Texas Appleseed EIN 74-2804268 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Texas Appleseed FY2022 filing

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Promotes social, economic, and racial justice in Texas by leveraging volunteer professionals to reform systemic problems in education, the justice system, and community policy. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $9.3M in revenue, $7.6M in expenses, and $9.3M in net assets.Pt I

Founded
1998
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Community Development
Location
Austin, TX
Website
www.texasappleseed.net
Filings
5 on file (2020–2022)
Revenue
$9.3MFY2022
Expenses
$7.6M
Net assets
$9.3M
People
52
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  74-2804268 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Austin, TX Founded 1998
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Promotes social, economic, and racial justice in Texas by leveraging volunteer professionals to reform systemic problems in education, the justice system, and community policy.
Leadership
Linda Brooke · Dir. of External Affairs, Pol. & Ed Services · $262K
Money in and out
$9.3M revenue, $7.6M expenses
Bottom line
85% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$9.3M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$7.6M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$9.3M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $1.7M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.06
Program efficiency
85%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
13.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+18%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$9.3M
FY2022▲ +18%
Expenses
$7.6M
FY2022▲ +34%
Total assets
$9.8M
FY2022▲ +24%
Total liabilities
$530K
FY2022▲ +59%
Total revenue
$9.3M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$7.6M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$9.3M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$1.7M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$9.8M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B85%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 344
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 444

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CTexas Appleseed
EINHdr · item D74-2804268
Principal addressHdr · item CAustin, TX
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.texasappleseed.net
Year of formationHdr · item L1998
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCommunity Development (S20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 1997

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a44
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b44
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Dir. of External Affairs, Pol. & Ed Services
$262,500Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$238,315Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Director
$214,500Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Director of Research
$162,605Pt VII · Sec A
Writing Director
$151,375Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Fair Financial Services Proj.
$135,261Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Finance & Admin.
$125,344Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Director
$125,344Pt VII · Sec A

Linda Brooke’s $296K as Monitoring Dir. is at the 86th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2834 $1–10M community development 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Linda Brooke$296,237$239,683
Deborah Fowler$275,303$265,569
Linda Brooke$262,500$210,000
Viveca Martinez$240,868$194,656
Deborah Fowler$238,315$210,454$137,971
Viveca Martinez$214,500$171,600
Monica Benedict$195,019$183,980
Deborah Borman$183,491$173,105

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $4.7M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Child Policy Center

In 2019, the texas appleseed child policy center was created to provide and support a monitoring project related to the placement by the texas department of family protective services (DFPS) of children in management conservatorship.

$3.9Mprogram expense
02

Disaster Relief/Fair Housing

Texas appleseed works to ensure that federal infrastructure and housing funding goes to historically neglected and needy communities.

$419Kprogram expense
03

Education Justice

Since 2007, texas appleseed has produced first of its kind research and policy work on the link between school discipline programs, dropout rates, ticketing in schools, and school police. In 2021, this work was expanded to be directed towards achieving equal educational opportunities for all young texans.

$381Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$7.0M · 75%
Contributions & grants$2.3M · 25%
Program service revenue75%$7.0M
Contributions & grants25%$2.3M
Investment income$22K
Total revenueLn 12$9.3M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.85 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.06
Program services85%$6.5M
Management & general9%$695K
Fundraising6%$424K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.6M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$8.3M
Total assetsLn 16$9.8M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$530K
Total net assetsLn 32$9.3M
Months of cash on handcomputed13.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $8.3M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $7.6M · Less non-cash grants $13K · Cash operating expenses/yr $7.6M
13.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $6.5M · Total expenses $7.6M
85%
Management & General
Management & general $695K · Total expenses $7.6M
9%
Fundraising
Fundraising $424K · Total expenses $7.6M
6%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $297K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $2.0M
$0.15 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $2.3M · Total revenue $9.3M
25%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $9.3M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $7.0M · Total revenue $9.3M
75%
Investment reliance
Investment income $22K · Total revenue $9.3M
+0.2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $7.0M · Total expenses $7.6M
92%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $9.3M · Prior year $7.9M
+18%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $9.3M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $9.3M · Expenses $7.6M
+18%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $9.8M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $9.3M · Total assets $9.8M
95%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $9.8M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Linda Brooke · Reported title DIR. OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, POL. & ED SERVICES · Highest reported compensation $262K · Total expenses $7.6M
3%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $4.7M · Total expenses $7.6M
62%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 85%
Overhead ratio 9%
Fundraising cost ratio 18%
Revenue growth 18%
Accounting fee ratio 0.4%
Fundraising fee ratio 0.2%

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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 17 grants · $227K · 2020–2024
Texas Advocacy Project INCTX · FY2024$60,000
Mosaic Family Services INCTX · FY2024$10,000
The Family PlaceTX · FY2024$7,500
Raise TexasTX · FY2024$7,000
Texas Advocacy Project INCTX · FY2023$60,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$5,192
Home CoalitionTX · FY2021$6,000
Ayuda Legal Puerto Rico INCPR · FY2021$6,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$2,596
Unitemized GrantFY2020$5,192

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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)$9.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$9.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$9.3M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$7.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$7.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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