Daphne Art Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE THE CREATION, PRESENTATION, STUDY, AND APPRECIATION OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS IN THE UNITED STATES BORDER COMMUNITY OF LAREDO, TEXAS.
- Income
- $236,735
- Spending
- $226,135
- Spent on programs
- 75%
- Reserves
- 13.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 93%
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 7
- Highest pay
- $52,000, executive di
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
Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 67% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 13.8 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 4% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 11% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1575% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 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
Weak: 47 out of 100. Higher than 23% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 256 of 6 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
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 (1)
- $170,329 spent. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENT 1: EXHIBITIONS (6 EXHIBITS) DAPHNE ART FOUNDATION'S (DAPHNE) EXHIBITION PROGRAM INCLUDED SIX EXHIBITIONS IN 2024. ALL OF OUR EXHIBITION PROGRAMS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY. AN IMPORTANT GOAL FOR DAPHNE IS TO CREATE ACCESS TO CULTURAL PROGRAMMING. OUR EXHIBITIONS INTERSECT VISUAL, PERFORMING AND MEDIA ARTS. "LINDA LAMANTIA: SELECTED WORKS, 2000-PRESENT" FEATURED WATERCOLOR AND ACRYLIC PAINTINGS AND PENCIL DRAWINGS. THE EXHIBITION INCLUDED 25 WORKS CURATED BY MARITZA BAUTISTA AND WAS AT VIEW AT CASA DAPHNE FROM JANUARY 19 THROUGH FEBRUARY 23. "CARDS IN THE AIR," A SOLO EXHIBITION BY PITTSBURGH-BASED ARTIST LEAH PATGORSKI, FEATURED WORKS ON FABRIC, COTTON PAPER, WIRE THREAD AND GLAIR PAINT. PRESENTED AS ABSTRACTIONS, FRAGMENTED FORMS OF REPRESENTATIONS THAT DECONSTRUCT PATGORSKI'S DAILY OBSERVATIONS. THE SHOW WAS ON VIEW FROM APRIL 5 THROUGH MAY 24 AT CASA DAPHNE. "UNUSUALLY FAMILIAR," A COLLECTIVE EXHIBITION FEATURING ARTWORK BY 8 LAREDO AND RIO GRANDE VALLEY ARTISTS, WAS PRESENTED WITH SUPPORT OF THE LAREDO COLLEGE ENGINEERING, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT. THE SHOW, CURATED BY MARITZA BAUTISTA, INCLUDED PHOTOGRAPHY, VIDEO, CERAMICS, PAINTING, AND INSTALLATION AND WAS PRESENTED AT THE MARTHA FENSTERMAKER MEMORIAL VISUAL ARTS GALLERY FROM MAY 31 THROUGH JULY 26. "PRINCIPE AZUL," A SOLO EXHIBITION BY SALVADOR DE LA TORRE, WAS PRESENTED AT CASA DAPHNE FROM JULY 19 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 6. "PRINCIPE AZUL" WAS DE LA TORRE'S DECLARATION ABOUT HOW FAMILY, HERITAGE, CONVENTIONS, GENDER AND SEXUALITY INTERSECT TO INTERPRET SELF IDENTITY AND THE DISCOVERY PROCESS THAT THEY EXPERIENCED. THE SHOW WAS FEATURED ON GLASSTIRE'S TOP FIVE EXHIBITIONS IN TEXAS ON JULY 25, 2024. THE AGENCY SHOWCASED ARTWORK CREATED BY THE RACES' SUMMER STUDENT ARTISTS AT THE VISUAL ART GALLERY AT TEXAS A&M INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY ON JULY 28. RACES IS DAPHNE'S MULTI-ARTS CHILDREN'S STUDIO PROGRAM THAT IS OFFERED FREE OF CHARGE TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN. THE RACES ART SHOW ALLOWED US TO CREATE ANOTHER LEVEL OF OUTREACH TO MARGINALIZED FAMILIES THAT TYPICALLY DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE VISUAL ARTS PRESENTED IN A FORMAL GALLERY SETTING. "AIR24" (ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCY 2024) COLLECTIVELY FEATURED THE 7 ARTISTS WHO FORMED PART OF THE AIR COHORT. EXHIBITING ARTISTS INCLUDED OSCAR LOPEZ, PEDRO MORALES, GUADALUPE NAVARRO, ANDRES PADILLA, KASSANDRA ROMERO, SONYA MARIE SKY, AND CIELO ZUIGA. THE EXHIBIT WAS PRESENTED AT GALLERY 201 FROM OCTOBER 11 THROUGH NOVEMBER 1. WE CLOSED THE YEAR WITH "BORDER STORIES AND NUESTRA DELTA MGICA," A COLLECTIVE SHOW FEATURING ARTWORK BY ALIAH JADE CANDIA, SALMA TERN, JOS GAITAN, CRIS ESCOBAR, ABEL ORTIZ, DIEGO DIAZ, SANTOS POLENDO, AMERIKA GARCA GREWAL, ADOA AND VENEER, REYNALDO MATA FUNK, KELSIE GARZA, RUBEN LOZANO, ELISA SOFIA ROBLES, AND NUESTRA DELTA MGICA - ALL ARTISTS THAT LIVE ALONG THE BORDERLANDS OF EL PASO ALL THE WAY TO BROWNSVILLE. THE SHOW WAS PART OF THE RIVER CITY REVERIE: ART, LIFE, AND MEMORY ALONG THE RIO GRANDE, A 30TH DA DEL RIO CELEBRATION. THE SHOW WAS PRESENTED AT CASA DAPHNE FROM OCTOBER 17 THROUGH OCTOBER 31. ALTOGETHER WE PROVIDED EXHIBITION SPACE TO 24 ARTISTS FROM 18 DIFFERENT CITIES, INCLUDING NUEVO LAREDO IN MEXICO. