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Texas Library Association FY2020 filing

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Austin, TX501(c)(3) EIN 74-6014110Revenue $2.0M in FY2020

On file with the IRStxla.org3420 Executive Center Dr Ste 301, 78731-1626 · Austin, TXTax-exempt since Oct 1983Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Texas Library Association was established in 1902 to promote, support, and improve Library services in Texas.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$112K 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $606K a year · 19% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$112K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.9M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 7.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $24K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.1M
29% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 29% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.0M
Spent
$2.2M
To programs
76%
Net assets
$2.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$3.5M
FY2022$935K
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$4.1M
Expenses
$2.2M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$3.4M
Net assets
$2.7M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$4.8M
FY2022$4.5M
FY2022$4.2M
FY2023$5.2M
FY2024$6.0M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 1983.

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $1.6M Management & general 21% · $451K Fundraising 3% · $74K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $112K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Sherra Bowers
Director of Operations (thru 03/20/20)
$111,576Pt VII · Sec A
Dan Burgard
President - Elect
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jennifer Laboon
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mary Woodard
Ala Councilor
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mark Gottschalk
Member-At-Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Michael Mendez
Member-At-Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2022FY2021FY2020
Shirley Robinson$185,702$177,356$171,422$152,063$146,688—
Sherra Bowers—————$111,576
Wendy Woodland$109,261$105,231$100,037$100,051——

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

Programs and updates

Promotes, supports, and improves library services across Texas.

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1 program · $1.6M · in their own filed words · FY2019
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Tla promotes library services in texas through conferences, leadership activities and publication to advance the profession. Tla is not grant funded. Revenue comes primarily from membership dues and training, activities and materials provided in support of members.

$1.6Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Bound to Stay Bound Books FoundationFY2024$15K
Nora Roberts Foundation INCFY2024$9K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$24K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $141K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$23,299
Friends of the Silsbee Public LibraryTX · FY2024$6,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$12,300
Unitemized GrantFY2021$13,950
Unitemized GrantFY2020$8,225
Unitemized GrantFY2019$77,283

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$136K
Investment incomeLn 3$65K
Money outPt IX
$2.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$451K
Fundraisingcol D$74K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$136K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$65K
Other incomeLn 4–11$26K
Total revenueLn 12$2.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$10K
SavingsLn 2$1.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$539K
Total assetsLn 16$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$2.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 6800
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M$1.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.9M$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$563K$539K
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M$3.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$943K$1.1M
Net assetsLn 32$2.9M$2.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$77K$77K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$179K$130K$41K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$637K$462K$146K$29K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$69K$50K$16K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$167K$121K$38K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$65K$47K$15K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$47K$37K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$45K$45K
Investment management feesLn 11f$19K$19K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$62K$47K$13K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$105K$79K$23K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$16K$12K$3K$550
TravelLn 17$69K$52K$15K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$327K$327K
InterestLn 20$5K$4K$1K$177
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$58K$43K$12K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$16K$15K$1K$179
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$190K$130K$54K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.2M$1.6M$451K$74K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $4.1M$3.4M$692K$6.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.5M$3.0M$516K$5.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.5M$2.8M$658K$4.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.1M$1.8M$1.3M$4.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $2.0M$2.2M−$144K$2.7M 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 $2,023,532 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $239,478$136,491
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,014,435$1,795,747
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $210,447$65,324
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $91,162$25,970
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,555,522$2,023,532
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $56,414$77,283
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,364,966$1,117,680
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,712,533$972,893
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,133,913$2,167,856
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $421,609−$144,324
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,023,532 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $13,896 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$136,491
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$136,491
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,766,712 · Unrelated business $15,139$1,781,851
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $65,324$65,324
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $25,970$25,970
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,780,608 · Unrelated business $15,139 · Excluded from tax $91,294$2,023,532
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,167,856 across 20 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $77,283$77,283
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $129,874 · Management $41,073 · Fundraising $8,251$179,198
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $461,918 · Management $146,082 · Fundraising $29,346$637,346
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $50,091 · Management $15,841 · Fundraising $3,182$69,114
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $120,999 · Management $38,266 · Fundraising $7,687$166,952
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $47,160 · Management $14,914 · Fundraising $2,996$65,070
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $37,156 · Management $9,521$46,677
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $45,041$45,041
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $18,626$18,626
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $8,997$8,997
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $47,006 · Management $12,976 · Fundraising $2,113$62,095
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $78,958 · Management $22,635 · Fundraising $3,685$105,278
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,793 · Management $3,380 · Fundraising $550$15,723
IX-17 TravelPrograms $51,927 · Management $14,886 · Fundraising $2,423$69,236
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $327,408$327,408
IX-20 InterestPrograms $3,799 · Management $1,089 · Fundraising $177$5,065
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $43,162 · Management $12,373 · Fundraising $2,015$57,550
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,946 · Management $1,100 · Fundraising $179$16,225
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $130,397 · Management $53,503 · Fundraising $6,022$189,922
IX-24e All other expensesFundraising $5,050$5,050
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,642,874 · Management $451,306 · Fundraising $73,676$2,167,856
Part X · Balance sheet $3,885,906 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,621$9,689
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,190,501$1,349,832
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $133,964$1,048
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $13,151$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $38,320$51,650
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $563,411$539,103
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $765,367$474,274
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,120,084$1,460,310
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,826,419$3,885,906
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $120,713$180,035
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $531,119$775,464
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $942,841$1,145,032
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,175,840$2,063,597
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $707,738$677,277
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,883,578$2,740,874
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,826,419$3,885,906
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,740,874 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,023,532
XI-2 Total expenses$2,167,856
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$144,324
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,883,578
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,620
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,740,874

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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