Arlington 4Th of July Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
751558534
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2025–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2024
Location
Arlington, TX, USA
Phone
8173309872
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Cultural, Ethnic Awareness

Reported finances

Revenue
$65,529
Expenses
$62,154
Assets
$76,316
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Kevin Donovan (President)
  • Bob Kowalski (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Kevin Donovan (President)
  • Bob Kowalski (Vice President)
  • Amanda Kowalski (Secretary)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The Arlington 4th of July Association is organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes, specifically to plan, promote, and produce the annual Arlington Independence Day Parade and related community events. The organization fosters civic pride, celebrates American heritage, and provides free, family friendly programming that strengthens community engagement. Activities include coordinating volunteers, securing sponsors, supporting local participants, and ensuring the safe, inclusive operation of one of the region`s largest community parades.

What it reported doing in 2025

The Arlington 4th of July Association successfully planned, organized, and produced the annual Arlington Independence Day Parade, one of the largest and longest running community parades in Texas. The event brought together thousands of residents, local organizations, schools, civic groups, and volunteers to celebrate Independence Day and foster community pride. The Association coordinated parade logistics, secured sponsors, managed participant registration, provided safety oversight, and delivered a free, family friendly event accessible to all members of the community. Related activities included volunteer coordination, public outreach, and support for local performers and participants, all contributing to a safe, inclusive, and patriotic celebration.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 97
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 55
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 94.8%; rating input score 95
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 5.2%; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.23; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 94.8% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $62K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 53/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 53/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.