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Helps children and teens develop writing skills through community connections. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $424K in revenue, $427K in expenses, and $129K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Austin, TX
Website
www.austinbatcave.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$424KFY2024
Expenses
$427K
Net assets
$129K
People
11
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  46-3593848 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Austin, TX
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Helps children and teens develop writing skills through community connections.
Leadership
Mindy Morgan Avitia · Marketing Le
Money in and out
$424K revenue, $427K expenses
Bottom line
54% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$424K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$427K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$129K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$3K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.54 Management & general $0.39 Fundraising $0.07
Program efficiency
54%
of spending reaches programs▼ -2% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
3.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +6% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-0.7%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +99% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$424K
FY2024▲ +106%
Expenses
$427K
FY2024▼ -2%
Total assets
$129K
FY2024▼ -2%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2024
Total revenue
$424K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$427K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$129K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$3K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$129K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B54%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 411
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Austin bat cave provides out-of-school workshops on weekends and during spring break in partnership with other nonprofit organizations. These workshops include college essay writing, op-ed writing, poetry, fiction, and playwriting workshops. Most of these workshops meet regularly throughout the year.

Pt IX · col B
02

Free after school writing programs for children. Serves more than 500 children with 60 adult volunteers.

Pt IX · col B
03

Free summer writing programs for children. Serves 150 children with 20 adult volunteers.

Pt IX · col B

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CKids Write Good
EINHdr · item D46-3593848
Principal addressHdr · item CAustin, TX
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.austinbatcave.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b11
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Governance C
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Development
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Richard Santos’s $64K as Executive Di is at the 54th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2165 $100K–1M human services 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Richard Santos$64,103$63,900$51,250
Heather Jones$50,917$50,000
Syed Ali Haider$50,417
Leticia Urieta$43,817$36,400
Tammy Beard$38,667$37,500
Emily Chammah$26,625
Xochitl Gonzalez$14,664

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$385K · 91%
Program service revenue$38K · 9%
Contributions & grants91%$385K
Program service revenue9%$38K
— government grantsLn 1e$205K
Total revenueLn 12$424K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.54 Management & general $0.39 Fundraising $0.07
Program services54%$231K
Management & general39%$168K
Fundraising7%$28K
Total functional expensesLn 25$427K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$125K
Total assetsLn 16$129K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$129K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $125K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $427K · Less non-cash grants $18K · Cash operating expenses/yr $409K
3.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $231K · Total expenses $427K
54%
Management & General
Management & general $168K · Total expenses $427K
39%
Fundraising
Fundraising $28K · Total expenses $427K
7%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $10K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $204K
$0.05 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $385K · Total revenue $424K
91%
Government reliance
Government grants $205K · Total revenue $424K
48%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $38K · Total revenue $424K
9%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $424K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $38K · Total expenses $427K
9%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $424K · Prior year $206K
+106%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $517K · FY2024 $424K
-5%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $129K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $424K · Expenses $427K
-0.7%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $129K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $129K · Total assets $129K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $129K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Mindy Morgan Avitia · Reported title MARKETING LE · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $427K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $315K · Total expenses $427K
74%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 54%
Overhead ratio 39%
Fundraising cost ratio 7%
Revenue growth 106%
Accounting fee ratio 3%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$40K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$424K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$206K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$361K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$379K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$517K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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