The Dallas Morning News Charities
Donations deductibleRevenue
$2.7m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$2.2m
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$1.9m
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$1.9m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
9
1.4y av
Staff
0
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
2
named in Part VII
The Dallas Morning News Charities' network
9 peoplei9 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
9 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laura McGraw Chair | Chair | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Heather Parker | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Jackie Underwood Smith | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Jeremy Kutscherousky | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Joe Rutens | Treasurer | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Melissa Bemenderfer | Company secretary | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Rita Olivarez | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Saher Merchant | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Sarah Blaskovich | Vice Chair | 2025 | 1 yr |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Grant S Moise from 925 | Executive Dir. | 2025 |
| Jessica Cates Thru 925 | Executive Dir. | 2025 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laura McGraw | Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sarah Blaskovich | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Melissa Bemenderfer | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Joe Rutens | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Heather Parker | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Saher Merchant | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rita Olivarez | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jeremy Kutscherousky | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jackie Underwood Smith | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jessica Cates THRU 925 | Executive Dir. | 10 | $0 | ||
| Grant S Moise From 925 | Executive Dir. | 1 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- The Dallas Morning News Charities
- EIN
- 752128160
- Address
- 1954 Commerce St, Dallas, TX, 75201-5205
- State
- Texas
- Mission
- For 40 years, The Dallas Morning News Charities has been dedicated to fighting hunger and homelessness throughout North Texas. Thanks to the generosity of our community, weve raised more than $38.5 million to support local nonprofits that provide food, shelter, and resources to help people rebuild their lives. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- T30 Philanthropy, voluntary services and grantmaking
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1986
- Principal officer
- Grant S Moise (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 2019
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 1, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥1years on the filingsLaura McGraw
≥1years on the filingsHeather Parker
≥1years on the filingsJackie Underwood Smith
≥1years on the filingsJeremy Kutscherousky
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $1.9m
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.9m
- Contributions and grants received
- $2.7m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $2.2m
- Employees
- 0
Grants paid
15 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Brother Bills Helping Hand | Fund the Organization's mission | $196k |
| Samaritan Inn | Fund the Organization's mission | $187k |
| Irving Cares Inc | Fund the Organization's mission | $182k |
| Sharing Life Comm Outreach in | Fund the Organization's mission | $177k |
| Crossroads Community Services | Fund the Organization's mission | $167k |
| Wilkinson Center | Fund the Organization's mission | $162k |
| Allen Community Outreach | Fund the Organization's mission | $152k |
| Harmony Community Dev Corp | Fund the Organization's mission | $139k |
| The Chocolate Mint Foundation | Fund the Organization's mission | $137k |
| Cornerstone Community Develop | Fund the Organization's mission | $135k |
| City House Inc | Fund the Organization's mission | $127k |
| Cliff Temple Baptist Ch Missi | Fund the Organization's mission | $120k |
| Our Daily Bread Inc | Fund the Organization's mission | $109k |
| The Storehouse Community Cent | Fund the Organization's mission | $104k |
| Frisco Family Services Center | Fund the Organization's mission | $99k |
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.The Dallas Morning News Charities likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, entity data (data.texas.gov 9cir-efmm). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Texas
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 4 August 1986
- Registered agent
- Not stated
This register does not publish officers or directors.