Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Endowment
ActiveArts, Culture & Humanities
About Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Endowment
Fueling small and emerging Dallas arts organizations in the city of Dallas through flexible grantmaking that supports new works, general operating support, capacity building, community performances, and cultural equity initiatives.
Focus Areas
Performing artsPresenting new works/commissionsGeneral program and operating supportCapacity buildingCommunity performances / outreachCultural equity / new cultural initiativesArts engagement in underserved parts of Dallas
Who They Fund
nonprofit arts organizations (theaters, ensembles, cultural institutions)individual artists and artist collectiveslocal communities and community-based participants/audiences
About Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Endowment
Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Endowment Inc. consistently backs Dallas arts groups with flexible support, and its Moody Fund for the Arts annual grants are built for small and emerging organizations. The program funds new works, commissions, general operating and rent support, capacity building, and cultural equity projects, with grants reaching from $3,500 to $15,000. In the recent grants list, B Moore Dance received $12,000 for capacity building, while Arts Mission Oak Cliff received $12,000 for general program and operating cost support, showing a strong preference for core organizational needs as well as project work. The same pattern appears across theater, dance, music, and multidisciplinary organizations in Dallas. Grants also support community-facing activity, including performances and artist-in-residency work, which places the foundation’s giving close to public programming rather than behind-the-scenes arts administration alone. The result is a local funder that appears to prioritize sustainability, new artistic activity, and access for Dallas-based arts organizations and audiences.
What Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Endowment Funds
A clear thread in the grantmaking is operating support for arts organizations in Dallas. Soul Rep Theatre Company received $12,000 for general program and operating cost support, and the Dallas Chamber Symphony received $12,000 for the same purpose. The foundation also funds capacity building, as seen in a $12,000 grant to B Moore Dance and a $10,000 grant to Undermain Theatre. Another area is new artistic work and presentation: Prism Movement Theater received $11,000 for new works, commissions, and unique presentations, while Uptown Players Inc received the same amount for that purpose. Cultural equity and new initiatives also appear in the portfolio, with Pegasus Media Project and Swan Strings each receiving $12,000 and $10,000, respectively, for cultural equity or non-performance initiatives. Community performance and artist-in-residency programming is another recurring theme, including a $12,000 grant to Teatro Dallas and a $10,000 grant to Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra.
How Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Endowment Gives
Typical awards cluster tightly around a small-grant range: p25 is $7,000, median is $8,000, and p75 is $10,000. Recent awards above that level include multiple $12,000 grants, indicating a fairly narrow distribution with occasional larger awards. The grantmaking is recurring rather than one-off; several organizations appear in more than one year, including Arts Mission Oak Cliff, Soul Rep Theatre Company, Prism Movement Theater, Undermain Theatre, Artstillery, and The Artist Outreach. The foundation is structured as an endowment and gives program-related grants rather than individuals, with no program-related investments reported. The active Moody Fund for the Arts Annual Grants program accepts unsolicited applications.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$392K
Total Assets
$12.6M
Total Revenue
$384K
Total Expenses
$500K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $7K and $10K, with a median of $8K.
25th Percentile
$7K
Median
$8K
75th Percentile
$10K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
KONRAD RUDNICKI
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