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Nonprofit · EIN 75-0855628

WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF DALLAS FORT WORTH

Tax-exempt · DALLAS, TX 75201

Financials

$2.1M$2.4M2022$2.7M$2.4M2023$2.6M$2.5M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF DALLAS FORT WORTH by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
March 31, 2025990$2,600,583$2,464,396$136,187$5,104,213$2,523,412$2,580,801
March 31, 2024990 (amended)$2,673,033$2,445,706$227,327$5,044,615$2,653,625$2,390,990
March 31, 2023990$2,056,550$2,383,981-$327,431$4,960,037$2,906,119$2,053,918
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$2,554,025
Membership dues
$1,116,705
Program service revenue
$334,980
Investment income
$36,558
Net gain from sales of assets
-$22,046
Net income from fundraising events
-$444,124
Other revenue
-$324,980

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Other salaries and wages
$1,396,190
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,705,569
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$55,814
Occupancy
$162,764
Travel
$5,647
Depreciation
$32,433
Program services (functional)
$1,421,490
Management and general (functional)
$698,032
Fundraising (functional)
$344,874

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$5,044,615
Total assets, end of year
$5,104,213
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,523,412
Net assets, end of year
$2,580,801
Land, buildings and equipment
$176,275
Net assets without donor restrictions
$1,404,716
Net assets with donor restrictions
$1,176,085
Gross receipts
$3,380,302
Employees
20
Volunteers
132
Year formed
1951
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 March 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
ELIZABETH BRAILSFORDPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
40$277,742
ALANA BUENROSTROVP OF DEVELOPMENT
Officer
40$125,050
WILLIAM Z HARMONCFO
Officer
40$108,793
AIMEE BURNETTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ABID NEEMUCHWALADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ANDREA STRICKLANDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
AMANDA ZHANGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BETS LILLODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BRIAN BOILLADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BRIAN CLARKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BRIAN JORGENSENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BRYAN KUCHOLTZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRIS BHATTIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
CRAIG TIRITILLIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVID EMMONSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
40 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
DAVID M JACOBSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DEVON LANGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
GARY A WOLENSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ASHLEY MCCONKEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JASON BALLARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
OLIVER BARBIER-MUELLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LISA TRANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JENNIFER JOHNSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KIANE MCNULTYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN WISEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KRISTINA HOLCOMBDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KRISTI SHERRILL HOYLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LINDSAY BILLINGSLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MANDISA PRICEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARVIN SINGLETONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARJORIE A ADAMSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MATTHEW BYRDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MELANIE OFENLOCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHELE WHEELERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MIKE DECKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
NICOLE GARCIADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
OLIVER CHANDHOKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PAUL K STAFFORDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PETER WAHBYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RICHARD WELDAYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SAM MUDRODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RYAN FISHERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SANO BLOCKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SCOTT PARELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
STEVE GARDNER PHDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
STEVEN SOPERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SUSANNE SHALLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SUZAN KEDRONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
THOMAS HASKINSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
WESTON LOEGERINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ALLISON PAYNETREASURER
Officer
1$0
BRENDAN MCGUIRECHAIR
Officer
4$0
JOANNA RIDGWAYSECRETARY
Officer
2$0
LARRY B PASCALVICE CHAIR
Officer
2$0
PETER LOHVICE CHAIR
Officer
2$0
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 55 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
ELIZABETH BRAILSFORDPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
40$264,667
WILLIAM Z HARMONCFO
Officer
40$123,218
ALANA BUENROSTROVP OF DEVELOPMENT
Officer
40$116,688
AIMEE BURNETTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ALISHIA SPRIGGINSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ALLISON PAYNEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ANDREA STRICKLANDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ARIELLE TOBINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BETS LILLODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BRIAN BOILLADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BRIAN CLARKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BRIAN JORGENSENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BRYAN KUCHOLTZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CRAIG TIRITILLIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVID EMMONSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVID M JACOBSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DIANE MCNULTY PHDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
