Mission
THE CHILD POVERTY ACTION LAB EXISTS TO REDUCE CHILD POVERTY IN DALLAS BY 50% WITHIN A SINGLE GENERATION.
Public Charity
CHILD POVERTY ACTION LAB
Based in DALLAS, TX, CHILD POVERTY ACTION LAB operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $16.7M in revenue, $16.8M in expenses, $27.3M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 38 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $21.7M.
EIN: 473863079
DALLAS, TX
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$16.7M
Total Expenses$16.8M
Total Assets$27.3M
Grant Records38
Funding Total$21.7M
Filing Years2020–2025
Where $100 goes at Child Poverty Action Lab
How Child Poverty Action Lab divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$86
Programs
the work itself
$10
Management
running the organization
$4
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $86 for programs
$86
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…
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
GENERAL SUPPORT
$25,000
TO SUPPORT SCALING PLAN
$2,500,000
THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
$1,505,200
ARPA MATERNAL HEALTH - DOULAS EDUCATION
$717,815
Program Grant
$300,000
Showing up to 5 of 38 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
President & CEO
Alan Cohen
SR. DIRECTOR
Alexa Rogers
SR ADVISOR
Anh Nichols
CHIEF OF STAFF
Ann Montgomery
CHIEF OF HOUSING
Ashley Flores
Director
Bernadette Valles
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $16.7M | $16.8M | $27.3M |
| 2024 | $17.6M | $11.7M | $26.0M |
| 2023 | $10.7M | $8.3M | $20.0M |
| 2022 | $7.5M | $3.8M | $17.1M |
| 2020 | $3.5M | $1.6M | $4.4M |
Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $3.5M to $16.7M (+372%), with total assets most recently reported at $27.3M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.