TX 501(c)(3)

DALLAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY

DALLAS, TX Founded 1946 EIN 756001300
B430: Education $146,937,031 budget Filed 2023 Verified profile

THE PURPOSE OF DALLAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY IS TO PROVIDE CHRIST-CENTERED QUALITY HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE ARTS, SCIENCES, AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES AT BOTH THE UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE LEVELS TO TRADITIONAL AGE AND ADULT STUDENTS IN ORDER TO PRODUCE SERVANT LEADERS WHO HAVE THE ABILITY TO INTEGRATE FAITH AND LEARNING THROUGH THEIR RESPECTIVE CALLINGS.

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Total received from foundations
$15.2M
262 grants from 103 funders · 2016–2025
Annual revenue
$145,703,782
Annual expenses
$146,937,031
Total assets
$225,256,162
Months of operating reserves
18.4
assets / monthly burn
Funding history · IRS 990-PF public records

Who funds DALLAS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY

$15.2M
Total received
103
Distinct funders
262
Grants on record
2016–2025
Span of records

Top funders by cumulative giving

  1. 1
    JE AND LE MABEE FOUNDATION INC
    Dallas, TX · 2 grants · last 2018
    $3.00M
    cumulative
  2. 2
    The Mitchell Foundation
    Ennis, TX · 3 grants · last 2023
    $1.45M
    cumulative
  3. 3
    THE NATION FOUNDATION formerly known as
    Rowlett, TX · 6 grants · last 2023
    $1.41M
    cumulative
  4. 4
    EDMUND F BOETTCHER FOUNDATION
    Dallas, TX · 5 grants · last 2022
    $1.15M
    cumulative
  5. 5
    COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS
    Dallas, TX · 6 grants · last 2023
    $1.00M
    cumulative
  6. 6
    GARLYN & LAJUAN SHELTON CHRISTIAN
    Temple, TX · 1 grant · last 2024
    $1.00M
    cumulative
  7. 7
    CIOS
    Scottsdale, AZ · 2 grants · last 2023
    $650K
    cumulative
  8. 8
    HILLCREST FOUNDATION
    Dallas, TX · 1 grant · last 2025
    $400K
    cumulative
  9. 9
    FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
    Boston, MA · 7 grants · last 2023
    $366K
    cumulative
  10. 10
    THE CROWLEY CARTER FOUNDATION
    Dallas, TX · 5 grants · last 2022
    $360K
    cumulative
  11. 11
    THE LUNSFORD FOUNDATION
    Dallas, TX · 4 grants · last 2022
    $340K
    cumulative
  12. 12
    NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
    Alpharetta, GA · 6 grants · last 2022
    $310K
    cumulative

Where the money came from (United States)

Texas counties the money came from

10 TX counties with funders on record
  1. 1 Dallas 92 grants · $9.5M
  2. 2 Bell 1 grant · $1.0M
  3. 3 Bexar 13 grants · $308K
  4. 4 Harris 15 grants · $228K
  5. 5 Smith 3 grants · $178K
  6. 6 Tarrant 14 grants · $120K
  7. 7 Potter 6 grants · $50K
  8. 8 Brazoria 1 grant · $11K
  9. 9 Lubbock 1 grant · $10K
  10. 10 Denton 2 grants · $6K
For grant reviewers

Filing and contact details Data quality: 80%

Officer
AMMONS GREG
TRUSTEE
Contact email
info@dbu.edu
Last 990 filed
2023
most recent IRS filing
Year founded
1946
IRS ruling year
EIN
756001300
NTEE classification
B430
Education
From Form 990

Programs and activities

STUDENT SERVICES - DBU ASSISTS PARENTS AND STUDENTS WITH PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT SUPPORT STUDENTS INTELLECTUALLY, PHYSICALLY, SPIRITUALLY AND SOCIALLY. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE STUDENT TESTING, DINING SERVICES, HEALTH SERVICES, CAREER SERVICES AND COUNSELING SERVICES. OUR RESIDENCE LIFE AND RECREATIONAL LIFE STAFF PROVIDE HOUSING SUPPORT SERVICES AND STUDENT RECREATIONAL SERVICES TO ENSURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE HEALTHY PHYSICALLY, EMOTIONALLY AND SPIRITUALLY. OUR ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT IS ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS AREA AND PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR OUR STUDENT ATHLETES AS THEY REPRESENT OUR UNIVERSITY AT
AUXILIARY SERVICES - IN ORDER TO PROMOTE INTEGRATION OF FAITH AND LEARNING IN THE ACADEMIC SETTING, DBU PROVIDES AUXILIARY SERVICES TO OUR STUDENTS IN THE FORM OF RESIDENCE HALLS, APARTMENTS, TOWNHOMES AND DINING SERVICES. THESE SERVICES CREATE A COMFORTABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR ACADEMIC PURSUITS WHILE FOSTERING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AMONG OUR STUDENT POPULATION, ENRICH THE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE AND PROVIDE LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE THE ON-CAMPUS STUDENT BODY.
ACADEMIC SUPPORT - DBU RECOGNIZES THE STRONG CORRELATION BETWEEN QUALITY ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND STUDENT RETENTION AND SUCCESS. AT DBU, ACADEMIC SUPPORT IS VIEWED AS MORE THAN HELPING STUDENTS REGISTER FOR CLASSES, ETC. IT IS SEEN AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO INVEST IN THE LIVES OF STUDENTS, DEVELOP PERSONAL AND CARING RELATIONSHIPS WITH STUDENTS, AND SERVE AS MODELS OF SERVANT LEADERSHIP THAT STUDENTS CAN EMULATE. IN ADDITION TO THE UNIVERSITY'S COMMITMENT TO ACADEMIC SUPPORT FOR DBU STUDENTS, IT HELPS EMPOWER THEM TO ATTAIN THEIR PERSONAL ACADEMIC GOALS.
Data provenance

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