Texas · Nonprofit
JOSEPHINE TORRES CULTURAL & COMMUNITY CENTER
JOSEPHINE TORRES CULTURAL & COMMUNITY CENTER (Texas) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $65,000 to it, the largest being NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOUNDATION INC ($65,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $558k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $65k
- Net assets
- $493k
What Josephine Torres Cultural & Community Center does
Mission
The Josephine Torres Cultural and Community Center works with partners to activate, cultivate, and advance to the full potential the individuals, families, and communities of West Dallas, with a focus on the La Bajada Neighborhood.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
The organization (JTCCC) acquired the Bataan Center building and associated land in March 2025 and began evaluations and planning for the renovation of the building. Environmental testing revealed asbestos within the building that had to be removed prior to new improvements. Asbestos abatement and selective demolition was completed. A master plan was completed for the site in partnership with the University of Texas at Arlington College of Architecture, Planning and Public Affairs (CAPPA).
$0 spentof which $110,636 as grants0% of program spendingIn partnership, the Organization (JTCCC) with the University of Texas at Arlington College of Architecture, Planning and Public Affairs (CAPPA) JTCCC began the design and construction of a new shade pavilion on the property to support the JTCCC Community Activation and Capacity Program and for use by community residents. The pavilion began construction in 2025 and will be completed in 2026.
$23,813 spent84% of program spendingThe Organization (JTCCC) in partnership with the LaBajada Neighborhood Community Organization hosted community free events to begin efforts toward activating the surrounding neighborhood and stewarding community benefit. Beginning in the Fall, the surrounding community came together to celebrate on two occasions on the Bataan Center property for the first time in more than 6 years. The program will continue in 2026 with scheduled events ranging from holiday celebrations, family events and health activities. All activities are free for surrounding residents in the LaBajada Neighborhood.
$4,459 spent16% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $28,272.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2023, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2023, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars.
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 2 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Gloria Ardilla
President 7 Chief Executive Officer
Board chair
Brent Brown
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of JOSEPHINE TORRES CULTURAL & COMMUNITY CENTER’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
JOSEPHINE TORRES CULTURAL & COMMUNITY CENTER draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Texas, across 1 state in all.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Organizations like JOSEPHINE TORRES CULTURAL & COMMUNITY CENTER
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Texas
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
89% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
1%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds JOSEPHINE TORRES CULTURAL & COMMUNITY CENTER?
- JOSEPHINE TORRES CULTURAL & COMMUNITY CENTER (Texas) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $65,000 to it, the largest being NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOUNDATION INC ($65,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does JOSEPHINE TORRES CULTURAL & COMMUNITY CENTER have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $65,000 in grants to JOSEPHINE TORRES CULTURAL & COMMUNITY CENTER.
- Who is the largest funder of JOSEPHINE TORRES CULTURAL & COMMUNITY CENTER?
- NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $65,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like JOSEPHINE TORRES CULTURAL & COMMUNITY CENTER find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Texas. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2023–2025), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing