T G A INC FY2020 filing

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Austin, TX501(c)(6)Mutual / membership EIN 74-2019785Revenue $357K in FY2020

On file with the IRStexasgas.com3616 Far West Blvd Ste 117 Pmb 365, 78731-3198 · Austin, TXTax-exempt since Dec 1979

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The Texas Gas Association serves as an educational organization, to inform, notify and ensure that the membership is fully aware of rules, regulations, and the need for compliance to those rules and regulations and the times, dates, and forms needed to meet the compliance of those rules.

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
3¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$187K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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IRS status
501(c)(6)
not on the IRS revocation list
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Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $28K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
3%
of spending
Concern: 3% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$187K
to officers and key staff · 48% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 48% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
28
of 29 voting members
Looks good: 28 of 29 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$357K
Spent
$390K
To programs
3%
Net assets
$309K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$357K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$357K
FY2021$260K
FY2022$406K
FY2023$453K
FY2024$338K
Expenses
$390K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$390K
FY2021$286K
FY2022$361K
FY2023$417K
FY2024$498K
Net assets
$309K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$309K
FY2021$268K
FY2022$308K
FY2023$344K
FY2024$184K

From the FY2020 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 Dec 1979.

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Where the money goes

3 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 3% · $13K Management & general 97% · $377K

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

30 people listed on the 990; $187K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$117,533Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Member Services
$69,863Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
At-Large Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
At-Large Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Darrell Cherry$91,936$127,089$110,712$118,193$117,533
Linda Femal$57,376$75,682$72,222$70,293$69,863

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

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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

Educates members on gas industry rules, regulations, and compliance requirements.

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3 programs · $275K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The Texas Gas Association (TGA, Inc.) utilizes membership dues and the profits from the various meetings to support the administrative personnel of the Association, office expenses, travel, and lodgings required to actively support the membership across the state.

$247Kprogram expense
02

The Texas Gas Association (TGA, Inc.) utilizes meetings for the Association membership and agencies to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas, best practices, means of compliance with the regulations and to advise of proposed regulations and any legislation that would affect they natural gas industry.

$21Kprogram expense
03

The Texas Gas Association (TGA, Inc.) utilizes the dues and profits from the various meetings to provide a means of communication among the membership. These include a hosted website with blogging capabilities, email services to provide rapid and succinct communication from the staff and Board to the membership, including, but not…

$7Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$357K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$144K
Other incomeLn 4–11$124K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$89K
Money outPt IX
$390K
Ln 25
Programscol B$13K
Managementcol C$377K
Owns and owesPt X
$309K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$250K
Total assetsLn 16$309K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
30
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a29
IndependentVI 1b28
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$144K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$89K
Investment incomeLn 3$47
Other incomeLn 4–11$124K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$357K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$80K
SavingsLn 2$170K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$250K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$309K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$309K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 660
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$247K$250K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$343K$309K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$343K$309K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$187K$0$187K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$6K$0$6K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$0$14K$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$34K$0$34K$0
Information technologyLn 14$4K$0$4K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$5K$0$5K$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$13K$13K$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$0$2K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$124K$0$124K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$390K$13K$377K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $338K$498K−$160K$184K 990 PDF
FY2023 $453K$417K$36K$344K 990 PDF
FY2022 $406K$361K$45K$308K 990 PDF
FY2021 $260K$286K−$26K$268K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $357K$390K−$33K$309K 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
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Part I · Summary $356,564 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $150,808$143,918
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $255,401$88,613
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$47
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$123,986
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $406,209$356,564
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 $201,462$207,494
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $180,704$182,543
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $382,166$390,037
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $24,043−$33,473
Part VI · Governance 28 of 29 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body29
VI-1b Independent voting members28
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $356,564 across 16 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,617 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$143,918
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$143,918
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $93,097 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$86,997
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$47
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $123,985 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$123,985
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $218,699 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$356,564
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $390,037 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $187,396 · Fundraising $0$187,396
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $5,622 · Fundraising $0$5,622
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $14,476 · Fundraising $0$14,476
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $34,215 · Fundraising $0$34,215
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $3,759 · Fundraising $0$3,759
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $5,361 · Fundraising $0$5,361
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $12,765 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$12,765
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $2,366 · Fundraising $0$2,333
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $124,110 · Fundraising $0$124,110
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $12,765 · Management $377,305 · Fundraising $0$390,037
Part X · Balance sheet $309,328 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $46,689$79,671
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $200,171$170,217
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $69,730$59,440
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $26,211$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $342,801$309,328
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $342,801$309,328
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $342,801$309,328
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $309,328 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$356,564
XI-2 Total expenses$390,037
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$33,473
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$342,801
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$309,328

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