TX 501(c)(3)

FRIENDS OF THE KATY TRAIL INC

DALLAS, TX Founded 1997 EIN 752708139
C30: Environment $4,181,388 budget Filed 2024 Verified profile

TO SUPPORT, MAINTAIN, ENHANCE AND ADVOCATE FOR THE KATY TRAIL AS THE PREMIER TRAIL FOR RECREATION, WELLNESS, AND ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION IN THE CITY OF DALLAS.

Total received from foundations
$2.1M
103 grants from 51 funders · 2016–2024
Annual revenue
$4,396,640
Annual expenses
$4,181,388
Total assets
$5,157,381
Months of operating reserves
14.8
assets / monthly burn
Funding history · IRS 990-PF public records

Who funds FRIENDS OF THE KATY TRAIL INC

$2.1M
Total received
51
Distinct funders
103
Grants on record
2016–2024
Span of records

Top funders by cumulative giving

  1. 1
    Dallas, TX · 3 grants · last 2022
    $522K
    cumulative
  2. 2
    Dallas, TX · 6 grants · last 2023
    $443K
    cumulative
  3. 3
    Boston, MA · 6 grants · last 2023
    $394K
    cumulative
  4. 4
    Dallas, TX · 3 grants · last 2024
    $100K
    cumulative
  5. 5
    San Francisco, CA · 4 grants · last 2023
    $81K
    cumulative
  6. 6
    Malvern, PA · 3 grants · last 2023
    $75K
    cumulative
  7. 7
    Irving, TX · 1 grant · last 2024
    $75K
    cumulative
  8. 8
    Dallas, TX · 1 grant · last 2017
    $75K
    cumulative
  9. 9
    Dallas, TX · 5 grants · last 2024
    $43K
    cumulative
  10. 10
    Dallas, TX · 3 grants · last 2022
    $43K
    cumulative
  11. 11
    Jenkintown, PA · 2 grants · last 2023
    $28K
    cumulative
  12. 12
    Newark, DE · 2 grants · last 2023
    $27K
    cumulative

Where the money came from (United States)

Texas counties the money came from

3 TX counties with funders on record
  1. 1 Dallas 51 grants · $1.4M
  2. 2 Hidalgo 3 grants · $11K
  3. 3 Tarrant 1 grant · $150
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Filing and contact details Data quality: 80%

Officer
BLAKE SHIPP
PRESIDENT
Last 990 filed
2024
most recent IRS filing
Year founded
1997
IRS ruling year
EIN
752708139
NTEE classification
C30
Environment
From Form 990

Programs and activities

FRIENDS OF THE KATY TRAIL CONTINUES TO ENHANCE THE TRAIL WITH AMENITIES FOR ALL USERS. 2024 BROUGHT THE INSTALLATION OF SEVERAL NEW BENCHES, A MAJOR PLANTINGS RESTORATION PROJECT, THE OPENING OF THE STAUBACH PASS PLAZA AT THE HARVARD CROSSING, AND THE BEGINNING OF THE 2024 CITY BOND PROJECTS CAMPAIGN TO BRING TWO IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENTS TO THE TRAIL. THE BOND PROJECTS ARE (1) A NEW TRAIL ENTRANCE FROM FAIRMOUNT STREET AND (2) LANDSCAPE RESTORATION AND SAFETY MEASURES ON THE TRAIL'S NORTH END FROM KNOX STREET TO HARVARD AVENUE.
KATY TRAIL ART PARTNERS WITH DALLAS AREA MUSEUMS, ART COLLECTORS, AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE TO EXPAND THE ROLE OF CONTEMPORARY ART IN PUBLIC SPACES IN DALLAS. THE INITIATIVE BORROWS, COMMISSIONS, AND PRODUCES WORLD-CLASS ART PROJECTS ON AND AROUND THE KATY TRAIL TO INSPIRE CREATIVITY, SPARK CONVERSATION, ENCOURAGE SELF-REFLECTION, CHALLENGE ASSUMPTIONS, FOSTER COMMUNITY BUILDING AND PROMOTE CIVIC OWNERSHIP OF THE KATY TRAIL. KATY TRAIL ART INSTALLED TWO SCULPTURE SERIES IN 2024 FROM ARTISTS IVAN ARGOTE AND EDDIE MARTINEZ.
Data provenance

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