Dallas, TX

Creative Arts Center of Dallas

EIN 75-6046116

Arts, Culture & Heritage Community Arts & Public Programs

Mission

The Creative Arts Center of Dallas nurtures a community where citizen artists discover, develop and express their artistic vision.

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

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About Creative Arts Center of Dallas

The Creative Arts Center of Dallas (CAC) is a community-based, donor-facing 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts education organization founded in 1966. CAC operates a two-acre campus in East Dallas that provides year-round classes, workshops, residencies, exhibitions, and outreach programs serving beginners through working artists.

CAC’s stated mission is to make the visual arts accessible to everyone. In the past 2–3 years the organization has continued regular programming (500+ classes annually, serving thousands of students), expanded scholarship support and outreach offerings, and participated in City of Dallas cultural funding programs to increase access for underserved communities.

The EIN provided (75-6046116) was verified against the organization’s own filings and public nonprofit records; the EIN on CAC’s official site matches the number supplied for this research.

Notable achievements

Established community arts campus (since 1966)

Operates a long-running community art campus in East Dallas founded in 1966, sustaining continuous arts education and public programming for more than six decades.

High annual program scale

Delivers 500+ classes and workshops each year and serves thousands of students annually through multi-disciplinary offerings (ceramics, jewelry/metal, painting, printmaking, woodworking, glass, stone carving, etc.).

Expanded access programs and scholarships

In recent years CAC expanded scholarship support, free community projects (e.g., Art as a Second Language), teen-focused programs (Camp MetalHead, Run with the P.A.C.K.), and an Equitable Artist Residency centering BIPOC artists.

At a glance

Total assets: $591K
Annual revenue: $994K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 75-6046116
Location: Dallas, TX
Website: creativeartscenter.org
On Mahalo since: May 2026

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

Recognition

Designated a 501(c)(3) public charity since 1966 and maintains annual Form 990 filings with public nonprofit data aggregators.

Selected as a participant/grantee in City of Dallas Cultural Organizations funding programs, enabling expanded scholarships and outreach in the community (recent funding cycles).

Widely listed and tracked by nonprofit databases and local giving platforms as an active, donor-facing arts education organization in North Texas.

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