: FOR OAK CLIFF SERVES AS THE COLLECTIVE IMPACT BACKBONE FOR THE 75216 SUPERBLOCK NEIGHBORHOOD. ADVOCACY PROGRAMS, SUCH AS RENT AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE, HELP TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO NEED US THE MOST. COMMUNITY BUILDING PROGRAMMING AND EVENTS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:SUMMER CAMP - IN 2024, FOR THE FIRST TIME, FOC PARTNERED WITH THE CITY OF DALLAS DISCOVER DALLAS SUMMER CAMP TO SERVE 80 STUDENTS. THE SUMMER CAMP, HELD AT OUR COMMUNITY CAMPUS, FOCUSED ON ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT TO PREVENT SUMMER LEARNING LOSS FOR ALL CAMPERS. BRIGHTER BITES PROVIDED WEEKLY FRESH PRODUCE BAGS. VALUED AT OVER $80,000 IN FREE PROGRAMMING, FOC WAS ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE EDUCATIONAL (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) RESOURCES, HEALTHY SNACKS, VOLUNTEERS, A SAFE LEARNING SPACE, AND MORE THROUGH THIS PARTNERSHIP.FOR OAK CLIFFMAS - EACH HOLIDAY SEASON, FOR OAK CLIFF HOSTS THEIR ANNUAL CLIFFMAS SKATE PARTY - A NIGHT FILLED WITH FOOD, SKATING, AND TOY GIVEAWAYS. IN 2024, FOC PROVIDED OVER $5,000 OF TOYS GIVEN AWAY IN TOTAL VALUE. TEEN AMBASSADORS - THE TODD MIDDLE SCHOOL AMBASSADOR PROGRAM AIMS TO IMPROVE AND DEVELOP THE CHARACTER OF STUDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY TO ENSURE YOUNG PEOPLE OF OAK CLIFF HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE, HELP AND RESOURCES TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AS SUCCESSFUL, PASSIONATE, AND HEALTHY LEADERS.TEEN WORKFORCE INITIATIVE - THE FOR OAK CLIFF TEEN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING IN THE OAK CLIFF COMMUNITY. IN THE SUMMER OF 2024, FOR OAK CLIFF OFFERED STUDENTS A SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM DESIGNED TO EMPOWER TEENS BY PROVIDING THEM WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH. DURING THIS TIME, A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT IS PROVIDED WHERE TEENS CAN EXPLORE THEIR IDENTITIES AND UNDERSTAND HOW THEY CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE WORLD. THEY DEVELOP ESSENTIAL SKILLS IN INNOVATION, TEAMWORK, AND LEADERSHIP WHICH ULTIMATELY HELP FOSTER ACADEMIC, PHYSICAL, AND MENTAL DEVELOPMENT, PREPARING THEM AS YOUNG LEADERS FOR FUTURE CHALLENGES. THERE IS ALSO AN ELEMENT OF COMMUNITY IMPACT. BY CULTIVATING POSITIVE COMMUNITIES, THE FOC TEEN INTERNSHIP AIMS TO NURTURE THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS, INSPIRING THEM TO MAKE MEANINGFUL CONTRIBUTIONS TO SOCIETY. PHLEBOTOMY - METHODIST HEALTH SYSTEM STARTED THE METHODIST COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE TO SERVE THE 75216 ZIP CODE. FOC BECAME A KEY PARTNER AND A MAJOR OFFERING IN THIS COLLABORATION IS THE PHLEBOTOMY WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAM, A FREE TWELVE-WEEK PHLEBOTOMY COURSE FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. STUDENTS GRADUATE FROM THE PROGRAM EARNING A CERTIFICATION IN PHLEBOTOMY, RESULTING IN GAINING EMPLOYMENT AFTER THE PROGRAM.AQUATICS - THE FOC POOL BRINGS FREE AQUATICS PROGRAM OPPORTUNITIES TO THE SUPERBLOCK COMMUNITY, EXPANDING ACCESSIBILITY WHICH HAS TRADITIONALLY LACKED FOR THE 75216 COMMUNITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY. TRADITIONALLY, THESE SPACES ARE CONSISTENTLY MISMANAGED AND INADEQUATELY MAINTAINED. SUBSEQUENTLY, THERE IS A LACK OF PARTICIPATION IN AQUATICS WHICH HAS HINDERED THE COMMUNITY FROM LEARNING BASIC LIFE SKILLS SUCH AS SWIMMING. ACCORDING TO THE US SWIMMING FOUNDATION, 79% OF KIDS FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES ARE AT RISK OF DROWNING. AS ONLY ONE OF TWO POOLS IN THE SUPERBLOCK, FOC AIMS TO PROVIDE STATE-OF-THE-ART, SAFE SPACE AMENITIES SO THAT MEMBERS CAN ACCESS FREE RESOURCES SUCH AS AQUATICS THAT ARE BASIC LIFE-TRANSFERABLE SKILLS. IN 2024, FOC ENGAGED OVER 655 SUMMER AQUATICS ATTENDEES AND TRAINED OVER 80 PARTICIPANTS THROUGH OUR FREE SWIM LESSON PROGRAM.EVENTS:JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION - HIGHLIGHTED BY A 6-FOOT-TALL JUNETEENTH HISTORY BOOK OUTLINING THE JUNETEENTH TIMELINE, THIS ANNUAL CELEBRATION INCLUDES FAMILY-FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES WITH FREE FOOD, GAMES, LIVE MUSIC, WATER SLIDE AND BOUNCE HOUSES AS WELL AS AN ON-SITE JOB FAIR AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES. BACK-TO-SCHOOL - FOC'S ANNUAL BACK-TO-SCHOOL FESTIVAL IS A VESSEL TO EQUIP THE COMMUNITY AND STUDENTS WITH THE NECESSARY SUPPLIES, RESOURCES, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS TO HAVE A SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL YEAR. IN 2024, WE HELD OUR 10TH ANNUAL BACK-TO-SCHOOL FESTIVAL, WHERE WE PROVIDED 4,000+ BACKPACKS TO STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. OUR FESTIVAL IS OUR STAPLE EVENT WHERE WE PROVIDE BACKPACKS FULL OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES, AND FAMILIES ALSO ENJOY FREE FOOD, GIVEAWAYS, GAMES, MUSIC, AND PERFORMANCES. FURTHERMORE, WE INCLUDE VOTER REGISTRATION, WORKFORCE PARTNERS SEEKING CANDIDATES, AND LOCAL UNIVERSITIES AND SCHOOLS SHARING INFORMATION WITH PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS.
