2024-11-01T14:08:14-05:00 2023-12-31 751044330 LANE GORMAN TRUBITT LLC 2626 HOWELL ST SUITE 700 DALLAS TX 75204 990 2023-01-01 861742216 DALLAS EVICTION ADVOCACY CENTER DALL 2149649414 2921 LEESHIRE DRIVE DALLAS TX 75228 MARK MELTON CHAIRMAN 2149649414 2024-10-25 1 1 KEVIN WARNEKE P01294950 2148717500 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z MARK MELTON 2921 LEESHIRE DRIVE DALLAS TX 75228 1796157 0 X WWW.DALLASEAC.ORG X 2021 TX TO EMPOWER DALLAS COUNTY TENANTS TO MAINTAIN HOUSING SECURITY BY PROVIDING PRO BONO LEGAL ASSISTANCE. 7 7 18 7 0 0 1908254 1796157 500 0 0 0 0 0 1908754 1796157 137192 45973 0 0 606918 996171 0 0 9509 173553 198319 917663 1240463 991091 555694 1071187 1619165 19031 11315 1052156 1607850 X THE DALLAS EVICTION ADVOCACY CENTER'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE HOUSING JUSTICE AND STABILITY BY ENSURING THE PROTECTION OF TENANT'S RIGHTS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF PASSIONATE AND COMMITTED LAWYERS AT NO COST TO THE TENANT.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)DEAC HAS CHANGED DRASTICALLY SINCE ITS GRASSROOTS INCEPTION IN MARCH 2020. HISTORICALLY, IN THE UNITED STATES, TENANTS WHO ATTEND THEIR EVICTION HEARINGS WITHOUT AN ATTORNEY HAVE A 3% CHANCE OF WINNING THEIR CASE, REGARDLESS OF THE INFORMATION THEY PRESENT. BY PROVIDING PRO BONO LEGAL DEFENSE FOR TENANTS FACING EVICTION, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ASSIST OUR LOCAL NEIGHBORS IN REMAINING HOUSED, WITH A SUCCESS RATE OF 67.8%. THAT MEANS OUR MOST VULNERABLE NEIGHBORS IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY ARE ALLOWED TO REMAIN IN THEIR HOMES, TAX OUR LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND FINANCIAL SYSTEMS LESS, AND GET BACK ON THEIR FEET FASTER TO CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN SELF-SUFFICIENCY ON THEIR OWN AND FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. 0 0 1134348 45973 SINCE OUR INCEPTION IN 2020, WE HAVE TOUCHED NEARLY 30,000 INDIVIDUALS IN NEED, RANGING FROM PHONE ADVICE, REFERRALS, TO ACTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE ALL THE WAY THROUGH AN APPEAL PROCESS FOR THEIR EVICTION. THE MAJORITY OF OUR CLIENTS ARE SINGLE MOTHERS OF COLOR. IN 2023-2024, 4,256 INDIVIDUAL CLIENTS WERE SERVED THROUGH DEAC'S ENDEAVORS. OF THOSE 4,256: 26 WERE ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER (0.60%); 2,835 WERE BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN (66.60%); 570 WERE HISPANIC (13.4%); 140 WERE TWO OR MORE RACES (3.30%); 9 WERE NATIVE AMERICAN (0.20%); 421 WERE WHITE (9.90%); AND 255 WERE UNKNOWN/DECLINED TO ANSWER (6%). OF THOSE 4,256, 66.8% WERE FEMALE, 32% WERE MALE, 1% DECLINED TO STATE, AND 0.2% WERE NON-BINARY/TRANSGENDER.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)OF THE 4,256 SERVED: 81 WERE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 19-21 YEARS OLD (1.90%), 2,745 WERE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 22-44 YEARS OLD (64.50%), 1,060 WERE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 45-59 YEARS OLD (24.9%), 192 WERE BETWEEN 60-64 YEARS OLD (4.5%), 166 WERE OVER 65 YEARS OF AGE (3.90%), AND 12 DECLINED TO ANSWER. OF THE 4,256 SERVED, 14% IDENTIFIED AS BEING DISABLED, AND NEARLY 5% WERE NOT CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 1134348 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 X MARK MELTON 2149649414 2921 LEESHIRE DRIVE DALLAS TX 75228 MARK MELTON CHAIR 20.00 X X 0 0 0 LAUREN MELTON DIRECTOR 20.00 X 0 0 0 CORA BLACK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROSS WILLIAMS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEANA DENOOYER STROH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIC CEDILLO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AJA ROSE TENNYSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM HOLSTON CEO (STARTED 8/1/2023) 50.00 X 41250 0 1882 41250 0 1882 0 0 0 0 0 1796157 1796157 1796157 0 0 0 45973 45973 43132 34506 4313 4313 812115 812115 68186 68186 72738 72738 29021 29021 7750 7750 52402 47338 18 