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Austin, TX501(c)(4)Public & Societal Benefit EIN 74-2881401Revenue $501K in FY2024

On file with the IRStexaswatch.orgPo Box 42198, 78704-0037 · Austin, TXTax-exempt since Apr 1999

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Non-partisan citizen advocacy dedicated to ensuring insurance companies and other corporations are accountable to their customers.

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
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
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 $15K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $85K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$13K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$501K
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$518K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$309K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$501K
FY2024▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$399K
FY2021$489K
FY2022$482K
FY2023$529K
FY2024$501K
Expenses
$518K
FY2024▼ -12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$397K
FY2021$479K
FY2022$494K
FY2023$586K
FY2024$518K
Net assets
$309K
FY2024▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$386K
FY2021$396K
FY2022$384K
FY2023$327K
FY2024$309K

From the FY2024 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 Apr 1999.

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

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $352K Management & general 20% · $104K Fundraising 12% · $62K

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

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Ware Wendell
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Willie Chapman
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ware Wendell’s $131K as Executive Director is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1044 $100K–1M public & societal benefit 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.

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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

Holds corporations accountable to customers through non-partisan citizen advocacy.

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1 program · $352K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Texas watch advocated for consumer protection and provided consumer protection and education materials to the public through their website and other platforms.

$352Kprogram 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
San Antonio Trial Lawyers AssocFY2024$30K
Houston Trial Lawyers AssociationFY2024$30K
Dallas Trial Lawyers AssociationFY2024$25K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$85K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$501K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$362K
Other incomeLn 4–11$138K
Investment incomeLn 3$519
Money outPt IX
$518K
Ln 25
Programscol B$352K
Managementcol C$104K
Fundraisingcol D$62K
Owns and owesPt X
$309K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$317K
Total assetsLn 16$322K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$362K
Investment incomeLn 3$519
Other incomeLn 4–11$138K
Total revenueLn 12$501K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$267K
SavingsLn 2$50K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$317K
Other assetsLn 15$5K
Total assetsLn 16$322K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
Net assetsLn 32$309K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$338K$317K
Total assetsLn 16$342K$322K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K$13K
Net assetsLn 32$327K$309K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$389K$265K$78K$47K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$5K$2K$918
Advertising and promotionLn 12$25K$17K$5K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$2K$615$369
Information technologyLn 14$27K$19K$5K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$20K$14K$4K$2K
TravelLn 17$13K$9K$3K$2K
InterestLn 20$14$9$3$2
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$667$400
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$26K$18K$5K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$3K$744$445
Total functional expensesLn 25$518K$352K$104K$62K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $501K$518K−$17K$309K 990 PDF
FY2023 $529K$586K−$57K$327K 990 PDF
FY2022 $482K$494K−$12K$384K 990 PDF
FY2021 $489K$479K$10K$396K 990 PDF
FY2020 $399K$397K$2K$386K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $500,927 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $413,560$361,979
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,524$519
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $113,773$138,429
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $528,857$500,927
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 $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $586,052$518,252
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $586,052$518,252
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$57,195−$17,325
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
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 $500,927 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$361,979
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$361,979
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $519$519
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $110,482$110,482
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $27,947$27,947
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $519 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $138,429$500,927
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $518,252 across 11 lines filed
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $264,561 · Management $77,812 · Fundraising $46,687$389,060
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $5,202 · Management $1,530 · Fundraising $918$7,650
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $16,856 · Management $4,958 · Fundraising $2,975$24,789
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,089 · Management $615 · Fundraising $369$3,073
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $18,569 · Management $5,461 · Fundraising $3,277$27,307
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $13,839 · Management $4,070 · Fundraising $2,442$20,351
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,854 · Management $2,604 · Fundraising $1,563$13,021
IX-20 InterestPrograms $9 · Management $3 · Fundraising $2$14
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,269 · Management $667 · Fundraising $400$3,336
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $17,638 · Management $5,187 · Fundraising $3,111$25,936
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,526 · Management $744 · Fundraising $445$3,715
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $352,412 · Management $103,651 · Fundraising $62,189$518,252
Part X · Balance sheet $321,977 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $255,214$267,275
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $82,365$50,000
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,702$4,702
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $342,281$321,977
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $15,705$12,726
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $15,705$12,726
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $326,576$309,251
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $342,281$321,977
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $309,251 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$500,927
XI-2 Total expenses$518,252
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$17,325
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$326,576
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$309,251

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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