Austin Coming Together

Tax-deductible

Chicago, IL501(c)(3)Since 2011EducationEIN 45-0920919

To increase the collective impact of our member organization on improving education economic development outcomes within the Austin Community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 12 volunteers and 20 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $355K a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$480K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 93% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
15
named funders · $2.6M
Looks good: 15 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$762K
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.4M
-44% vs prior year
Spent
$3.1M
To programs
73%
Net assets
$2.6M
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$3.4M
FY2024▼ -44%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$954K
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$6.4M
FY2024$6.0M
FY2024$3.4M
Expenses
$3.1M
FY2024▼ -67%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$759K
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$9.4M
FY2024$3.1M
Net assets
$2.6M
FY2024▲ +13%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$487K
FY2020$814K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$5.6M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2024$2.6M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · 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 2011.

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

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $2.3M Management & general 13% · $397K Fundraising 14% · $425K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

14 people listed on the 990; $480K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$267,788Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Operations
$110,786Pt VII · Sec A
SR. Director of Community Impact
$100,971Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Darnell Shields’s $268K as Executive Director is at the 93rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Darnell Shields$267,788$357,370$211,615$147,935$163,829$81,270
Shavion Scott——$103,824$126,096$100,644—
Deirdre Bates$110,786$104,625$100,995———
Andrew Born$100,971—————

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Connects member organizations to improve education and economic development in Austin.

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1 program service account for $2.3M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Austin Coming Together's two main programs in 2025 were 1) the Austin Community Hub, 2) Austin Forward Together Plan Implementation. Through the Austin Community Hub, staff directly assisted low- and moderate-income Austin residents access a variety of community resources and services, such as job training programs, legal services…

$2.3Mprogram 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 · 67 grants · $9.6M · 2018–2023
Vessels to Honor Ministry INCIL · FY2023$150,390
Forty Acres Fresh Market LLCFY2023$94,080
One Earth CollectiveIL · FY2023$23,550
Austin Community Food Co-OpFY2023$12,919
Vessels to Honor Ministry INCIL · FY2022$150,390
Forty Acres Fresh Market LLCFY2022$82,000
Build INCIL · FY2022$38,500
One Earth CollectiveIL · FY2022$20,550
St Joseph Services INCIL · FY2022$15,000
New Moms INCIL · FY2022$12,500
IffIL · FY2022$5,133
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$31K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Money outPt IX
$3.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.3M
Managementcol C$397K
Fundraisingcol D$425K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$762K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.4M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$31K
Total revenueLn 12$3.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$350K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$762K
Net assetsLn 32$2.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 520
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M$2.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$389K$350K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M$3.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$377K$762K
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M$2.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$764K$764K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$280K$187K$39K$53K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$755K$158K$214K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$29K$19K$4K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$172K$115K$24K$33K
Payroll taxesLn 10$101K$68K$14K$19K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$2K$444$603
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$8K$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$144K$86K$26K$32K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$70K$47K$10K$13K
Office expensesLn 13$72K$50K$10K$12K
Information technologyLn 14$55K$37K$8K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$50K$35K$6K$9K
TravelLn 17$18K$12K$3K$3K
InterestLn 20$7K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$39K$39K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$175
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$137K$81K$39K$17K
All other expensesLn 24e$15K$6K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.1M$2.3M$397K$425K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $6.0M$9.4M−$3.3M$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.4M$2.9M$3.6M$5.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.7M$2.0M$687K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.6M$2.0M$665K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.5M$1.2M$327K$814K 990 PDF
FY2019 $954K$759K$195K$487K 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 $3,397,878 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$3,215,011
VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,750
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$146,271
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,363,032
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,700$3,700
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $31,146$31,146
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,700 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $31,146$3,397,878
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,097,044 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $764,336$764,336
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $187,325 · Management $39,142 · Fundraising $53,122$279,589
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $755,308 · Management $157,826 · Fundraising $214,191$1,127,325
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $19,428 · Management $4,060 · Fundraising $5,509$28,997
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $115,463 · Management $24,127 · Fundraising $32,744$172,334
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $67,511 · Management $14,107 · Fundraising $19,145$100,763
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,126 · Management $444 · Fundraising $603$3,173
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $8,061 · Management $1,684 · Fundraising $2,286$12,031
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $85,947 · Management $25,576 · Fundraising $32,465$143,988
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $46,931 · Management $9,806 · Fundraising $13,309$70,046
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $50,323 · Management $9,630 · Fundraising $11,704$71,657
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $36,988 · Management $7,729 · Fundraising $10,489$55,206
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $34,868 · Management $6,300 · Fundraising $8,550$49,718
IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,972 · Management $2,502 · Fundraising $3,395$17,869
IX-20 InterestManagement $7,254$7,254
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $39,040$39,040
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,579 · Management $175$1,754
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $80,850 · Management $39,111 · Fundraising $17,395$137,356
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,953 · Management $8,655$14,608
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,274,969 · Management $397,168 · Fundraising $424,907$3,097,044
Part X · Balance sheet $3,352,751 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,681,684$2,229,358
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $19,068$19,584
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $563,598$753,441
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $388,815$350,368
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $10,553$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,666,221$3,352,751
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $92,484$200,320
X-19 Deferred revenue$275,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $162,453$178,977
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $376,660$762,356
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,249,660$2,187,440
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $39,901$402,955
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,289,561$2,590,395
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,666,221$3,352,751
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,590,395 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,397,878
XI-2 Total expenses$3,097,044
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$300,834
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,289,561
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,590,395

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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