EIN 75-1158515

Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant County

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
14
State
Year formed
1963
Most recent tax filings
2023-09-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant County provides leadership and advocacy to the arts in Fort Worth and Tarrant County. It manages the city of Fort Worth public art program with 50 public art projects in various stages of completion, as well as cleaning and maintenance of 1. It also funds local art organizations through a competitive grants program and comprehensive arts educational program for individuals and nonprofit organizations, supporting 30 arts org.
Related structure
Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant County is a subordinate organization under Fort Worth Community Arts Center.
Total revenues
$1,923,982
2023
Total expenses
$2,127,212
2023
Total assets
$1,428,583
2023
Num. employees
14
2023

Program areas at Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant County

Provided Leadership and Advocacy to the Arts in Fort Worth and Tarrant County: Funded local art organizations through a competitive grants program and comprehensive arts educational program for individuals and nonprofit organizations. Supported 26 arts organizations that reached 954,931 individuals with in-person events, 27,993,401 with online presentations. An average of 50% of programming was free to participants.
Outreach Arts Program Grants: Supported 12 arts organizations that reached 53,691 youth; 100% of arts programming offered was free to participants Programming took place in Title I Schools, public libraries, senior citizen homes, hospitals, jails, etc.
Public Art Program: Managed the City of Fort Worth Public Art Program for the purpose of enhancing the visual environment of our city. Scope of project management included 45 public art projects in various stages of completion; cleaning and maintenance of over 150 completed artworks in the collection; conducted 33 community engagement meetings, and 45 project-specific core team/community meetings.

Grants made by Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant County

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Fort Worth Opera AssociationOperating Support/outreach$66,200
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra AssociationOperating Support/outreach$60,400
The CliburnOperating Support$56,000
...and 25 more grants made totalling $891,830

Who funds Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant County

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Crystelle Waggoner Charitable TrustUnrestricted General$50,000
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$30,750
Robert D and Alma Moreton FoundationGeneral Operating$25,000
...and 8 more grants received

Personnel at Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant County

NameTitleCompensation
Wesley GentleExecutive Director and President$92,766
Marla OwenDirector of Fort Worth Community Arts Center$0
Martha PetersDirector of Public Art$104,089
Amy RasorDirector of Giving
Angela JamesFinance and Human Resources Manager
...and 18 more key personnel

Financials for Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant County

RevenuesFYE 09/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$1,913,169
Program services$20,000
Investment income and dividends$12,233
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$-21,420
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$1,923,982

Form 990s for Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant County

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-092024-08-14990View PDF
2022-092023-08-15990View PDF
2021-092022-08-15990View PDF
2020-092021-08-12990View PDF
2019-092020-09-24990View PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s

Organizations like Arts Council of Fort Worth and Tarrant County

OrganizationLocationRevenue
The Arts Commission of Greater Toledo IToledo, OH$2,860,482
Springfield Regional Arts CouncilSpringfield, MO$808,264
Minnesota Humanities CenterSt Paul, MN$4,358,206
Arizona Humanities CouncilPhoenix, AZ$1,141,749
Greater Hartford Arts Council (GHAC)Hartford, CT$2,039,809
Arts Council of PrincetonPrinceton, NJ$1,765,832
Rhode Island Council for the HumanitiesProvidence, RI$1,141,056
Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth CountyWinston Salem, NC$3,345,650
The Durham Arts CouncilDurham, NC$2,643,344
Rockport Center for the ArtsRockport, TX$2,096,994
Data update history
October 16, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
September 24, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
September 23, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
September 22, 2024
Used new vendors
Identified 2 new vendors, including , and
September 21, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 7 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsArts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMuseumsChapter / child organizationsCharities
Issues
EducationArts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
Provides grantsFundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingEndowed supportTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
1300 Gendy St
Fort Worth, TX 76107
Metro area
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
County
Tarrant County, TX
Website URL
artsfortworth.org/ 
Phone
(817) 738-1938
Facebook page
ArtsFortWorth 
Twitter profile
@fwartscouncil 
IRS details
EIN
75-1158515
Fiscal year end
September
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1963
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A26: Arts Council/Agency
NAICS code, primary
7121: Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions
Parent/child status
Subordinate organization
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