Texas Watch FY2023 filing

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Austin, TX501(c)(4)Public & Societal Benefit EIN 74-2881401Revenue $529K in FY2023

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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FY2023 · 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
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.9 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
$16K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% 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
$529K
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$586K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$327K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$529K
FY2023▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$399K
FY2021$489K
FY2022$482K
FY2023$529K
FY2024$501K
Expenses
$586K
FY2023▲ +19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$397K
FY2021$479K
FY2022$494K
FY2023$586K
FY2024$518K
Net assets
$327K
FY2023▼ -15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$386K
FY2021$396K
FY2022$384K
FY2023$327K
FY2024$309K

From the FY2023 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% · $399K Management & general 20% · $117K Fundraising 12% · $70K

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
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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 · $399K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Texas watch conducted consumer advocacy, public outreach, and education programs on consumer protection, insurance, product safety and family safety issues. Texas watch released multiple reports on the state of texas consumer protection system and the effect of legislative and regulatory actions on the texas consumer and provided…

$399Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$85K
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$529K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$414K
Other incomeLn 4–11$114K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$586K
Ln 25
Programscol B$399K
Managementcol C$117K
Fundraisingcol D$70K
Owns and owesPt X
$327K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$338K
Total assetsLn 16$342K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
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$414K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$114K
Gains on assetsLn 7$150
Total revenueLn 12$529K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$255K
SavingsLn 2$82K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$338K
Other assetsLn 15$5K
Total assetsLn 16$342K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
Net assetsLn 32$327K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$388K$338K
Total assetsLn 16$394K$342K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K$16K
Net assetsLn 32$384K$327K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$443K$301K$89K$53K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K$446$268
Advertising and promotionLn 12$40K$27K$8K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$5K$1K$797
Information technologyLn 14$30K$21K$6K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$19K$13K$4K$2K
TravelLn 17$21K$15K$4K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$1K$309$186
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$658$395
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14K$9K$3K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$4K$1K$667
Total functional expensesLn 25$586K$399K$117K$70K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $501K$518K−$17K$309K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $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
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Part I · Summary $528,857 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $332,598$413,560
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $402$1,524
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $149,134$113,773
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $482,134$528,857
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 $494,239$586,052
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $494,239$586,052
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$12,105−$57,195
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 $528,857 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$413,560
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$413,560
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,374$1,374
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $150$150
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $85,302$85,302
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $28,471$28,471
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,374 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $113,923$528,857
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $586,052 across 11 lines filed
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $301,099 · Management $88,558 · Fundraising $53,135$442,792
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,516 · Management $446 · Fundraising $268$2,230
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $27,103 · Management $7,972 · Fundraising $4,783$39,858
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,517 · Management $1,329 · Fundraising $797$6,643
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $20,550 · Management $6,044 · Fundraising $3,627$30,221
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,587 · Management $3,702 · Fundraising $2,221$18,510
IX-17 TravelPrograms $14,594 · Management $4,292 · Fundraising $2,575$21,461
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,053 · Management $309 · Fundraising $186$1,548
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,239 · Management $658 · Fundraising $395$3,292
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,473 · Management $2,786 · Fundraising $1,671$13,930
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,786 · Management $1,114 · Fundraising $667$5,567
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $398,517 · Management $117,210 · Fundraising $70,325$586,052
Part X · Balance sheet $342,281 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $236,902$255,214
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $150,991$82,365
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,702$4,702
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $394,143$342,281
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $10,372$15,705
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,372$15,705
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $383,771$326,576
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $394,143$342,281
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $326,576 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$528,857
XI-2 Total expenses$586,052
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$57,195
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$383,771
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$326,576

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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