Disability Rights Texas: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 74-1916289)

Sean Jackson’s $284K as Executive Dir. is at the 57th percentile of top reported officer pay among 129 $10–100M civil rights & advocacy 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Sean Jackson	$284,445	$245,534	$193,515	$132,726	$132,053	$118,189
Mary S Faithfull	—	—	—	$220,820	$238,693	—
Mary Faithfull	—	—	$116,884	—	—	$213,901
Richard Lavallo	$192,857	$186,535	$181,098	$174,049	$174,227	$153,406
Beth Mitchell	$179,170	$162,738	$157,454	$153,467	$153,487	$125,484
Patty Anderson Hooks	$170,874	$166,052	$163,676	—	—	$127,300
Karen Rucker Chinn	$158,969	$152,843	$147,604	$142,960	$136,267	—
Patricia L Anderson Hooks	—	—	—	$154,872	$146,818	—

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

Programs and updates

Advocates for and protects the human and legal rights of Texans with disabilities.

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3 programs · $8.9M · in their own filed words · FY2020

01

Legal services programs administered on behalf of the texas access to justice foundation

$3.5Mprogram expense

02

Developmental Disabilities Protection and Advocacy Fund

Advocacy for individuals with developmental disabilities

$3.0Mprogram expense

03

Mental Illness Protection and Advocacy Program Fund

Advocacy for individals with mental illness

$2.4Mprogram 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 Access to Justice FoundationFY2024$1.3M

Houston Endowment INCFY2024$400K

UsagingFY2024$150K

Equal Justice WorksFY2024$121K

The Impact FundFY2024$10K

Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$2.0M

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$16.8M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$16.5M

Other incomeLn 4–11$255K

Investment incomeLn 3$35K

Money outPt IX

$16.9M

Ln 25

Programscol B$15.2M

Managementcol C$1.6M

Fundraisingcol D$15K

Owns and owesPt X

$269K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$859K

Total assetsLn 16$3.3M

LiabilitiesLn 26$3.0M

PeoplePt VI, VII

27

listed · VII A

PaidVII A11

Voting boardVI 1a16

IndependentVI 1b16

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$16.5M

Government grantsLn 1e$11.5M

Investment incomeLn 3$35K

Other incomeLn 4–11$255K

Total revenueLn 12$16.8M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$631K

SavingsLn 2$228K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$859K

Other assetsLn 15$331K

Total assetsLn 16$3.3M

LiabilitiesLn 26$3.0M

Net assetsLn 32$269K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5172

VolunteersI 6106

Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$2.7M	$859K
Total assetsLn 16	$4.1M	$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$3.7M	$3.0M
Net assetsLn 32	$342K	$269K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$1.6M	$951K	$675K	$239
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$9.8M	$9.4M	$474K	$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$3.1M	$2.8M	$278K	$508
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$194K	$184K	$9K	$478
Office expensesLn 13	$29K	$27K	$2K	$54
Information technologyLn 14	$458K	$434K	$23K	$1K
OccupancyLn 16	$1.0M	$937K	$76K	$4K
TravelLn 17	$105K	$97K	$8K
InterestLn 20	$25K		$25K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$404K	$362K	$40K	$2K
All other expensesLn 24e	$48K	$35K	$13K	$19
Total functional expensesLn 25	$16.9M	$15.2M	$1.6M	$15K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$20.4M	$20.2M	$231K	$1.1M	990 PDF
FY2024	$21.2M	$21.1M	$126K	$900K	990 PDF
FY2023	$19.1M	$18.9M	$209K	$773K	990 PDF
FY2022	$18.1M	$17.8M	$323K	$564K	990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing	$16.8M	$16.9M	−$74K	$269K	990 PDF
FY2020	$16.2M	$16.1M	$77K	$342K	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 J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $16,779,550 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $16,056,471$16,488,975

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $17,597$35,149

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $123,925$255,426

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $16,197,993$16,779,550

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $13,891,879$14,573,288

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,228,807$2,280,122

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $16,120,686$16,853,410

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $77,307−$73,860

Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16

VI-1b Independent voting members16

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $16,779,550 across 7 lines filed

VIII-1d Related organizations$30,000

VIII-1e Government grants$11,523,721

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,935,254

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$16,488,975

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $35,149$35,149

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $255,426$255,426

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $255,426 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $35,149$16,779,550

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $16,853,410 across 11 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $950,986 · Management $675,135 · Fundraising $239$1,626,360

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $9,364,525 · Management $473,640 · Fundraising $6,761$9,844,926

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,823,954 · Management $277,540 · Fundraising $508$3,102,002

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $184,072 · Management $9,342 · Fundraising $478$193,892

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $26,848 · Management $2,398 · Fundraising $54$29,300

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $433,561 · Management $23,302 · Fundraising $1,118$457,981

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $936,710 · Management $75,753 · Fundraising $3,614$1,016,077

IX-17 TravelPrograms $96,822 · Management $8,214$105,036

IX-20 InterestManagement $25,111$25,111

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $362,217 · Management $40,215 · Fundraising $1,896$404,328

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $35,323 · Management $13,055 · Fundraising $19$48,397

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $15,215,018 · Management $1,623,705 · Fundraising $14,687$16,853,410

Part X · Balance sheet $3,252,464 assets, 13 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $163,128$630,912

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,535,687$227,856

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,025,783$2,005,041

X-4 Accounts receivable$57,688

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $29,916$330,967

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,053,285$3,252,464

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $82,959$124,373

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,012,153$1,510,066

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,177,200$1,349,412

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,710,812$2,983,851

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $342,473$268,613

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $342,473$268,613

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,053,285$3,252,464

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $268,613 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$16,779,550

XI-2 Total expenses$16,853,410

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$73,860

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$342,473

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$268,613

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

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