El Sistema Texas provides high-quality music education and youth development programs through orchestral, choral, and ensemble instruction. By fostering artistic excellence, personal growth, leadership, and social inclusion, the organization empowers children, youth, and families from diverse communities across Texas. Through concerts, festivals, camps, scholarships, and community-based cultural initiatives, El Sistema Texas helps students develop discipline, teamwork, creativity, and a lifelong connection to the arts while strengthening cultural identity and community engagement.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 80 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$22K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $700
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$251K
+71% vs prior year
Spent
$212K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$44K
By yearFY2024–FY2025
Revenue
$251K
FY2025▲ +71%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2024$147K
FY2025$251K
Net assets
$44K
FY2025▲ +621%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2024$6K
FY2025$44K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2022.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $160K Management & general 25% · $52K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $22K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$9,435Pt VII · Sec A
$8,400Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$3,812Pt VII · Sec A

Rhomy Esther Lopez Gomez’s $9K as Treasurer is at the 7th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

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

El Sistema Texas is an arts and culture nonprofit based in Katy, TX, formed in 2022.

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1 program · $160K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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El sistema texas provides high-quality music education and youth development programs through orchestral, choral, and ensemble instruction. By fostering artistic excellence, personal growth, leadership, and social inclusion, the organization empowers children, youth, and families from diverse communities across texas.

$160Kprogram 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 1 funder$700

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$251K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$209K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$42K
Money outPt IX
$212K
Ln 25
Programscol B$160K
Managementcol C$52K
Owns and owesPt X
$44K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$32K
Total assetsLn 16$49K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$209K
Government grantsLn 1e$1K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$42K
Total revenueLn 12$251K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$32K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$32K
Total assetsLn 16$49K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$44K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 680
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9K$32K
Total assetsLn 16$29K$49K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$17K$44K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$22K$22K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$26K$26K
OccupancyLn 16$24K$24K
TravelLn 17$13K$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$75K$75K
All other expensesLn 24e$52K$52K
Total functional expensesLn 25$212K$160K$52K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $251K$212K$39K$44K 990 PDF
FY2024 $147K$6K 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 $250,827 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $146,501$208,745
I-9 Program service revenue$42,082
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $146,501$250,827
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$21,647
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$190,556
I-18 Total expenses$212,203
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $146,501$38,624
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $250,827 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$125,364
VIII-1e Government grants$1,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$82,381
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$208,745
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)$42,082
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$250,827
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $212,203 across 6 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $21,647$21,647
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $25,587$25,587
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $24,139$24,139
IX-17 TravelPrograms $13,202$13,202
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $75,223$75,223
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $52,405$52,405
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $159,798 · Management $52,405 · Fundraising $0$212,203
Part X · Balance sheet $48,635 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $8,964$32,152
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$16,483
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $29,266$48,635
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$4,192
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,247$4,192
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $17,019$44,443
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $17,019$44,443
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $29,266$48,635
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $44,443 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$250,827
XI-2 Total expenses$212,203
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$38,624
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$17,019
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$44,443

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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