Texas Organizing Project FY2022 filing

San Antonio, TXUnknown exempt organizationEIN 27-1482075

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.

91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$458K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · 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
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$458K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.9 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
$352K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.8M
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$3.5M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$2.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.8M
FY2022▲ +15%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.4M
Expenses
$3.5M
FY2022▲ +112%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$3.5M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$3.7M
Net assets
$2.9M
FY2022▼ -19%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$3.6M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$2.0M

From the FY2022 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

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $3.2M Management & general 8% · $275K Fundraising 1% · $34K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

19 people listed on the 990; $458K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Executive Director
$121,906Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Executive Director
$121,906Pt VII · Sec A
Policy & Development Director
$108,493Pt VII · Sec A
Organizing Director
$105,639Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$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 program services account for $3.2M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
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.

$2.4Mprogram 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.

$639Kprogram 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.

$160Kprogram expense

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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 FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$17K
Money outPt IX
$3.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.2M
Managementcol C$275K
Fundraisingcol D$34K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.6M
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$352K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$17K
Total revenueLn 12$2.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.6M
Other assetsLn 15$266K
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$352K
Net assetsLn 32$2.9M
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M$2.6M
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$406K$352K
Net assetsLn 32$3.6M$2.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$827K$827K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$906K$750K$139K$17K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$162K$135K$24K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$81K$68K$12K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$29K$29K
Accounting feesLn 11c$28K$28K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.2M$1.1M$37K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$8K$1K$164
Office expensesLn 13$29K$24K$4K$489
OccupancyLn 16$62K$52K$9K$1K
TravelLn 17$95K$86K$7K$920
InsuranceLn 23$9K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$87K$84K$3K$345
All other expensesLn 24e$9K$7K$1K$149
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.5M$3.2M$275K$34K

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 Viewing $2.8M$3.5M−$698K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,805,044 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$26,608
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,760,971
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,787,670
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $17,374$17,374
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $17,374 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,805,044
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,502,978 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $827,150$827,150
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $749,747 · Management $139,364 · Fundraising $17,382$906,493
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $134,629 · Management $24,330 · Fundraising $3,244$162,203
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $67,549 · Management $11,720 · Fundraising $1,462$80,731
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $28,556$28,556
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $28,187$28,187
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $8,637$8,637
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,124,335 · Management $36,693$1,161,028
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,577 · Management $1,315 · Fundraising $164$9,056
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $24,105 · Management $3,922 · Fundraising $489$28,516
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $52,315 · Management $8,933 · Fundraising $1,114$62,362
IX-17 TravelPrograms $86,455 · Management $7,378 · Fundraising $920$94,753
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $9,292$9,292
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $84,072 · Management $2,769 · Fundraising $345$87,186
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,484 · Management $1,195 · Fundraising $149$8,828
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,193,974 · Management $275,098 · Fundraising $33,906$3,502,978
Part X · Balance sheet $3,295,296 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,329,045$2,612,336
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $900,000$110,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,650,944$307,253
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $166,849$265,707
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,046,838$3,295,296
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $282,246$128,853
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $123,341$223,126
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $405,587$351,979
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,440,903$1,795,516
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,200,348$1,147,801
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,641,251$2,943,317
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,046,838$3,295,296
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,943,317 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,805,044
XI-2 Total expenses$3,502,978
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$697,934
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,641,251
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,943,317

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