GARY A WOLENSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JACK FANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JASON BALLARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JEFFREY ENGELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JENNIFER HUNT FRAZIERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JENNIFER JOHNSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOCELYN ANSLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN WISEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KIRK TESKEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KRISTI SHERRILL HOYLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LINDSAY BILLINGSLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MAISIE HEIKENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MANJUSHA SHANKARADASDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARJORIE A ADAMSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MATTHEW BYRDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL DEEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHELE WHEELERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MIKE ANDERSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
NICOLE GARCIADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
OLIVER CHANDHOKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PAUL K STAFFORDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PETER WAHBYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RICHARD WELDAYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ROBERT A WIRICKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RYAN FISHERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SANO BLOCKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SCOTT PARELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
STEVE GARDNER PHDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
STEVEN SOPERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SUSANNE SHALLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SUZAN KEDRONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
THOMAS HASKINSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
WESTON LOEGERINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BRENDAN MCGUIRECHAIR
Officer
4$0
CHRIS HUGHESTREASURER
Officer
2$0
JOANNA RIDGWAYSECRETARY
Officer
2$0
LARRY B PASCALVICE CHAIR
Officer
2$0
PETER LOHVICE CHAIR
Officer
2$0
990 for the year ended March 31, 2023: 63 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
ELIZABETH BRAILSFORDPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
40$223,470$15,771
ALANA BUENROSTROOFFICER
Officer
40$104,543$14,638
WILLIAM Z HARMONDIRECTOR
Officer
40$103,661$14,638
MANJUSHA SHANKARADASDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DIANE MCNULTYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHELE WHEELERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NICOLE GARCIADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
OLIVER CHANDHOKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RANDALL BONDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICHARD WELDAYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SARAH DODDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LINDSAY BILLINGSLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRIAN JORGENSENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUZAN KEDRONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
THERESA FLORESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BETS LILLODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
THOMAS HASKINSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WESTON LOEGERINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
AIMEE BURNETTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEPHEN GARDNER PHDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEANNE PHILLIPSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ABIDALI NEEMUCHWALADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALLISON PAYNEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT W JORDANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BRENDAN MCGUIREDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRENDON P RILEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAN COLSTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DARREN L JAMESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID EMMONSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GARY A WOLENSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JACK FANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JENNIFER JOHNSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOANNA RIDGWAYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOCELYN ANSLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JULIE MORLENDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KIRK TESKEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MAISIE HEIKENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARJORIE A ADAMSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL CAPPSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL DEEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MIKE ANDERSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PETER LOHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT A WIRICKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT T HASTINGS JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TIMOTHY LEAHYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TRACY MERZIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
YON YOON JORDENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRIAN BOILLADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEFFREY ENGELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK I MICHIGANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MATTHEW BYRDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL HOLMESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SANO BLOCKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHANNON WHERRYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEVEN SOPERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ARIELLE TOBINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JULIE MINGUSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RYAN FISHERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRIS HUGHESTREASURER
Officer
2$0$0
DAVID M JACOBSVICE CHAIR
Officer
2$0$0
DAVID MEYERCHAIR
Officer
4$0$0
LARRY B PASCALSECRETARY
Officer
2$0$0
MARVIN SINGLETONVICE CHAIR
Officer
2$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
325 N SAINT PAUL ST STE 4200, DALLAS, TX 75201-3832
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
JESSICA KOLOINI, 325 N ST PAUL STREET 4200, DALLAS, TX 75201
Signed the 990
JESSICA KOLOINI, PRESIDENT & CEO
Phone
(214) 965-8400
Return prepared by
BONADIO & CO LLP

