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Central Dallas Food Pantry dba Central Dallas Ministries
Also Known As: CDM
PO Box 710385 Dallas, TX 75371

GENERAL INFORMATION

Who We Are

Addressing the root causes of poverty through services that meet the hunger, health, housing, employment, education and legal needs of the working poor and homeless.

• This organization is a 501(c)(3) Public Charity .
• This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.
• Financial information in this report is derived from the organization's December 31, 2007 Form 990.
• Additional narrative information in this report was last supplied by the organization on February 26, 2009.
• It makes its audited financial statements available to the public upon request.
• Contributions are deductible, as provided by law.

How to Help

This organization is seeking funds from contributions and grants. These funds will be used for unrestricted operating expenses, special projects, building improvements and endowments.

Location(s) Served

• North Texas, particularly the Greater Dallas-Fort Worth Area

NTEE Code

• K31—Food Banks, Food Pantries
• E21—Community Health Systems
• L20—Housing Development, Construction, Management

Chief Executive

Mr. Larry James

Chief Executive Profile

Central Dallas Ministries' CEO, Larry James, was named Agency Executive of the Year by the United Way of Metropolitan Dallas in 2005. In 2007, he was named the chair of the Mayor's Task Force on Affordable Housing. His vision of community development is embodied in the concept of individual worth, the importance of service, the need for social justice, and the idea that people or groups working together can create a synergy in which the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. He holds a Masters of Divinity and a Masters of American History. Larry has totally committed his life to rebuilding inner city neighborhoods. Under his leadership, Central Dallas Ministries has grown from a three-person office to its current office of of over 100 dedicated staff members and 140 AmeriCorps members. Most importantly, Larry never forgets the crucial element to all of CDM's programs -- Central Dallas Ministries is not about charity, but rather, it is about engaging the community and empowering people to take charge of their lives. This is the vision of Larry James and the true essence of his ability to impact thousands of people by building communities one life at a time.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

MISSION AND PROGRAMS

Mission

Central Dallas Ministries shares the love of God by building genuine community in the inner city. Our approach is to provide a holistic solution to the complex needs of those living outside genuine community, and to support the continual development of those who come to our door. By empowering individuals to change their own lives, we are planting the seeds of a grassroots social justice movement that aims to eradicate hunger and homelessness in our community.

Programs

Opened in 1988, the Food Pantry provides nearly 1 million pounds of food through over 50,000 emergency assistance contacts each year. The highest volumne food pantry in Dallas. In addition, CDM provides hunger relief through its Nurture, Knowledge and Nutrition (NKN) program. NKN has over 140 out-of-school sites throughout the Greater Dallas area where it delivers over 400,000 meals/snacks each year to at-risk youth who might otherwise go hungry. NKN feeds nearly 10,000 unduplicated youth per year. Opened in 1991, Community Health Services (CHS) operates two health clinics and provides medical, dental, pediatric, well woman and diabetes services to over 20,000 uninsured patients per year. Annually fills over 21,000 prescriptions at little or no cost to patients. With over a decade of service to Dallas, the Youth and Young Adult Education program provides after-school programs, tutoring, college prep and summer programs to children of all ages. Primarily based out of a low-income apartment community in South Dallas, this program supports the educational components of all CDM programs. Opened in 1999, the L.A.W. Center, or Legal Action Works, provides free and low-cost legal care to the working poor. Having served its 1000th client this year, the program expects to serve over 200 clients in 2006. The vast majority are undocumented persons or low-income victims of domestic violence who could not otherwise find legal aid. Opened in 2000, the CyberSpot is a neighborhood technology center that provides computer access, technology training and IT classes to the entire community. Supporting the work of both the Youth and Young Adult Education program as well as CDM Works, this program serves over 350 people per year. Established in 2001, TRAC, or the Transition Resource Action Center, helps foster teens navigate the difficult transition to adulthood. One of the state?s largest programs for youth who are emancipating from foster care, TRAC works with several hundred youth each year. Joining CDM in 2003, WorkPaths provides jobs and employment training to the local workforce. Opened in 1997 as the STEP Foundation, the program is now a partnership between CDM, Microsoft-Las Colinas, the Dallas County Community College District and several other non-profits (including the national OAI, Inc. organization). Since 2005, CDM has managed a community life center and gymnasium at the Dallas Housing Authority's (DHA) Roseland Homes community. Including athletic programs and community health promotions, the center complements the satellite food pantry, employment training and outreach programs that CDM has offered at this community for over a decade. CDM also has participated in the establishment of two other 501c3 non-profits with whom it still holds strategic partnerships: - Project Access, created in September 2001 by Central Dallas Ministries, the Dallas County Medical Society and several other community partners as a community service program that could help patients who were struggling daily with the challenges of poverty and who had no access to health care. The resulting program, Project Access, is a network of volunteer physicians, partnering hospitals, community charity health clinics, and ancillary partners who volunteer to treat poor patients who could not otherwise afford medical care. - In 2002, Central Dallas Ministries created the Central Dallas Community Development Corporation ("CDCDC") to carry out affordable housing initiatives. The CDCDC has its own 501 (c) (3) status from the IRS and has CHDO status from the City of Dallas. Currently operating over 50 units of affordable housing, the CDCDC will break ground on a 237-unit apartment community in late 2006. The CDCDC is also working to develop a downtown building to house over 200 low-income individuals, including people who are currently homeless.

