Dallas Leadership Foundation 
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Summary
Nothing is impossible when leaders come together.
Dallas Leadership Foundation brings businesses, churches, civil services, educators, neighborhoods, and individuals together to achieve unprecedented community change. Leveraging the leadership of many to achieve impossible good.
Contact information
Mailing address:
Dallas Leadership Foundation
3101 Greenwood
Dallas, TX 75204
Website: dlftx.org
Phone: (214)777-5520
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 752583815
CEO/President: Wil McCall
Chairman: Thorton Hardie
Board size: 11
Founder:
Ruling year: 1995
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 12/31
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 1997
Purpose
Theory of Change: To create long-term change in communities by developing a critical mass of local and resourced leaders to serve in neighborhoods, prisons, and schools.
Mission statement
Dallas Leadership Foundation's mission is to unlock leadership in challenged communities so that families, no matter their neighborhood, can thrive.
Statement of faith
Articles
| 5/15/2026 | All God's Children Reinstated to ECFA |
Donor confidence score
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Transparency grade
C
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Financial efficiency ratings
Sector: Community Development
| Category | Rating | Overall rank | Sector rank |
| Overall efficiency rating | | 1025 of 1420 | 93 of 145 |
| Fund acquisition rating | | 666 of 1420 | 60 of 145 |
| Resource allocation rating | | 666 of 1420 | 74 of 145 |
| Asset utilization rating | | 1325 of 1421 | 133 of 145 |
According to the organization's Form 990, it received $1,174,025 in government grants in 2024.
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Financial ratios
| Funding ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Return on fundraising efforts Return on fundraising efforts = Fundraising expense / Total contributions | 6% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 11% | 10% |
Fundraising cost ratio Fundraising cost ratio = Fundraising expense / Total revenue | 4% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 11% | 8% |
Contributions reliance Contributions reliance = Total contributions / Total revenue | 91% | 97% | 98% | 99% | 99% | 87% |
Fundraising expense ratio Fundraising expense ratio = Fundraising expense / Total expenses | 5% | 11% | 7% | 5% | 9% | 10% |
Other revenue reliance Other revenue reliance = Total other revenue / Total revenue | 9% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 13% |
| Operating ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Program expense ratio Program expense ratio = Program services / Total expenses | 84% | 85% | 88% | 90% | 86% | 75% |
Spending ratio Spending ratio = Total expenses / Total revenue | 97% | 41% | 66% | 49% | 112% | 86% |
Program output ratio Program output ratio = Program services / Total revenue | 79% | 35% | 58% | 44% | 96% | 65% |
Savings ratio Savings ratio = Surplus (deficit) / Total revenue | 3% | 59% | 34% | 51% | -12% | 14% |
Reserve accumulation rate Reserve accumulation rate = Surplus (deficit) / Net assets | 4% | 46% | 31% | 86% | -66% | 45% |
General and admin ratio General and admin ratio = Management and general expense / Total expenses | 11% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 5% | 15% |
| Investing ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Total asset turnover Total asset turnover = Total expenses / Total assets | 1.01 | 0.26 | 0.55 | 0.78 | 4.02 | 2.60 |
Degree of long-term investment Degree of long-term investment = Total assets / Total current assets | 1.87 | 3.97 | 1.54 | 1.66 | 1.59 | 1.74 |
Current asset turnover Current asset turnover = Total expenses / Total current assets | 2.16 | 1.03 | 0.84 | 1.29 | 6.38 | 4.51 |
| Liquidity ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Current ratio Current ratio = Total current assets / Total current liabilities | 11.81 | 1.41 | 11.20 | 17.28 | 4.45 | 11.57 |
Current liabilities ratio Current liabilities ratio = Total current liabilities / Total current assets | 0.08 | 0.71 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.22 | 0.09 |
Liquid reserve level Liquid reserve level = (Total current assets - Total current liabilities) / (Total expenses / 12) | 4.74 | 3.36 | 13.00 | 8.75 | 1.46 | 2.43 |
