Texas · Public charity
Downtown Dallas Inc
Downtown Dallas, Inc. (DDI), is the champion of a clean and safe Downtown and of the economic development and vibrancy of this community of diverse, unique neighborhoods. DDI: Mobilizes and amplifies the services of public agencies. Advocates for catalytic developments that strengthen Downtown. Provides care for the communities and…
- $260k
- Granted FY2024(still arriving)
- 10
- Grants FY2024
- 7
- Organizations funded FY2023
- 29%
- First-time grantees FY2023
- Median grant, FY2024
- $20,000
- Largest grant, FY2024
- $100,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 11
- FY2017 to FY2023
- States reached, FY2024
- 2
- Total assets, FY2024
- $12M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2023, 29% of the organizations Downtown Dallas Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 11% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 89% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $33k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024still arriving | 10 | $257k | 50% |
| FY2023 | 7 | $307k | 29% |
| FY2022 | 11 | $253k | 82% |
| FY2021 | 6 | $682k | 67% |
| FY2020 | 9 | $349k | 56% |
| FY2019 | 10 | $322k | 90% |
| FY2017 | 1 | $15k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing Forward | $625,000 | 3 | 6% |
| McKinney Avenue Transit Authority | $615,000 | 7 | 6% |
| City of Dallas | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Downtown Dallas Parks Conservancy | $99,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Thanksgiving Foundation | $84,000 | 4 | 5% |
| Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Foundation Inc | $50,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum | $42,459 | 2 | 0% |
| First United Methodist Church of Dallas | $41,621 | 2 | n/a |
| Fm City Park LLC | $39,549 | 2 | n/a |
| Dallas Black Dance Theatre Inc | $36,808 | 2 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing Forward | $625,000 | 3 | 6% |
| McKinney Avenue Transit Authority | $615,000 | 7 | 6% |
| City of Dallas | $100,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Downtown Dallas Parks Conservancy | $99,000 | 3 | 1% |
| Thanksgiving Foundation | $84,000 | 4 | 5% |
| Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Foundation Inc | $50,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum | $42,459 | 2 | 0% |
| First United Methodist Church of Dallas | $41,621 | 2 | n/a |
| Fm City Park LLC | $39,549 | 2 | n/a |
| Dallas Black Dance Theatre Inc | $36,808 | 2 | 0% |
| 2220 Canton Lofts Condominium | $36,697 | 2 | n/a |
| Buildingcommunityworkshop | $35,000 | 1 | 5% |
| Parc Plaza Development | $28,938 | 1 | n/a |
| Ghost Sign Development LP | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Loco Meletio Dev LP | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| City Futsal LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Pegasus City Brewing Co | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hpigsa-2b LLC | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| 1412 Main Street LLC | $20,156 | 1 | n/a |
| Rbp Adolphus LLC | $20,108 | 1 | n/a |
| Dallas County Historical Foundation | $19,638 | 1 | 0% |
| Dallas Isd | $19,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Chimalma Taco Bar Co | $18,525 | 1 | n/a |
| Headington Resources | $17,200 | 1 | n/a |
| The Metropolitan at 1200 Main | $16,662 | 1 | n/a |
| Taqueria la Ventana LLC | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Bellomy Restaurant Group | $14,526 | 1 | n/a |
| Df Market 2 LLC | $10,270 | 1 | n/a |
| Texas Trees Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Rmgm Bryan Street LLC | $9,986 | 1 | n/a |
| Tee High Roll Restaurants LLC | $8,394 | 1 | n/a |
| 1600 Pacific Landlord LLC | $8,250 | 1 | n/a |
| Sweet Tooth Hotel Inc | $7,019 | 1 | n/a |
| City View at Farmers Market | $6,327 | 1 | n/a |
| Hunt Dallas | $5,995 | 1 | n/a |
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Downtown Dallas Inc supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: The Dallas Foundation · Communities Foundation of Texas Inc · Hoblitzelle Foundation · United Way of Metropolitan Dallas Inc · Dallas Tourism Public Improvement District Corporation · The Eugene McDermott Foundation · Meadows Foundation Inc · The Moody Foundation · Dallas Jewish Community Foundation · Texas Instruments Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc
How this is measured
About Downtown Dallas Inc
- How much does Downtown Dallas Inc give?
- Downtown Dallas Inc reported 10 grants totaling $260,263 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 11 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2023.
- What does Downtown Dallas Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2024, its largest causes are Arts & Culture (33%), Housing & Shelter (32%), Community Improvement (16%).
- Who are Downtown Dallas Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2024: Housing Forward ($625k), McKinney Avenue Transit Authority ($615k), City of Dallas ($100k).
- Does Downtown Dallas Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2023, 29% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Downtown Dallas Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Dallas Foundation, Communities Foundation of Texas Inc, Hoblitzelle Foundation.
- Where is Downtown Dallas Inc based?
- Downtown Dallas Inc is based in TX.
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