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENT 2: COMMUNITY SERIES (11 PROJECTS) DAPHNE ART FOUNDATION PARTNERED WITH 17 DIFFERENT AGENCIES IN LAREDO AND THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY TO PROVIDE 11 ACCESSIBLE ARTS AND CULTURAL PROGRAMMING TO MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES IN THE SOUTH TEXAS BORDER REGION, INCLUDING THE PRODUCTION OF TWO COMMUNITY MURALS. PRESENTED ACROSS TWO WEEKENDS IN TWO CITIES, DAPHNE ART FOUNDATION PRODUCED THE MIRAAA MEDIA FESTIVAL IN COLLABORATION WITH LAREDO FILM SOCIETY, TRUCHA, ENTRE FILM CENTER. MIRAAA IS A BORDER-FOCUSED FILM FESTIVAL WHICH CURATES AND COMMISSIONS COLLABORATIVE MEDIA WORKS. THIS YEAR, THE FESTIVAL SHOWCASED WORK BY 28 FILMMAKERS FROM TEXAS-MEXICO AND BORDERS ACROSS THE WORLD. MIRAAA PREMIERED 5 COMMISSIONED WORKS BY ARTISTS FROM LAREDO AND THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. THE FESTIVAL IS ACCESSIBLE ONLINE VIA THE PROGRAM WEBSITE AND ON YOUTUBE. DURING THE 269TH LAREDO'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION, DAPHNE SHOWCASED THE CULTIVARTE LAREDO ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM DURING THE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION ACTIVITIES. LIVE ART WAS PRESENTED BY KRISTA QUINTANILLA (AIR21 COHORT), HOMERO SALAZAR (AIR23 COHORT), AND ANDRES PADILLA (AIR24 COHORT) AT THE VILLA ANTIGUA BORDER HERITAGE MUSEUM. WE ALSO OFFERED INFORMATION AND SHOWCASED ARTWORK BY ALEXA HERNANDEZ (AIR21 COHORT), KASSANDRA ROMERO AND OSCAR LOPEZ III (BOTH AIR24 COHORT) AT THE LAREDO CENTER FOR THE ARTS. DAPHNE SERVED AS A COLLABORATING PARTNER DURING A RAZING LIBERTY SQUARE FILM SCREENING AND PLATICA (COMMUNITY CHAT/DIALOGUE). THE EVENT WAS PRODUCED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE RIO GRANDE INTERNATIONAL STUDY CENTER AND HOSTED BY THE WEBB COUNTY HERITAGE FOUNDATION AT THE VILLA ANTIGUA BORDER HERITAGE MUSEUM. FACILITATED BY VISITING ARTIST LEAH PATGORSKI, WE OFFERED AN INDIGO DYE WORKSHOP IN APRIL. THE PROCESS OF DYEING MATERIAL WITH INDIGO CONNECTS US TO ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS AROUND THE WORLD, AS INDIGO PROCESSES SEEM TO HAVE DEVELOPED INDEPENDENTLY IN ASIA, AFRICA, AND THE AMERICAS. IN THIS WORKSHOP, PARTICIPANTS EXPLORED THE USE OF RESIST TECHNIQUES (AKIN TO SHIBORI). IN JULY, VISITING ARTIST SALVADOR DE LA TORRE FACILITATED A SELF ACCEPTANCE PRINTMAKING WORKSHOP. IN THE WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS LEARNED HOW TO TRANSFER AN IMAGE ONTO LINOLEUM, THEN CARVED AND PRINTED THE IMAGE ONTO PAPER. THE THEME OF THE WORKSHOP SURROUNDED IDENTITY AND SELF-ACCEPTANCE. PARTICIPANTS BRAINSTORMED AND SKETCHED WORDS, PHRASES, SYMBOLS, AND IMAGES THAT RESONATED WITH THEIR OWN PERSONAL IDENTITY. THE WORKSHOP WAS OFFERED FREE TO THE COMMUNITY AND TOOK PLACE AT LOS OLVIDADOS GALLERY AND CAFE. RACES IS DAPHNE ART FOUNDATION'S MULTI-ARTS CHILDREN'S STUDIO. IT IS A FREE PROGRAM FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN THAT WILL HELP THEM DEVELOP THEIR CREATIVITY, GAIN KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ART HISTORY AND C
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? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
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 February 2020.
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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