Cfa Society of Dallasfort Worth

Overview

Mission

Promotion of ethical practices

What it reported doing in 2024

The organization supports numerous fund raising events during the year to promote the CFA designation and to raise monies for organization use to expand educational programs. Eight educational events and five networking events were held during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. Attendance ranged from 18 to 340 individuals at these events.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 95% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The nonprofit carried out 100% of its reported program work directly.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237078748
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Headquarters
Irving, TX, USA
Rating
50
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate

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The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 26
  • Transparency & Controls: 70
  • Accountability: 63
  • Sustainability: 60
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 26.5%; rating input score 27
  • Program expense ratio: 33%; rating input score 33
  • Fundraising efficiency: $0.01 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited
  • Public monitoring controls: Limited
  • Public policy transparency: Limited
  • Public financial transparency: Limited
  • Impact reporting controls: Limited
  • Public relationship transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 1 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 12
  • Public governance controls: Limited
  • Zakat policy transparency: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 16%; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Operating reserve ratio: 1.39; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 37.1%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -6.8% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.2% per year; rating input score 100; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.3% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 26.5% of revenue deployed · 33% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 15 of 15 board members independent · 1 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $190K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $213K · 16 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 22 of 22 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes executive pay
  • Filing history: 15 annual filings from 2010 to 2024
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.