EIN 47-3863079

Child Poverty Action Lab

Name: Child Poverty Action Lab financials for 2025
Creator: Cause IQ
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

Programs|Grantmaking|Funding|Financials|Peers

IRS 501(c) type

501(c)(3)

Num. employees

City

Dallas

State

Texas

Year formed

2015

Most recent tax filings

2025-12-01

NTEE code, primary

S20: Community, Neighborhood Development, Improvement

Description

Child Poverty Action Lab conducts research, education, and solution identification to reduce child poverty in Dallas by 50% within a single generation. It focuses on the entire Dallas region and convenes with local leaders to discuss and develop consensus while serving as a general management function to impact and facilitate city and county neighborhoods.

Also known as...

Neighbor Up

Total revenues

$16,665,295

2025

Total expenses

$16,780,683

2025

Total assets

$27,296,034

2025

Num. employees

2025

Program areas at Child Poverty Action Lab

CPAL operates as an unofficial research and development department for Dallas, rethinking how data can be integrated into public systems, community programs, and neighborhood life to break cycles of intergenerational poverty. Guided by evidence, CPAL focuses on impactful strategies aligned with five 'big bets' for driving economic mobility: Benefits Delivery, Maternal Health, Housing, Criminal Justice, and Safety.

Grants made by Child Poverty Action Lab

Grantee	Grant description	Grant year	Amount
Texas Christian University (TCU)	Maternal Health Accelerator	2025-12	$1,500,000
Forest Forward	General Support	2025-12	$250,000
HHM Health	Trust Her Initiative	2025-12	$149,690
...and 24 more grants made totalling $2,929,583

Who funds Child Poverty Action Lab

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits

Grantmaker	Grantmaker tax period	Description	Amount
Blue Meridian Partners (BMP)	2025-09	To Support Scaling Plan	$2,500,000
Communities Foundation of Texas	2025-06	This Grant Is Designated for General Support.	$1,505,200
United Way of Tarrant County (UWTC)	2025-06	Arpa Maternal Health - Doulas Education	$717,815
...and 28 more grants received totalling $7,644,508

Financials for Child Poverty Action Lab

Revenues	FYE 12/2025	FYE 12/2024	% Change
Total grants, contributions, etc.	$15,437,280	$16,884,273	-8.6%
Program services	$648,564	$0	999%
Investment income and dividends	$574,479	$747,098	-23.1%
Tax-exempt bond proceeds	$0	$0	-
Royalty revenue	$0	$0	-
Net rental income	$0	$0	-
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets	$0	$0	-
Net income from fundraising events	$0	$0	-
Net income from gaming activities	$0	$0	-
Net income from sales of inventory	$0	$0	-
Miscellaneous revenues	$4,972	$4,397	13.1%
Total revenues	$16,665,295	$17,635,768	-5.5%

Organizations like Child Poverty Action Lab

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Valley Vision	501(c)(3)	Sacramento, CA	$14,425,404
Spur - San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR)	501(c)(3)	San Francisco, CA	$6,502,318
Community Planning & Advocacy Council (CPAC)	501(c)(3)	Pennsauken, NJ	$4,568,117
Neighborhood Partnerships	501(c)(3)	Portland, OR	$5,532,338
National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC)	501(c)(3)	Washington, DC	$40,045,788
Woodson Center (CNE)	501(c)(3)	Washington, DC	$6,066,634
Center for Community Progress	501(c)(3)	Flint, MI	$7,593,513
National CAPACD	501(c)(3)	Washington, DC	$7,667,941
The Resurrection Project	501(c)(3)	Chicago, IL	$45,532,789
Michigan Women's Forward (MWF)	501(c)(3)	Detroit, MI	$4,445,144

Data update history

September 22, 2026

Received grants

Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $2,500,000 from Blue Meridian Partners

August 6, 2026

Posted financials

Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025

July 26, 2026

Updated personnel

Identified 8 new personnel

July 26, 2026

Used new vendors

Identified 3 new vendors, including , , and

June 21, 2026

Received grants

Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $1,505,200 from Communities Foundation of Texas

Nonprofit Types

Grantmaking organizationsSocial advocacy organizationsBusiness and community development organizationsCharities

Issues

Social sciencesHuman servicesCommunity improvement

Characteristics

Legally formed as corporationConducts researchState / local levelReceives government fundingTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations

General information

Address: 1808 S Good Latimer Expy 102; Dallas, TX 75226
Metro area: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
County: Dallas County, TX
Website URL: childpovertyactionlab.org/
Phone: (469) 320-1435

IRS details

EIN: 47-3863079
Fiscal year end: December
Taxreturn type: Form 990
Year formed: 2015
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78): Yes

Categorization

NTEE code, primary: S20: Community, Neighborhood Development, Improvement
NAICS code, primary: 813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
Parent/child status: Independent

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