J Dallas / JCC of Dallas

Legal name: Jewish Community Center of Dallas

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
751461847
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Official website data refreshed
Jun 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Dallas, TX, USA
Phone
2147392737
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Community Recreational Centers
Affiliation
Judaism

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$20,680,323
Expenses
$20,693,169
Assets
$39,968,601
Liabilities
$7,931,344

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

46 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Artie Allen (CEO)
  • TARA OHAYON (ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • DANIEL TAYLOR (ASSISSTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • RIVKA ALTMAN (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • Lauren Savariego (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • MATT PRESCOTT (VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • Artie Allen (CEO): $486,704 total reported compensation
  • Carol Agronin (CFO): $226,576 total reported compensation
  • vaden Holley jr (Tennis Director): $224,511 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The JCC of Dallas empowers people of all ages and religious backgrounds to pursue wellness in mind, body and spirit. The J Gymnastics Program is designed to cultivate confidence and mastery by focusing on fundamentals, progressive skill development, and fostering a love for the sport. We offer classes for everyone—boys and girls, preschool beginners to seasoned competitive gymnasts, and even adults looking to explore this exciting discipline. ‍ Our mission is to provide a fun and encouraging environment where gymnasts can learn new skills, challenge themselves, and build lasting friendships.

What it reported doing in 2024

See detail in schedule o

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 64% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 78
  • Transparency & Controls: 73
  • Accountability: 91
  • Sustainability: 43
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 81.5%; rating input score 81
  • Program expense ratio: 80.8%; rating input score 81
  • Fundraising efficiency: $21.05 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -0.1%; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.93; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.2; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 8%; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.5% per year; rating input score 100; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.8% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.2% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 2 programs and campaigns described on the official site
  • Where the money goes: 81.5% of revenue deployed · 80.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 38 of 38 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $16.7M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $487K · 46 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 35 of 36 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 8 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

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

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 58/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 31/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 30/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Schedule G fundraiser detail did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 59/100.