Texas Organizing Project FY2021 filing

San Antonio, TXUnknown exempt organizationEIN 27-1482075Revenue $2.4M in FY2021

On file with the IRSorganizetexas.orgPo Box 120296 · San Antonio, TX

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Texas Organizing Project (TOP) is a membership based organization, comprised of low to moderate income residents, that conducts issue advocacy, lobbying efforts and electoral organizing on behalf of its membership and low to moderate income Texans.

89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $144K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $1.3M
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$282K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.4M
+27% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$3.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.4M
FY2021▲ +27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.4M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2021▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$3.5M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$3.7M
Net assets
$3.6M
FY2021▲ +21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$3.6M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$2.0M

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $1.5M Management & general 10% · $162K Fundraising 1% · $22K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

17 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Michelle Tremillo$191,075$182,000——
Brianna Brown$190,575$182,000$121,906$105,648
Jessica Azua Flores$151,032$132,011——
Tiffany Hogue$150,529$142,523$108,493—
Taon Hill$137,216$129,427——
Josue Guillen$136,824$115,960——
Elizabeth Wolff—$129,374——
David J Villalobos$124,756$105,086——

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Organizes low-income Texans for issue advocacy, lobbying, and electoral campaigns.

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3 programs · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Community Organizing Expenses

TOP organizes low to moderate income families in Harris, Dallas, and Bexar counties. TOP builds networks of community leaders and broad bases of organized residents, equipping them to win tangible policy changes that improve their communities with resounding effects citywide, countywide and statewide.

$1.1Mprogram expense
02

Leadership Development Expenses

TOP provides on-going leadership development opportunities to its members. Organizers work both one-on-one and in group settings with members to learn effective tools and strategies for planning and leading meetings, campaign planning, power analysis, engaging the media, and increasing voter participation in their neighborhoods.

$294Kprogram expense
03

Increasing Voter Participation Expenses

TOP conducts "get out the vote" (GOTV) field programs in low to moderate income neighborhoods in Harris, Dallas, and Bexar counties to increase their participation in the democratic process.

$73Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 33 grants · $1.6M · 2020–2023
Texas Organizing Project Political Action CommitteeFY2023$325,000
Texas for AllFY2023$30,722
Texas Organizing Project Political Action CommitteeFY2022$575,000
Neo Philanthropy INCNY · FY2022$50,000
Houston in Action NetworkTX · FY2022$50,000
The Afiya CenterTX · FY2022$15,000
Radical RegistrarsTX · FY2022$15,000
Pure JusticeTX · FY2022$15,000
Empower House SaTX · FY2022$15,000
Workers Defense Project INCTX · FY2022$10,000
West Street RecoveryTX · FY2022$10,000
We Are Writers BlockFY2022$10,000
Urban Community NetworkTX · FY2022$10,000
The Dallas FoundationTX · FY2022$10,000
Oca- Greater HoustonTX · FY2022$10,000
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$13K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.5M
Managementcol C$162K
Fundraisingcol D$22K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$282K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$13K
Total revenueLn 12$2.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
Other assetsLn 15$48K
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$282K
Net assetsLn 32$3.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5109
VolunteersI 64,296
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K$282K
Net assetsLn 32$3.0M$3.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$285K$285K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$767K$664K$96K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$101K$87K$13K$963
Payroll taxesLn 10$71K$62K$9K$560
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$13K$13K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$242K$224K$18K$138
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$7K$948$59
Office expensesLn 13$35K$31K$4K$279
Information technologyLn 14$22K$19K$3K$175
OccupancyLn 16$62K$53K$8K$486
TravelLn 17$19K$17K$2K$131
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$27K$20K$8K$29
All other expensesLn 24e$715$640$75
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.5M$162K$22K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.4M$3.7M−$1.3M$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.6M$2.4M$291K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.8M$3.5M−$698K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $2.4M$1.7M$776K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.9M$1.7M$193K$3.0M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,428,901 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,898,705$2,415,557
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,729$13,344
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,905,434$2,428,901
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $32,000$284,814
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $980,848$938,610
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $9,607$13,272
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $689,906$415,849
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,712,361$1,652,545
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $193,073$776,356
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,428,901 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$50,273
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,363,140
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,415,557
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $13,344$13,344
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $13,344 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,428,901
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,652,545 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $284,814$284,814
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $664,162 · Management $96,395 · Fundraising $6,048$766,605
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $87,323 · Management $12,693 · Fundraising $963$100,979
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $61,535 · Management $8,931 · Fundraising $560$71,026
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $13,272$13,272
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $223,860 · Management $18,165 · Fundraising $138$242,163
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,532 · Management $948 · Fundraising $59$7,539
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $30,616 · Management $4,444 · Fundraising $279$35,339
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $19,183 · Management $2,784 · Fundraising $175$22,142
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $53,373 · Management $7,746 · Fundraising $486$61,605
IX-17 TravelPrograms $16,907 · Management $2,092 · Fundraising $131$19,130
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $19,578 · Management $7,609 · Fundraising $29$27,216
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $640 · Management $75$715
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,468,523 · Management $161,882 · Fundraising $22,140$1,652,545
Part X · Balance sheet $3,927,734 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,702,804$1,329,045
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$900,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,297,526$1,650,944
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $60,776$47,745
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,061,106$3,927,734
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $50,493$282,246
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $50,493$282,246
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,692,447$1,380,782
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,318,166$2,264,706
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,010,613$3,645,488
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,061,106$3,927,734
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,645,488 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,428,901
XI-2 Total expenses$1,652,545
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$776,356
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,010,613
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$141,481
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,645,488

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