| Solvency ratios | Sector median | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
Liabilities ratio Liabilities ratio = Total liabilities / Total assets | 10% | 18% | 7% | 7% | 35% | 5% |
Debt ratio Debt ratio = Debt / Total assets | 0% | 0% | 1% | 3% | 21% | 0% |
Reserve coverage ratio Reserve coverage ratio = Net assets / Total expenses | 76% | 316% | 170% | 119% | 16% | 37% |
Financials
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Cash | $2,887,529 | $3,532,128 | $2,257,909 | $300,713 | $351,038 |
| Receivables, inventories, prepaids | $54,772 | $90,191 | $81,391 | $189,652 | $154,848 |
| Short-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other current assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current assets | $2,942,301 | $3,622,319 | $2,339,300 | $490,365 | $505,886 |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Fixed assets | $8,696,345 | $1,837,445 | $1,332,004 | $56,389 | $87,981 |
| Other long-term assets | $50,274 | $123,615 | $208,644 | $231,384 | $284,287 |
| Total long-term assets | $8,746,619 | $1,961,060 | $1,540,648 | $287,773 | $372,268 |
| Total assets | $11,688,920 | $5,583,379 | $3,879,948 | $778,138 | $878,154 |
| Liabilities | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Payables and accrued expenses | $2,094,146 | $323,338 | $135,381 | $110,251 | $43,722 |
| Other current liabilities | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total current liabilities | $2,094,146 | $323,338 | $135,381 | $110,251 | $43,722 |
| Debt | $5,837 | $58,945 | $111,549 | $163,763 | $0 |
| Due to (from) affiliates | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other long-term liabilities | $14,336 | $20,173 | $36,117 | $0 | $0 |
| Total long-term liabilities | $20,173 | $79,118 | $147,666 | $163,763 | $0 |
| Total liabilities | $2,114,319 | $402,456 | $283,047 | $274,014 | $43,722 |
| Net assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Without donor restrictions | $8,751,570 | $1,514,394 | $1,363,730 | ($129,241) | $465,758 |
| With donor restrictions | $823,031 | $3,666,529 | $2,233,171 | $633,365 | $368,674 |
| Net assets | $9,574,601 | $5,180,923 | $3,596,901 | $504,124 | $834,432 |
| Revenues and expenses | |||||
| Revenue | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Total contributions | $7,173,570 | $4,557,822 | $6,056,025 | $2,773,560 | $2,305,741 |
| Program service revenue | $37,586 | $10,601 | $6,800 | $16,405 | $6,030 |
| Membership dues | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Investment income | $214,149 | $59,896 | $52,657 | $10,538 | $3,468 |
| Other revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $343,996 |
| Total other revenue | $251,735 | $70,497 | $59,457 | $26,943 | $353,494 |
| Total revenue | $7,425,305 | $4,628,319 | $6,115,482 | $2,800,503 | $2,659,235 |
| Expenses | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Program services | $2,582,331 | $2,686,802 | $2,708,802 | $2,691,890 | $1,721,461 |
| Management and general | $111,922 | $136,698 | $154,511 | $144,579 | $334,960 |
| Fundraising | $337,374 | $220,797 | $159,392 | $294,342 | $224,011 |
| Total expenses | $3,031,627 | $3,044,297 | $3,022,705 | $3,130,811 | $2,280,432 |
| Change in net assets | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |
| Surplus (deficit) | $4,393,678 | $1,584,022 | $3,092,777 | ($330,308) | $378,803 |
| Other changes in net assets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total change in net assets | $4,393,678 | $1,584,022 | $3,092,777 | ($330,308) | $378,803 |
Compensation
| Name | Title | Compensation |
| Wil McCall | President | $145,367 |
Compensation data as of: 12/31/2024
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History
Dallas Leadership Foundation was founded in 1995 to glorify Christ by addressing the root issue facing challenged communities-the lack of leadership.
By focusing on systematic leadership development built on a foundation of genuine love and respect for people, our deepening relationships within Dallas' neighborhoods turned our hope for sustainable change from a mere dream into a reality. Today we serve as a bedrock for collaborative community transformation.
DLF's mission is accomplished by staff with over 20 years of experience serving people in need. The team works out of three main departments: DLF Neighborhoods, DLF Reentry, and DLF Youth.