The High Road on Dawson

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Austin, TXUnknown exempt organization EIN 74-0508015Revenue $283K in FY2021Latest filing we have: 2021. Newer ones may not be in our data yet. Filed since? Tell us.

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A member-based, non-profit charity operating as a Fraternal Lodge. The organization encourages and provides opportunities for its members to support their local community with donations of funds, material goods, and volunteer service.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2021. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 74-0508015) · Dispute this line
$20K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
Revoked
IRS exemption revoked
The IRS revoked its tax exemption.
IRS Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2021
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2021, 5 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $167K a year · 61% of revenue · last 2 filings
A surplus in 0 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
0% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$20K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
7.0 mo
of spending, in cash
7.0 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$3K
0.9% of total assets
Liabilities are 0.9% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 9 voting members
8 of 9 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$283K
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$569K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$347K
By yearFY2020–FY2021
Revenue
$283K
FY2021▲ +7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$265K
FY2021$283K
Expenses
$569K
FY2021▲ +82%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$313K
FY2021$569K
Net assets
$347K
FY2021▼ -42%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$601K
FY2021$347K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on October 15, 2025

Is it real?

No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing we have: FY2021.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $20K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
VP Operations
$20,093Pt VII · Sec A
Chair & Oper
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
VP Membership
$0Pt VII · Sec A
VP Technology
$0Pt VII · Sec A
VP Finance
$0Pt VII · Sec A
VP Events
$0Pt VII · Sec A
VP Charity
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2021FY2020
Rick Gonzales$20,093$15,000

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

Encourages members to support their community through donations and volunteer service.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

The organization operates under the lodge system for the exclusive benefit of its members.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2021. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 74-0508015) · Dispute this line
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 3 grants · $37K · 2020–2021
Mobile Loaves & Fishes INCTX · FY2021$25,000
HaamTX · FY2021$6,250
Reading and Books LiteracyFY2020$6,000

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$283K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$207K
Other incomeLn 4–11$76K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Money outPt IX
$569K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$347K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$331K
Total assetsLn 16$350K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$207K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Other incomeLn 4–11$76K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$283K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$321K
SavingsLn 2$9K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$331K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20K
Total assetsLn 16$350K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$347K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$285K$331K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20K$20K
Total assetsLn 16$605K$350K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$601K$347K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$54K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$20K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$33K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$32K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$550
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$5K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$43K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$17K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$353K
All other expensesLn 24e$576
Total functional expensesLn 25$569K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2021 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 14, 2022 $283K$569K−$286K$347K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 11, 2021 $265K$313K−$48K$601K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990
Part I · Summary $283,038 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $271$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $214,570$206,879
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2$1
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $50,521$76,158
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $265,364$283,038
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $15,750$53,738
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $39,018$55,673
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $258,189$459,283
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $312,957$568,694
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$47,593−$285,656
Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $283,038 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $12,147 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $206,879$206,879
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1$1
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business $28,408 · Excluded from tax $4,344$32,752
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $353 · Excluded from tax $30,906$31,259
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $219,379 · Unrelated business $28,408 · Excluded from tax $35,251$283,038
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $568,694 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$53,738
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)$20,093
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$32,513
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$3,067
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$32,162
IX-11c Accounting fees$7,623
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$550
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$5,280
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$43,413
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$17,118
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$352,561
IX-24e All other expenses$576
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$568,694
Part X · Balance sheet $350,209 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $275,885$321,186
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $9,362$9,363
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-5 Loans to officers and key people$0
X-6 Loans to other insiders$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $19,660$19,660
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $300,000$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $604,907$350,209
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$149
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,921$3,152
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,921$3,301
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $600,986$346,908
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $600,986$346,908
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $604,907$350,209
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $346,908 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$283,038
XI-2 Total expenses$568,694
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$285,656
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$600,986
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$31,578
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$346,908

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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