Nonprofit · EIN 47-3863079
CHILD POVERTY ACTION LAB
Tax-exempt · DALLAS, TX 75226
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $16,665,295 | $16,780,683 | -$115,388 | $27,296,034 | $2,472,492 | $24,823,542 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $17,635,768 | $11,720,866 | $5,914,902 | $26,034,482 | $1,185,175 | $24,849,307 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $10,676,440 | $8,300,923 | $2,375,517 | $20,042,790 | $1,121,884 | $18,920,906 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $15,437,280
- of which government grants
- $205,346
- Program service revenue
- $648,564
- Investment income
- $574,479
- Other revenue
- $4,972
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $4,512,134
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $977,651
- Other salaries and wages
- $3,148,395
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $4,820,072
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $96,198
- Accounting fees
- $154,150
- Occupancy
- $227,404
- Travel
- $166,022
- Depreciation
- $93,056
- Program services (functional)
- $14,453,340
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,797,803
- Fundraising (functional)
- $529,540
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $26,034,482
- Total assets, end of year
- $27,296,034
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,472,492
- Net assets, end of year
- $24,823,542
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $345,279
- Publicly traded securities
- $4,770,314
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $10,766,035
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $14,057,507
- Gross receipts
- $16,665,295
- Employees
- 61
- Volunteers
- 20
- Year formed
- 2015
- State of legal domicile
- TX
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALAN COHEN | President & CEO Officer | 40 | $309,250 | $26,493 |
| ALEXA ROGERS | SR. DIRECTOR | 40 | $195,708 | $41,383 |
| SOPHIE PHILLIPS | CHIEF EXTERNAL OFFICER | 40 | $177,947 | $57,052 |
| MELANIE OSIMIRI | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | 40 | $189,773 | $20,527 |
| ANH NICHOLS | SR ADVISOR | 40 | $170,872 | $36,415 |
| ASHLEY FLORES | CHIEF OF HOUSING | 40 | $156,178 | $40,431 |
| ANN MONTGOMERY | CHIEF OF STAFF | 40 | $136,837 | $39,530 |
| KATHARINE MCCOLLUM | SR DIR of MH | 40 | $149,211 | $18,491 |
| DAVID BROWN | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KELSEY CLARK | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| NICO HARRISON | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC EGLESTON | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL LOO | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| LELANDRE JOHNS | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| LAUREN BLITZER | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
9 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RYAN YOUNG | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BETSY HEALY | VICE CHAIR/SEC Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LAUREN HASKINS | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| HOLLY KUZMICH | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JOHN MCPHERSON | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| TIM WILLIAMS | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| TODD WILLIAMS | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BERNADETTE VALLES | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ROB WALTERS | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALAN COHEN | President & CEO Officer | 40 | $304,902 | $25,644 |
| ASHLEY FLORES | CHIEF OF HOUSING | 40 | $155,988 | $38,515 |
| ALEXA ROGERS | SR DIR-DALLAS FUND | 40 | $188,462 | $2,000 |
| SOPHIE PHILLIPS | CHIEF EXTERNAL OFF | 40 | $143,187 | $47,211 |
| MELANIE CALZADA | CHIEF OPERATING OF | 40 | $149,594 | $17,879 |
| KATHARINE MCCOLLUM | SR DIR of maternal | 40 | $149,518 | $17,878 |
| LARRY JAMES | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KELSEY CLARK | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| NICO HARRISON | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC EGLESTON | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| REA FOSTER | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| BERNADETTE VALLES | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB WALTERS | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD WILLIAMS | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| BETSY HEALY | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| VANA HAMMOND | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| HOLLY KUZMICH | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN MCPHERSON | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALAN COHEN | President & CEO Officer | 40 | $305,000 | $25,012 |
| ASHLEY FLORES | CHIEF OF HOUSING | 40 | $160,000 | $27,003 |
| ANTHONY GALVAN | CHIEF DATA OFFICER | 40 | $135,000 | $35,731 |
| JERREY SULLIVAN | SR. DIRECTOR | 40 | $135,000 | $34,185 |
| RACHEL TACHE | SR. DIRECTOR | 40 | $141,447 | $16,915 |
| MELANIE CALZADA | CHIEF OPERATING OF | 40 | $140,665 | $13,866 |
| LARRY JAMES | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| KELSEY CLARK | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| NICO HARRISON | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC EGLESTON | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| REA FOSTER | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| BERNADETTE VALLES | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB WALTERS | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD WILLIAMS | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| BETSY HEALY | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| VANA PARHAM | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| HOLLY KUZMICH | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1808 S GOOD LATIMER EXPY STE 102, DALLAS, TX 75226-2200
- In care of
- % KEVIN THOMASON
- Mailing address (990-N for 2015)
- 511 N Akard Suite 301, Dallas TX 75201
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- ALAN COHEN, 1808 S GOOD LATIMER EXPRESSWAY 102, DALLAS, TX 75226
- Principal officer (990-N for 2015)
- LARRY M JAMES, 511 N Akard Suite 301, Dallas TX 75201
- Signed the 990
- ALAN COHEN, President & CEO
- Phone
- (469) 320-1435
- Website
- www.dallasgrowsouth.com
- Return prepared by
- Sutton Frost Cary LLP
Mission
THE CHILD POVERTY ACTION LAB EXISTS TO REDUCE CHILD POVERTY IN DALLAS BY 50% WITHIN A SINGLE GENERATION.
Program accomplishments
- CPAL operates as an unofficial research and development department for Dallas, rethinking how data can be integrated into public systems, community programs, and neighborhood life to break cycles of intergenerational poverty. Guided by evidence, CPAL focuses on impactful strategies aligned with five 'big bets' for driving economic mobility: Benefits Delivery, Maternal Health, Housing, Criminal Justice, and Safety.Expenses $14,453,340 · grants $4,512,134 · revenue $648,564
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 47-3863079
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2016
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $27,296,034
- Income (IRS master file)
- $16,665,295
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $10,676,440 | $8,300,923 | $20,042,790 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $7,507,894 | $3,759,497 | $17,147,613 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2015 Officer: LARRY M JAMES | December 31, 2015 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS.
Questions about CHILD POVERTY ACTION LAB
- What is the EIN of CHILD POVERTY ACTION LAB?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CHILD POVERTY ACTION LAB is 47-3863079.
- Is CHILD POVERTY ACTION LAB tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2016.
- Are donations to CHILD POVERTY ACTION LAB tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CHILD POVERTY ACTION LAB file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of CHILD POVERTY ACTION LAB due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CHILD POVERTY ACTION LAB last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CHILD POVERTY ACTION LAB?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ALAN COHEN.
- Who are the officers and directors of CHILD POVERTY ACTION LAB?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 24 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $309,250 (ALAN COHEN, President & CEO).
- How much revenue does CHILD POVERTY ACTION LAB have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $16,665,295, expenses of $16,780,683 and total assets of $27,296,034 at year end.
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