Brazos Pilots Association

Not tax-deductible

Freeport, TX501(c)(4)Since 1990Community DevelopmentEIN 76-0294908

The purpose of the association is to provide safe and efficient pilot services to protect the users of the commercial waterway in brazoria county, as well as, its shores and citizens.

100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$276K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $521K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$276K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 81% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$4.0M
42% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 42% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 6 voting members
Concern: none of 6 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$11.9M
+17% vs prior year
Spent
$10.6M
To programs
100%
Net assets
$5.6M
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$11.9M
FY2024▲ +17%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$5.4M
FY2020$7.7M
FY2021$10.5M
FY2022$7.9M
FY2023$10.2M
FY2024$11.9M
Expenses
$10.6M
FY2024▲ +7%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$5.4M
FY2020$7.2M
FY2021$9.1M
FY2022$8.3M
FY2023$9.9M
FY2024$10.6M
Net assets
$5.6M
FY2024▲ +32%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$1.5M
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$3.8M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$4.2M
FY2024$5.6M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
No
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CBrazos Pilots Association
EINHdr · item D76-0294908
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(4) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2001
Year of formationHdr · item L1990
Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CFreeport, TX
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCommunity Development (S41)

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $1.00
Program services100%$10.6M
Total functional expensesLn 25$10.6M

Finances

Money in and out, what it owns and owes

Operating surplus
+11%
revenue over expenses▲ +247% vs prior filing year
Earned revenue
99%
of revenue from program services & dues▼ -0.5% vs prior filing year
Payroll share
27%
of spending is salaries & benefits▲ +12% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Total assets
$9.6M
FY2024▲ +73%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2019$3.6M
FY2020$4.1M
FY2021$5.3M
FY2022$5.2M
FY2023$5.5M
FY2024$9.6M
Total liabilities
$4.0M
FY2024▲ +207%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2019$2.1M
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$4.0M
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$1.4M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$9.6M
Spent on programsPt IX · col B100%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$9.6M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$4.0M
Total net assetsLn 32$5.6M
Months of cash on handcomputed2.7

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$11.8M · 99%
Investment income$76K · 1%
Program service revenue99%$11.8M
Investment income1%$76K
Other revenue$11K
Total revenueLn 12$11.9M

Money in detail

Form 990 · FY2024 · each figure shown with the dollars behind it
Cash and giving out
Months of spending covered by cash
Cash and easy-to-sell investments $3.1M · Operating expenses/yr $10.6M
3.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $10.6M · Total expenses $10.6M
100%
Management & General
Management & general $0 · Total expenses $10.6M
0%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $10.6M
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $0
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $0 · Total revenue $11.9M
0%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $11.9M
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $11.8M · Total revenue $11.9M
99%
Investment reliance
Investment income $76K · Total revenue $11.9M
+0.6%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $11.8M · Total expenses $10.6M
112%
Growth & trend
Revenue change from last year
This year $11.9M · Prior year $10.2M
+17%
Revenue, average yearly change over 5 years
FY2019 $5.4M · FY2024 $11.9M
+17%
Net assets change over the year
End of year $5.6M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus or deficit, as % of revenue
Revenue $11.9M · Expenses $10.6M
+11%
Debts compared to what it owns
Total liabilities — · Total assets $9.6M
—
Net assets compared to what it owns
Net assets $5.6M · Total assets $9.6M
58%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $718K · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $9.6M
8%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jack Stanley · Reported title DEPUTY PILOT · Highest reported compensation $157K · Total expenses $10.6M
1%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $2.8M · Total expenses $10.6M
27%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Spent on programs 100%——
Spent on management, % of spending 0%——
Revenue growth 17%——
Investment manager fees, % of assets 0.08%——
Legal fees, % of spending 11%——
Accounting fees, % of spending 0.2%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A share is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Deputy Pilot
$156,643Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Pilot
$118,905Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Pesiden
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Tr
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jack Stanley’s $157K as Deputy Pilot is at the 19th percentile of top reported officer pay among 572 $10–100M community development 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Noah Niday———$305,393$100,311—
Ross Coviello————$145,180$247,393
Sean Kelly————$145,180$247,393
Jack Stanley$156,643$162,893$156,344$151,793$163,102$130,799
John Roach$118,905$122,968$124,982$115,915$119,839$125,203
William Lowery—————$101,827

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 6Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • –Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Safeguards commercial waterway users, shores, and citizens with efficient pilot services.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $10.6M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

More than 100 oceangoing vessels were safely piloted into and out of brazoria county by certified pilots.

$10.6Mprogram expense

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Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2024 Latest Viewing $11.9M$10.6M+17% 990 PDF
FY2023 $10.2M$9.9M+29% 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.9M$8.3M-25% 990 PDF
FY2021 $10.5M$9.1M+37% 990 PDF
FY2020 $7.7M$7.2M+42% 990 PDF
FY2019 $5.4M$5.4M 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

Full filing: Form 990 for FY2024

Every line we hold from the return, cited to its Part and line.
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $11,919,667 across 5 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $11,832,046$11,832,046
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $52,397$52,397
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $24,078$24,078
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $11,146$11,146
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $11,919,667$11,919,667
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $10,557,458 across 17 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,206,589$1,206,589
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $196,947$196,947
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,332,140$1,332,140
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $93,400$93,400
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,188,407$1,188,407
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $22,325$22,325
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $7,350$7,350
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $751,446$751,446
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $105,395$105,395
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $17,331$17,331
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $65,504$65,504
IX-17 TravelPrograms $19,806$19,806
IX-20 InterestPrograms $29,874$29,874
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $596,906$596,906
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $201,280$201,280
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,566,278$4,566,278
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $156,480$156,480
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $10,557,458 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$10,557,458
Part X · Balance sheet $9,558,034 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,542,193$2,413,278
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $464,416$855,109
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,831,375$5,560,086
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $672,183$717,796
X-14 Intangible assets$11,765
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,510,167$9,558,034
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$64,842
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $1,299,316$420,132
X-25 Other liabilities$3,500,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,299,316$3,984,974
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,210,851$5,573,060
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,510,167$9,558,034
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,573,060 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$11,919,667
XI-2 Total expenses$10,557,458
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,362,209
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,210,851
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,573,060

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