Mission

SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1951, THE MISSION OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF DALLAS/FORT WORTH HAS BEEN TO PROVIDE RELEVANT INFORMATION ABOUT GLOBAL ISSUES, CHALLENGES, AND OPPORTUNITIES WHILE ESTABLISHING NORTH TEXAS AS A CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL INTERESTS AND BUSINESS.

990 for the year ended March 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • PUBLIC SPEAKER PROGRAMSTHE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL PRESENTS PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND EVENTS TO SUPPORT OUR MISSION TO EDUCATE AND ENGAGE THE LOCAL COMMUNITY IN NATIONAL AND GLOBAL AFFAIRS. IN FY 2025, THE COUNCIL PRESENTED 62 PROGRAMS WITH AROUND 5,992 ATTENDEES AT OUR PROGRAMS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR. SIGNIFICANT PROGRAMS FEATURED: DORIS KEARNS GOODWIN, SUSAN GLASSER, AMB. JOHN J. SULLIVAN, JEROME POWELL, UKPM LIZ TRUSS, SEC. REX TILLERSON, FIONA HILL, SEC. ROSS, HAROLD FORD JR, MARK MCKINNON, KARL ROVE, AND LAWRENCE WRIGHT. SOME PROGRAM PARTNERS INCLUDED: THE CENTER FOR PRESIDENTIAL HISTORY AT SMU, DALLAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY, AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE OF DALLAS, THE SUMNERS FOUNDATION, DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART, AND THE DALLAS REGIONAL CHAMBER. WE HELD OUR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD PRESENTATION AGAIN IN PERSON THIS YEAR, WITH GUEST SPEAKER DAVID ROHDE. THE COUNCIL RECOGNIZED CLARK HUNT WITH THE 41ST ANNUAL H. NEIL MALLON AWARD IN OCTOBER 2024.
    Expenses $485,983 · revenue $280,632
  • GLOBAL YOUNG LEADERS PROGRAMOUR ROBUST GLOBAL YOUNG LEADERS PROGRAM ("GYL") PROVIDES SUPPLEMENTARY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO STUDENTS BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM ON TOPICS SUCH AS CIVICS, PUBLIC POLICY, INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, CULTURE, AND HISTORY. ADDITIONALLY, GYL PROVIDES RESOURCES AND WORKSHOPS TO TEACHERS TO ENHANCE THEIR OWN CURRICULA. WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 60 JUNIOR WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL (JWAC) CLUBS ACTIVE IN LOCAL SCHOOLS (PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND CHARTER) AND OUR JWAC STUDENTS HEARD FROM NUMEROUS EXPERTS AND LEADERS DURING THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR. IN ADDITION TO SPEAKERS, WE HOST THE ACADEMIC COMPETITIONS, SEVERAL INTERNATIONAL CAREER DAYS, SIX STUDENT LEADERSHIP TRAININGS, SOCIALS, NINE TOPICAL DISCUSSIONS, SERVICE PROJECTS, DISCUSSION GROUPS AND AWARD PROGRAMS LIKE 20 UNDER 20 AND EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR. THE GYL PROGRAM IMPACTED OVER 6K STUDENTS DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR.
    Expenses $292,782 · revenue $296,156
  • INTERNATIONAL VISITORS PROGRAM AND PROTOCOL & DIPLOMATIC SERVICESTHE COUNCIL'S INTERNATIONAL VISITOR PROGRAM COORDINATES THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE'S PREMIER PROFESSIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM, THE INTERNATIONAL VISITOR LEADERSHIP PROGRAM (IVLP), AS WELL AS VARIOUS FEE FOR SERVICE EXCHANGE PROGRAMS. WORKING WITH AN EXTENSIVE TEAM OF LOCAL VOLUNTEERS, BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY LEADERS, THE PROGRAM PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN SUPPORTING PUBLIC DIPLOMACY BY FOSTERING INTERNATIONAL CONNECTIONS FOR THE REGION. IN COORDINATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE, THE COUNCIL HOSTED INTERNATIONAL VISITOR GROUPS BY ARRANGING MEETINGS WITH U.S. PROFESSIONAL COUNTERPARTS TO SHARE AND EXCHANGE IDEAS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE FIELDS. DURING FY 2025, WE HOSTED 24 PROFESSIONAL INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE GROUPS WITH 186 PARTICIPANTS REPRESENTING 77 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. THESE GROUPS HAD AN ECONOMIC IMPACT (BASED ON HOTEL STAYS AND GROUND TRANSPORTATION) ON OUR REGION OF $284,000.
    Expenses $204,919 · revenue $208,165
  • Expenses $437,806

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 March, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025March 31, 2026August 17, 2026Not on file
2024March 31, 2025August 15, 2025990 on file
2023March 31, 2024August 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
75-0855628
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1953
Accounting year ends
March
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$5,104,213
Income (IRS master file)
$3,380,302

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990March 2025$2,600,583$2,464,396$5,104,213XML
990March 2024$2,673,033$2,445,706$5,044,615XML
990March 2023$2,056,550$2,383,981$4,960,037XML
990March 2022$1,948,075$2,025,999$2,698,717IRS
990March 2021–––IRS
990March 2020–––IRS
990March 2019–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 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 (search EIN 75-0855628).

Questions about WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF DALLAS FORT WORTH

What is the EIN of WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF DALLAS FORT WORTH?
The employer identification number (EIN) of WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF DALLAS FORT WORTH is 75-0855628.
Is WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF DALLAS FORT WORTH tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1953.
Are donations to WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF DALLAS FORT WORTH tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF DALLAS FORT WORTH 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 WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF DALLAS FORT WORTH due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending March 31, 2026) is due August 17, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF DALLAS FORT WORTH last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended March 2025.
Who is the principal officer of WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF DALLAS FORT WORTH?
The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 names JESSICA KOLOINI.
Who are the officers and directors of WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF DALLAS FORT WORTH?
The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 lists 55 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $277,742 (ELIZABETH BRAILSFORD, PRESIDENT & CEO).
How much revenue does WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF DALLAS FORT WORTH have?
On its 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,600,583, expenses of $2,464,396 and total assets of $5,104,213 at year end.

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