The Foundation
The Duncanville Arts Foundation is an independent nonprofit. It was started in 2025 to study what it actually takes to keep arts activity going in Duncanville, and then to put what it learns to work.
For its first two years, the Duncanville Arts Foundation is running a field study on how residents spend money on arts and entertainment in Duncanville. The study works by staging small, carefully planned programs around the city and measuring attendance, participation, and spending. During this period, the Foundation operates with a focus on research, capacity building, and organizing community. The work is informed by published reports from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the State of Texas. At the close of the study period, the Foundation will publish its findings and use them to shape the next stage of its work.
How the Foundation is run.
The Foundation is led by three voting directors who make up the Board. The Board approves major decisions, sets policy, and looks after the money. The Founding Executive Director sits on the Board as a non-voting member and handles the day-to-day work, within the limits the Board has set. An Advisory Board gives advice but does not vote. Its members bring experience in arts management, research, community work, and cultural practice. Every formal Board decision is written down and filed as a numbered resolution.
List of board decisions.
The list below shows every formal Board decision, grouped by what it was about. Each one has a number in the format YYYY-NNN, which is how the Foundation files its own records. The full text of each decision, along with any supporting documents, is kept on file. Copies can be shared on request. Personal, financial, and account details may be blacked out or held back when needed.
- 2025-001Seating the initial Board of Directors
- 2025-002Formal establishment of the Duncanville Arts Foundation, Inc., as a Texas nonprofit corporation
- 2025-003Adoption of the bylaws
- 2025-004Election of the initial officers of the Board of Directors
- 2025-005Designation of the principal office location
- 2025-006Appointment of the Founding Executive Director and delegation of startup authority as provided by resolution
- 2025-007Establishment of the fiscal year
- 2025-017Establishment of an Advisory Board
- 2025-018Adoption of a board meeting notice and posting policy
- 2025-008Authorization to apply for an Employer Identification Number
- 2025-009Authorization to file the certificate of formation with the Texas Secretary of State
- 2025-010Authorization to register with the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
- 2025-011Authorization to apply for recognition of exemption under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
- 2026-019Approval of the articles of incorporation and authorization to file
- 2026-020Authorization to develop partnerships, programming, fundraising, and applications for the Arts Junction initiative
- 2026-021Authorization to establish a cultural data management arrangement with SMU DataArts
- 2026-022Authorization to proceed with an application for a fiduciary oversight arrangement with Communities Foundation of Texas
- 2026-023Authorization to open and maintain a bank account
To request a copy of a Board decision or related document, send a message through the contact page.