Lone Star Casa INC

Tax-deductible

Rockwall, TX501(c)(3)Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 75-2425980Revenue $1.0M in FY2025

On file with the IRSlonestarcasa.org108 Kenway St, 75087-3536 · Rockwall, TXTax-exempt since Aug 1992Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Lone Star CASA elevates the voices of children in Kaufman and Rockwall County who have experienced abuse and neglect by providing trained volunteer advocates to work alongside children and families so they can achieve safety and stability to fulfill their potential.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$104K 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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FY2025 · 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $210K a year · 26% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$104K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 74% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
23 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 23.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $107K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$124K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.0M
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$798K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$1.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$464K
FY2021$711K
FY2022$791K
FY2023$891K
FY2024$952K
FY2025$1.0M
Expenses
$798K
FY2025▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$384K
FY2021$465K
FY2022$540K
FY2023$631K
FY2024$739K
FY2025$798K
Net assets
$1.8M
FY2025▲ +14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$572K
FY2021$818K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.8M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1992.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $665K Management & general 16% · $125K Fundraising 1% · $9K

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; $104K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$104,275Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lauren Rowe’s $104K as Executive Director is at the 26th percentile of top reported officer pay among 797 $1–10M civil rights & advocacy 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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Advocates champion abused and neglected children, ensuring their safety and stability.

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1 program · $665K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Lone Star CASA elevates the voices of children in Kaufman and Rockwall County who have experienced abuse and neglect by providing trained volunteer advocates to work alongside children and families so they can achieve safety and stability to fulfill their potential.

$665Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$726K
Other incomeLn 4–11$230K
Investment incomeLn 3$52K
Money outPt IX
$798K
Ln 25
Programscol B$665K
Managementcol C$125K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$124K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$726K
Government grantsLn 1e$389K
Investment incomeLn 3$52K
Other incomeLn 4–11$230K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$227K
SavingsLn 2$1.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$119K
Other assetsLn 15$126K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$124K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M$1.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$528$119K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$228K$124K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M$1.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$104K$86K$14K$5K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$417K$342K$75K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$3K$723$42
Payroll taxesLn 10$40K$33K$7K$305
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$14K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$3K$431
Office expensesLn 13$34K$26K$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$13K$11K$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$71K$62K$8K
TravelLn 17$37K$32K$4K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$4K$821
InsuranceLn 23$12K$11K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$40K$35K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K$170
Total functional expensesLn 25$798K$665K$125K$9K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.0M$798K$210K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $952K$739K$213K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $891K$631K$259K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $791K$540K$251K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $711K$465K$246K$818K 990 PDF
FY2020 $464K$384K$80K$572K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,007,933 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $694,921$725,713
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $52,867$51,993
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $204,174$230,227
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $951,962$1,007,933
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $490,667$565,497
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $248,064$232,742
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $738,731$798,239
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $213,231$209,694
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $1,007,933 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$388,842
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$336,871
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$725,713
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $51,993$51,993
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $230,227$230,227
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $51,993 · Excluded from tax $230,227$1,007,933
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $798,239 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $85,505 · Management $14,059 · Fundraising $4,711$104,275
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $342,317 · Management $74,770$417,087
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,486 · Management $723 · Fundraising $42$4,251
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $32,705 · Management $6,874 · Fundraising $305$39,884
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $14,388 · Management $1,962$16,350
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,158 · Management $431$3,589
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $25,992 · Management $4,063 · Fundraising $3,805$33,860
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $11,371 · Management $1,551$12,922
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $62,314 · Management $8,497$70,811
IX-17 TravelPrograms $32,475 · Management $4,427$36,902
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,993 · Management $821$4,814
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,674 · Management $1,456$12,130
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $35,156 · Management $4,793$39,949
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,245 · Management $170$1,415
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $664,779 · Management $124,597 · Fundraising $8,863$798,239
Part X · Balance sheet $1,875,192 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,470,683$227,290
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$1,304,860
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $79,661$97,662
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $528$119,383
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $218,127$125,997
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,768,999$1,875,192
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,854$13,053
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $215,940$111,240
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $227,794$124,293
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,523,153$1,731,791
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $18,052$19,108
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,541,205$1,750,899
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,768,999$1,875,192
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,750,899 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,007,933
XI-2 Total expenses$798,239
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$209,694
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,541,205
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,750,899

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