- $444,560 spent. FOOD JUSTICE: IN 2024, FOR OAK CLIFF DISTRIBUTED OVER $93,372 WORTH OF FOOD, ACCOUNTING FOR 31,043 MEALS DISTRIBUTED. OF THIS TOTAL, 19,398 WERE LBS OF FRESH PRODUCE. LAUNCHED IN 2022 AS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BY A GROUP OF CONCERNED CITIZENS, DALLAS COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (DCHHS), AND PARKLAND HEALTH, FOC BEGAN THE FOC FARMERS MARKER TO PROVIDE FRESH, HEALTHY, AND AFFORDABLE PRODUCE TO THE COMMUNITY. THE MARKET WAS ALSO A PLATFORM FOR LOCAL GROWERS TO SELL THEIR GOODS AND CONNECT WITH THE COMMUNITY. IN 2024, WE DID OUR LAST YEAR OF THE FOR OAK CLIFF'S FARMERS MARKETS. IN GENERAL THEY GENERATED MORE THAN $50,000 IN TOTAL SALES THAT WENT DIRECTLY TO SMALL, LOCAL BUSINESSES.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)HEART OF HARVEST - DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON, FOR OAK CLIFF HOSTED A DINNER AND PROVIDED GROCERIES TO AROUND 30 FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY. MEMBERS LEFT WITH A TURKEY, A PRODUCE BAG WITH FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, AND A BAG FILLED WITH DRY GOODS.
- $431,669 spent. EDUCATION: WE BELIEVE IN CREATING A CULTURE THAT SETS HIGHER EXPECTATIONS FOR THE EDUCATION OF OUR CHILDREN. IN ORDER TO CREATE A TRUE CULTURE OF EDUCATION, WE NEED TO EDUCATE THE ADULTS AND CHILDREN ALIKE. FOR OAK CLIFF OFFERS A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS TO DO JUST THAT. FOC HAS A DUAL-GENERATION APPROACH, AIMING TO SERVE PARENTS AND CHILDREN SIMULTANEOUSLY THROUGH PROGRAMS, EVENTS, AND INITIATIVES. THE FOC TWO-GENERATION APPROACH TO EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND WRAPAROUND SERVICES PUTS CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS ON A PATH TO SELF-SUSTAINABILITY THAT AIMS TO PASS FROM ONE GENERATION TO THE NEXT. SOME OF THE PROGRAMS INCLUDE K-12 ENRICHMENT, LENA START FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN 0-3, A SUMMER CAMP IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DALLAS PARK & REC, AND GED CLASSES. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)K12 ENRICHMENT - FOR OAK CLIFF PROVIDES ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT DURING THE ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEAR FOR OUR SUPERBLOCK STUDENTS. WHETHER IT'S STARR PREP, TUTORING, OR AFTER-SCHOOL CARE, OUR COMMUNITY CAMPUS SERVES AS A HUB FOR OUR YOUTH HERE IN OAK CLIFF.GED - THE FOC GED PROGRAM PREPARES INDIVIDUALS TO TAKE THE GED EXAMINATION. THE HOPE IS TO DECREASE THE NUMBER OF ADULTS WITHOUT A GED OR THE EQUIVALENT IN THE COMMUNITY. OUR SELF-PACED, INTEGRATED INSTRUCTION IS IN THE AREAS OF SCIENCE, REASONING THROUGH LANGUAGE ARTS, SOCIAL STUDIES, AND MATHEMATICAL REASONING.LENA - (LANGUAGE ENVIRONMENT ANALYSIS) IS ROOTED IN THE BELIEF THAT ALL PARENTS/CAREGIVERS CAN SUPPORT AND UNLOCK THEIR CHILDREN'S SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND COGNITIVE POTENTIAL. LENA FOCUSES ON INCREASING INTERACTIVE TALK WITH TODDLERS BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN PROVEN TO BE A KEY FACTOR IN EARLY BRAIN DEVELOPMENT. FOC HAS A 10-WEEK PROGRAM ENGAGING BOTH THE GUARDIAN AND THE CHILD.
Source: Form 990 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 October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2022 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on May 15, 2022.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 2023.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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