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Austin Free-Net FY2021 filing

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Austin, TX501(c)(3)Since 1995EducationEIN 74-2743446Revenue $442K in FY2021

On file with the IRSaustinfree.net2209 Rosewood Ave, 78702-2258 · Austin, TXTax-exempt since Jul 1995Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide technology training and access to the community, fostering skills that enable people to succeed in the digital age.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$60K 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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FY2021 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $12K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $23K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$115K
155% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 155% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$442K
-17% vs prior year
Spent
$449K
To programs
91%
Net assets
−$41K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$442K
FY2021▼ -17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$533K
FY2021$442K
FY2022$428K
FY2023$410K
FY2024$345K
FY2025$318K
Expenses
$449K
FY2021▼ -16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$534K
FY2021$449K
FY2022$303K
FY2023$406K
FY2024$390K
FY2025$324K
Net assets
−$41K
FY2021▼ -21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$34K
FY2021−$41K
FY2022−$18K
FY2023−$14K
FY2024−$59K
FY2025−$65K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending September 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1995.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $408K Management & general 9% · $41K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Skye Downing
Executive Director
$59,800Pt VII · Sec A
Kevin Enders
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Sirman
Treasurer/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jess Ross
Interim Ed as of Aug'21
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jess Ross’s $90K as Executive Director Thru Feb'25 is at the 78th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jess Ross$90,000$78,750$75,000$58,049——
Juanita Budd—————$78,280
Skye Downing————$59,800$10,000

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 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II3 listed

Programs and updates

Provides digital skills training and free tech access to underserved communities.

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2 programs · $408K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Austin free-net offers free digital literacy training and community access to technology in community labs around austin. All community members are welcome with no need for an appointment or id.

$250Kprogram expense
02

The accelerate workforce development program provides training for participants to obtain certifications that prepare them for careers in the information technology field.

$157Kprogram 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
Paypal Charitable Giving FundFY2024$20K
Luke and Mary Hawthorne FoundationFY2024$2K
Klinck Foundation INCFY2024$1K
Guan & Feng Family FoundationFY2024$200
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$23K
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$442K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$440K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Money outPt IX
$449K
Ln 25
Programscol B$408K
Managementcol C$41K
Owns and owesPt X
−$41K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$10K
Total assetsLn 16$74K
LiabilitiesLn 26$115K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$440K
Government grantsLn 1e$411K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Total revenueLn 12$442K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$10K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$10K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$12K
Total assetsLn 16$74K
LiabilitiesLn 26$115K
Net assetsLn 32−$41K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
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$13K$10K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$63K$74K
LiabilitiesLn 26$96K$115K
Net assetsLn 32−$34K−$41K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$82K$65K$17K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$223K$223K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$26K$26K
Payroll taxesLn 10$27K$25K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$18K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$31K$24K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$66$66
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$324$324
InterestLn 20−$15K−$15K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$2K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$40K$36K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$6K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$449K$408K$41K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $318K$324K−$6K−$65K 990 PDF
FY2024 $345K$390K−$45K−$59K 990 PDF
FY2023 $410K$406K$4K−$14K 990 PDF
FY2022 $428K$303K$125K−$18K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $442K$449K−$7K−$41K 990 PDF
FY2020 $533K$534K−$512−$34K 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $441,938 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $531,253$440,108
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,213$1,830
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $660$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $533,126$441,938
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 $426,486$357,948
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $107,152$91,051
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $533,638$448,999
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$512−$7,061
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $441,938 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$411,458
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$28,650
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$440,108
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,830$1,830
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,830 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$441,938
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $448,999 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $65,159 · Management $17,075$82,234
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $222,726$222,726
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $25,910$25,910
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $25,465 · Management $1,613$27,078
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $18,278$18,278
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $23,611 · Management $7,403$31,014
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $66$66
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,093$1,093
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $324$324
IX-20 InterestManagement −$14,715−$14,715
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,384 · Management $3,247$5,631
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $35,506 · Management $4,235$39,741
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,687 · Management $3,932$9,619
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $407,931 · Management $41,068 · Fundraising $0$448,999
Part X · Balance sheet $74,130 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $13,051$9,715
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $47,945$50,267
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $8$309
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,848$1,739
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$12,100
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $62,852$74,130
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $24,117$31,887
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $13,910$50,491
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,861$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $96,358$114,697
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$88,640−$80,469
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $55,134$39,902
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$33,506−$40,567
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $62,852$74,130
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$40,567 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$441,938
XI-2 Total expenses$448,999
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$7,061
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$33,506
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$40,567

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

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