Texas Staff Development Council INC…: Financials & Form 990

Lisa Ham’s $34K as Executive Dir. is at the 25th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1619 $100K–1M education 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021
Lisa Ham	$33,884	$53,962	$67,225	$65,000	$60,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization, with a nickname or small spelling change read as the same person. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Updates and questions

Improves staff developer skills through training and annual conferences.

Our summary of the filed mission and programs (Form 990 Part III, line 4), not the words of the organization.

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Who pays for it.

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Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking

Grants paid · 5 grants · $32K · 2023–2025

Unitemized GrantFY2025$10,329

Unitemized GrantFY2025$1,500

Unitemized GrantFY2024$8,100

Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,069

Unitemized GrantFY2023$10,200

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$506K

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$494K

Investment incomeLn 3$12K

Money outPt IX

$462K

Ln 25

Programscol B$312K

Managementcol C$150K

Owns and owesPt X

$620K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$590K

Total assetsLn 16$630K

LiabilitiesLn 26$11K

PeoplePt VI, VII

16

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a16

IndependentVI 1b0

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Fees for servicesLn 2g$494K

Investment incomeLn 3$12K

Gains on assetsLn 7$0

Total revenueLn 12$506K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$271K

SavingsLn 2$319K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$590K

Accounts receivableLn 4$25K

Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$16K

Total assetsLn 16$630K

LiabilitiesLn 26$11K

Net assetsLn 32$620K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$536K	$590K
InvestmentsLn 11–13		$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c		$0
Total assetsLn 16	$586K	$630K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$11K	$11K
Net assetsLn 32	$575K	$620K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$12K	$12K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3	$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4	$0
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5	$34K		$34K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6	$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$82K		$82K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$0
Payroll taxesLn 10	$9K		$9K
Management feesLn 11a	$12K	$12K
Legal feesLn 11b	$0
Accounting feesLn 11c	$6K	$6K
Lobbying feesLn 11d	$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e	$0
Investment management feesLn 11f	$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$138K	$138K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$392	$392
Office expensesLn 13	$10K	$10K
Information technologyLn 14	$0
RoyaltiesLn 15	$0
OccupancyLn 16	$2K		$2K
TravelLn 17	$22K		$22K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18	$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$133K	$133K
InterestLn 20	$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21	$255	$255
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$0
InsuranceLn 23	$605		$605
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$2K		$2K
All other expensesLn 24e	$0
Total functional expensesLn 25	$462K	$312K	$150K	$0

Part VII lists each person's pay for the calendar year, including pay from related organizations and from people who have left; Part IX, line 5 is this organization's own cost for its current officers and key staff over its fiscal year.

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Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jun 12, 2026	$506K	$462K	$44K	$620K	990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Oct 8, 2025	$636K	$495K	$141K	$575K	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 13, 2024	$812K	$669K	$143K	$434K	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023	$496K	$425K	$72K	$291K	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jan 27, 2023	$445K	$375K	$70K	$219K	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support D · Assets and endowments I · Grants O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $506,492 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $9,932$0

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $619,045$494,409

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,362$12,083

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $636,339$506,492

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $10,169$11,829

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $123,843$124,429

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $360,847$325,812

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $494,859$462,070

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $141,480$44,422

Part III · Program service accomplishments 1 program, $311,721 spent

III-4a training seminars to improve skills of staff developers throughout the state of texas.$311,721

