To train and supervise volunteers as court appointed guardians for abused and/or neglected children in the child protective service (cps) custody

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 17 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $31K a year · 12% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$64K
to officers and key staff · 30% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 30% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
17 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 17.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $224K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$30K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$324K
+44% vs prior year
Spent
$215K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$630K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$324K
FY2024▲ +44%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$250K
FY2021$257K
FY2022$253K
FY2023$224K
FY2024$324K
Expenses
$215K
FY2024▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$239K
FY2021$237K
FY2022$241K
FY2023$223K
FY2024$215K
Net assets
$630K
FY2024▲ +21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$488K
FY2021$508K
FY2022$519K
FY2023$521K
FY2024$630K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2002.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $171K Management & general 19% · $40K Fundraising 2% · $4K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $64K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$64,300Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Lisa Goehmann$64,300$61,305$59,100$57,360

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Train volunteers to advocate for abused and neglected children in foster care.

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1 program · $171K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Bluebonnet casa, inc. Trains and assigns guardian ad litem volunteer to any child in the five county area who has come into custody of child protective services because of abuse or NEGLECT.DURING 2024 the agencys volunteers have advocated for 43 children in state custody.

$171Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Texas Casa INCFY2024$200K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$224K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$324K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$308K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Money outPt IX
$215K
Ln 25
Programscol B$171K
Managementcol C$40K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$630K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$304K
Total assetsLn 16$661K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$308K
Government grantsLn 1e$188K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Total revenueLn 12$324K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$137K
SavingsLn 2$166K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$304K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$275K
Total assetsLn 16$661K
LiabilitiesLn 26$30K
Net assetsLn 32$630K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 617
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$253K$304K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$276K$275K
Total assetsLn 16$563K$661K
LiabilitiesLn 26$42K$30K
Net assetsLn 32$521K$630K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$9K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$90K$72K$18K$351
Other employee benefitsLn 9$19K$15K$4K$74
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$5K$1K$26
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$7K$1K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$806$772$34$0
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K$784$0
OccupancyLn 16$900$0$900$0
TravelLn 17$13K$11K$2K$50
InterestLn 20$1K$0$1K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16K$12K$5K$0
InsuranceLn 23$11K$11K$71$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9K$6K$30$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$23K$18K$5K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$215K$171K$40K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $324K$215K$109K$630K 990 PDF
FY2023 $224K$223K$2K$521K 990 PDF
FY2022 $253K$241K$12K$519K 990 PDF
FY2021 $257K$237K$20K$508K 990 PDF
FY2020 $250K$239K$11K$488K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $323,846 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $215,154$307,967
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,528$8,978
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,491$6,901
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $224,173$323,846
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $12,408$9,129
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $128,950$115,540
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $81,308$89,908
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $222,666$214,577
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,507$109,269
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-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $323,846 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $8,978 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$187,935
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$120,032
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$307,967
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6,901$6,901
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $8,978 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6,901$323,846
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $214,577 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $9,129$9,129
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $71,516 · Management $18,114 · Fundraising $351$89,981
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $15,032 · Management $3,807 · Fundraising $74$18,913
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,282 · Management $1,338 · Fundraising $26$6,646
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $6,550 · Management $1,200 · Fundraising $0$7,750
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $772 · Management $34 · Fundraising $0$806
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,522 · Management $784 · Fundraising $0$6,306
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $900 · Fundraising $0$900
IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,148 · Management $2,247 · Fundraising $50$13,445
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $1,482 · Fundraising $0$1,482
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,544 · Management $4,947 · Fundraising $0$16,491
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,986 · Management $71 · Fundraising $0$11,057
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,062 · Management $30 · Fundraising $3,041$9,133
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $17,684 · Management $4,854 · Fundraising $0$22,538
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $171,227 · Management $39,808 · Fundraising $3,542$214,577
Part X · Balance sheet $660,662 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $93,196$137,263
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $159,365$166,266
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $26,831$74,814
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,819$6,830
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $276,424$275,489
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $562,635$660,662
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,605$7,881
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $33,053$22,535
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $41,658$30,416
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $513,030$623,781
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $7,947$6,465
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $520,977$630,246
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $562,635$660,662
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $630,246 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$323,846
XI-2 Total expenses$214,577
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$109,269
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$520,977
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$630,246

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