5046 24412 17892 6520 22563 22563 9647 9647 17576 17576 ATTORNEY FEES 27850 27850 7098 6948 150 1240463 1134348 96606 9509 44911 386451 997557 1196502 3595 20735 31379 15902 25124 15477 1071187 1619165 19031 11315 19031 11315 X 54599 308688 997557 1299162 1052156 1607850 1071187 1619165 555694 0 X 0 1 X 0 0 X 294644 1908254 1796157 3999055 294644 1908254 1796157 3999055 1017945 2981110 3999055 500 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 31379 15902 15477 15477 X 1796157 0 1796157 0 1796157 1240463 0 1240463 0 1240463 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (THE "CODE"), EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT IT HAS UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS A PUBLIC CHARITY UNDER THE CODE. SHOULD THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES UNRELATED TO THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH IT WAS CREATED, TAXABLE INCOME COULD RESULT. FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND 2022, THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO NET UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAX HAS BEEN PROVIDED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. GAAP REQUIRES THE EVALUATION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN THE COURSE OF PREPARING THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE TAX POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT OF BEING SUSTAINED BY THE APPLICABLE TAX AUTHORITY. TAX POSITIONS NOT DEEMED TO MEET THE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THRESHOLD WOULD BE RECORDED AS A TAX BENEFIT OR EXPENSE IN THE CURRENT YEAR. A RECONCILIATION IS NOT PROVIDED HEREIN, AS THE BEGINNING AND ENDING AMOUNTS OF UNRECOGNIZED BENEFITS ARE ZERO, WITH NO INTERIM ADDITIONS, REDUCTIONS, OR SETTLEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION IS RELYING ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS AND ITS ADHERENCE TO ALL APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS TO PRESERVE THAT STATUS. HOWEVER, THE CONCLUSIONS REGARDING THE UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES WILL BE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND MAY BE ADJUSTED AT A LATER DATE BASED ON FACTORS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ONGOING ANALYSIS OF TAX LAWS, REGULATIONS, AND INTERPRETATIONS THEREOF. THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES INTEREST AND PENALTIES, IF ANY, RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. THE ORGANIZATION'S INFORMATIONAL RETURNS FILED WITH THE IRS ARE GENERALLY SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THE LATER OF THE DUE DATE OR DATE OF FILING. 1 DIRECT CASH ASSISTANCE 42 36601 RENTAL ASSISTANCE 6 9372 PART I, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS BY PROVIDING RENT AND UTILITY PAYMENTS DIRECTLY TO THE LANDLORD OR SERVICE PROVIDER ON BEHALF OF THE GRANTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 MARK MELTON AND LAURA MELTON - FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A DRAFT COPY OF THE FORM 990 WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE ORGANZIATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER, AND MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS SHALL ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS SUCH PERSON: A) HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY; B) HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY; C) HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY; AND D) UNDERSTANDS THE ORGANIZATION IS CHARITABLE AND IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES THAT ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A COMPARABILITY DATA FROM OTHER SIMILIAR SIZED ORGANIZATIONS WAS USED TO DETERMINE THE CEO'S COMPENSATION. THE OFFER WAS EVALUATED AND APPROVED BY THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. EACH YEAR, THE CEO IS EVALUARED IN WRITING WITH A FORM OF EVALUATION SUGGESTED BY THE MANAGEMENT CENTER BEFORE ANY CHANGES TO COMPENSATION ARE PROPOSED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.