Part IV · Checklist of required schedules 5 of 48 answered Yes, no flags

IV-1 A 501(c)(3) charity (Schedule A)Yes

IV-2 Lists its large donors to the IRS (Schedule B)No

IV-3 Took part in a political campaignNo

IV-4 LobbiedNo

IV-5 Owes proxy tax on member duesNo

IV-6 Holds donor advised fundsNo

IV-7 Holds conservation easementsNo

IV-8 Holds art or historical collectionsNo

IV-9 Credit counseling or escrow accountsNo

IV-10 Holds endowment fundsNo

IV-11a Reports land, buildings and equipmentYes

IV-11b Reports investments in other securitiesNo

IV-11c Reports program-related investmentsNo

IV-11d Reports other assetsNo

IV-11e Reports other liabilitiesYes

IV-11f Uncertain tax positions footnoteNo

IV-12a Its own audited financial statementsNo

IV-12b In a group's audited financial statementsNo

IV-13 Runs a schoolNo

IV-14a Has an office, staff or agents outside the USNo

IV-14b Over $10,000 of activity outside the USNo

IV-15 Over $5,000 in grants to groups abroadNo

IV-16 Over $5,000 in aid to people abroadNo

IV-17 Over $15,000 to paid fundraisersNo

IV-18 Over $15,000 from fundraising eventsNo

IV-19 Over $15,000 from gamingNo

IV-20a Runs a hospitalNo

IV-21 Over $5,000 in grants to US groupsNo

IV-22 Over $5,000 in grants to US peopleYes

IV-23 Reports top pay in detail (Schedule J)No

IV-24a Over $100,000 in tax-exempt bondsNo

IV-25a Gave an insider an excess benefit this yearNo

IV-25b Found an excess benefit from a past yearNo

IV-26 Loan to or from an officer or insiderNo

IV-27 Grant to an insider or their familyNo

IV-28a Business deal with an officer or directorNo

IV-28b Business deal with an officer's familyNo

IV-28c Business deal with a firm an officer controlsNo

IV-29 Over $25,000 in noncash giftsNo

IV-30 Gifts of art or historical itemsNo

IV-31 Closed down or dissolvedNo

IV-32 Sold or gave away over 25% of its net assetsNo

IV-33 Owns a single-member companyNo

IV-34 Related to other organizations (Schedule R)No

IV-35a Controls another organizationNo

IV-36 Transfers to a related non-charityNo

IV-37 Activity through a partnershipNo

IV-38 Explains answers in Schedule OYes

Part V · Other IRS filings and tax compliance 1 to look at

V-1a Forms 1099 filed0

V-1b Forms W-2G filed0

V-2a Employees on W-2 forms0

V-1c Followed backup withholding rulesNo

V-3a Over $1,000 of unrelated business incomeNo

V-4a Holds an account in a foreign countryNo

V-5a Party to a prohibited tax shelterNo

V-5b Knew another party was in a tax shelterNo

V-6a Raised gifts that are not tax deductibleNo

V-7a Gifts where the donor got something backNo

V-7c Sold donated property it had to reportNo

V-7e Took money to pay a donor's insuranceNo

V-7f Paid premiums on a donor's insuranceNo

V-14a Sold indoor tanningNo

V-15 Owes tax on pay over $1 millionNo

V-16 Owes the college endowment taxNo

Part VI · Governance 0 of 16 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16

VI-1b Independent voting members0

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 VII · Officers, directors and key employees 16 people listed, 1 paid by the organization

VII-1a Lisa HamExecutive Dir. · 40 hours a week$33,884

VII-1a Arden McLeanPresident · 3 hours a week$0

VII-1a Becky OdajimaBoard Member · 3 hours a week$0

VII-1a Chris SummersBoard Member · 3 hours a week$0

VII-1a Debi TantonBoard Member · 3 hours a week$0

VII-1a Donna ShillinglawBoard Member · 3 hours a week$0

VII-1a Glenda HornerBoard Member · 3 hours a week$0

VII-1a Ivan CantuBoard Member · 3 hours a week$0

VII-1a Janet CorderBoard Member · 3 hours a week$0

VII-1a Jennifer HiserBoard Member · 3 hours a week$0

VII-1a Kelly HastingsFinancial Officer · 3 hours a week$0

VII-1a Kristina FelderBoard Member · 3 hours a week$0

VII-1a Nicole ZwahrBoard Member · 3 hours a week$0

VII-1a Robert ThornellBoard Member · 3 hours a week$0

VII-1a Valarie MinorPresident Elect · 3 hours a week$0

VII-1a Wendy CavettBusiness Mgr. · 3 hours a week$0

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $506,492 across 8 lines filed

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$0

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $494,409$494,409

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $12,083$12,083

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 events$0

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $506,492$506,492

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $462,070 across 31 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $11,829$11,829

IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0

IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0

IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Management $33,884Part VII lists each person's pay for the calendar year, including pay from related organizations and from people who have left; Part IX, line 5 is this organization's own cost for its current officers and key staff over its fiscal year.$33,884

IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $81,703$81,703

IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0

IX-9 Other employee benefits$0

IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $8,842$8,842

IX-11a Management feesPrograms $12,250$12,250

IX-11b Legal fees$0

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $5,692$5,692

IX-11d Lobbying fees$0

IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0

IX-11f Investment management fees$0

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $137,891$137,891

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $392$392

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,170$10,170

IX-14 Information technology$0

IX-15 Royalties$0

IX-16 OccupancyManagement $1,510$1,510

IX-17 TravelManagement $21,577$21,577

IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $133,242$133,242

IX-20 Interest$0

IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $255$255

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $605$605

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $2,228$2,228

IX-24e All other expenses$0

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $311,721 · Management $150,349 · Fundraising $0$462,070

Part X · Balance sheet $630,474 assets, 21 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $228,543$270,570

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $307,334$319,397

X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $35,644$24,875

X-5 Loans to officers and key people$0

X-6 Loans to other insiders$0

X-7 Notes and loans receivable$0

X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $14,877$15,632

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0

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 $1$0

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $586,399$630,474

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $11,223$10,876

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,223$10,876

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $575,176$619,598

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $575,176$619,598

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $586,399$630,474

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $619,598 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$506,492

XI-2 Total expenses$462,070

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$44,422

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$575,176

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$619,598

Part XII · Financial statements and reporting Audited: No

XII-2b Financial statements audited by an independent accountantNo

Schedule O · Explanations 2 explanations

O-1 Part VI, line 11bNo review was or will be conducted.

O-2 Part VI, line 19No documents available to the public.

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