Dallas, TX

DOWNWINDERS AT RISK EDUCATION FUND

EIN 75-2643308

Environment & Animal Welfare Environmental Education & Advocacy Communities of color Low-income

Mission

Downwinders at Risk Education Fund is dedicated to taking effective action on behalf of those being harmed by air pollution. Our goal is to build a strong grassroots constituency and create new strategies for clean air in North Texas. We do this by informing, connecting, and mobilizing citizens to become active participants in the decision-making that affects the air we breathe. In doing so, we improve both the quality of our air and the quality of our democracy.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About DOWNWINDERS AT RISK EDUCATION FUND

Downwinders at Risk Education Fund is a Dallas-based environmental justice nonprofit founded in 1994 that organizes, educates, and litigates to reduce air pollution and protect frontline communities in North Texas. The organization combines grassroots organizing, policy advocacy, and community science — including a region-wide network of low-cost air monitors — to document pollution burdens and press for regulatory and local changes. In recent years Downwinders has expanded its citizen-science work (SharedAirDFW), changed executive leadership (new executive director in 2024), and participated in regional and national advocacy and litigation to defend community-driven air quality programs.

Notable achievements

SharedAirDFW regional monitoring network

Co-launched and helped deploy the SharedAirDFW network of calibrated, low-cost air monitors across the Dallas–Fort Worth region to provide hyperlocal, real-time particulate matter and air-quality data to residents, researchers, and decision-makers.

Major research and grant partnerships

Partnered with universities and funders on applied research and community health projects, including participation in a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-funded Joppa Environmental Health Project and winning major awards to expand hyperlocal monitoring in frontline communities.

Policy and legal impact

Sustained campaigns and coalition actions that combine community organizing and legal strategies — including joining a multi-party 2025 lawsuit defending federal environmental justice grant programs — to hold regulators and polluters accountable and protect at-risk neighborhoods.

At a glance

Total assets: $271K
Annual revenue: $365K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 75-2643308
Location: Dallas, TX
Website: www.downwindersatrisk.org
On Mahalo since: May 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Featured repeatedly in regional media coverage for its air-monitoring work and community campaigns, including reporting in major local outlets.

Partner and awardee on peer-reviewed and foundation-funded research projects (e.g., collaborative environmental health research supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation).

Listed and documented in nonprofit reporting databases (including filings available through public Form 990 repositories and charity directories), demonstrating regular filing and fiscal transparency.

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