Additional Comments from the Organization

In 2007, the organization was given the highest ranking possible from Charity Navigator -- a four-star rating. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded Central Dallas Ministries' medical initiative as one of its "100 Best Practices" for the year 2000.

GOALS AND RESULTS

Accomplishments for Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2008

1. Expanded operations, increasing staff size and revenues while positioning the organization to reach even more lives over the coming years.
2. Launched a partnership with CommuniCare, a South Carolina-based organization that partners with major pharmaceutical companies to provide prescription medications for $20/year to the working poor.
3. Provided food for 30-40% more neighbors, as the financial crisis brought record numbers of people inquiring about our services.

Objectives for Fiscal Year Beginning January 1, 2009

1. Enhance existing investor relationships to provide the capital necessary to expand our services to meet the swelling need. We project demand at our largest programs to increase at least 20% over the coming year.
2. Expand our existing case management program to strengthen the relationships that we have with the 50,000+ people who rely on CDM for hunger relief, healthcare, housing and other services each year.

Self Assessment

CDM utilizes the Community Investment System for Tracking and Retrieval (CISTR) provided to all United Way of Metropolitan Dallas partner agencies. In addition, we have several federal grants that require their own metrics that are specific to our programs (i.e. housing for youth in foster care). We also maintain our own internal evaluations and controls, which are specific to each program and available upon request. We are currently working on the development of a common client management software (CMS) that will integrate all of our program data into a single evaluation system. Our goal is to track the impact of our services on clients who participate in multiple programs, and to gauge their progress along a "self sufficiency matrix."

FINANCIAL DATA

Revenues and Expenses: Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2007

Balance Sheet: Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2007

Note: The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot long survive, but the types of assets and liabilities also must be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.

Financial Comments from the Organization

CDM was ranked a 4-star charity by Charity Navigator in 2007 (its highest rating). In 2006, CDM improved its financial position by increasing its total assets from $1,030,186 in 2005 to $1,381,919 in 2006. Its annual revenues rose from $5,250,979 in 2005 to $7,279,740 in 2006. At this same time, it went from reporting a slight deficit of $69K in 2005 to a surplus of $33K in 2006. The organization expects to be in an even stronger financial position after 2007. Additional financial data can be provided at your request by contacting the Director of Development, Jeremy Gregg, at 214.823.8710 ext 127 or JGregg@CentralDallasMinistries.org. There is also additional financial info, including audits and Form 990s, available on the organization's Web site, www.CentralDallasMinistries.org

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