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Our Schools Our Democracy

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Austin, TX501(c)(3)Since 2024Education EIN 99-0846114Revenue $263K in FY2025

On file with the IRSosod.org2124 Brunswick Dr, 78723-2053 · Austin, TXTax-exempt since Dec 2024Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Our Schools Our Democracy (osod) was established in 2024 to protect the fundamental rights of all texans to a free, public education through research, education, outreach, and advocacy.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4 volunteers and 1 employee.
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
Surplus or deficit
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $71K a year · 27% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$263K
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$230K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$141K
By yearFY2024–FY2025
Revenue
$263K
FY2025▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2024$251K
FY2025$263K
Expenses
$230K
FY2025▲ +60%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2024$144K
FY2025$230K
Net assets
$141K
FY2025▲ +31%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2024$108K
FY2025$141K

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 Dec 2024.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $197K Management & general 10% · $22K Fundraising 5% · $11K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Carrie Griffith
Member - Non Voting
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Patty Quinzi
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Patti Everitt
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Patti Everitt’s $19K as Secretary is at the 14th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $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.

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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Advocates for public schools by researching, educating, and reaching out to communities.

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1 program · $197K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Support public education

$197Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 1 grant · $10K · 2025–2025
University of Texas at Austin College of EducationFY2025$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$263K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$263K
Money outPt IX
$230K
Ln 25
Programscol B$197K
Managementcol C$22K
Fundraisingcol D$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$141K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$141K
Total assetsLn 16$141K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$263K
Total revenueLn 12$263K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$141K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$141K
Total assetsLn 16$141K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$141K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 64
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$112K$141K
Total assetsLn 16$112K$141K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$0
Net assetsLn 32$108K$141K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$10K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$85K$72K$8K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$6K$654$327
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K$214$107
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$4K$499$249
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$84K$71K$8K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$4K$506$253
Information technologyLn 14$2K$1K$174$87
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$230$115
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$859$730$86$43
InsuranceLn 23$8K$7K$831$416
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$19K$16K$2K$970
Total functional expensesLn 25$230K$197K$22K$11K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $263K$230K$33K$141K 990 PDF
FY2024 $251K$144K$108K$108K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $262,941 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $251,350$262,941
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $251,350$262,941
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$10,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $34,214$91,341
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $109,340$128,332
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $143,554$229,673
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $107,796$33,268
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $262,941 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$262,941
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$262,941
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$262,941
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $229,673 across 12 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $10,000$10,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $72,080 · Management $8,480 · Fundraising $4,240$84,800
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,560 · Management $654 · Fundraising $327$6,541
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,815 · Management $214 · Fundraising $107$2,136
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,240 · Management $499 · Fundraising $249$4,988
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $71,005 · Management $8,353 · Fundraising $4,176$83,534
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,301 · Management $506 · Fundraising $253$5,060
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,476 · Management $174 · Fundraising $87$1,737
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,955 · Management $230 · Fundraising $115$2,300
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $730 · Management $86 · Fundraising $43$859
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,074 · Management $831 · Fundraising $416$8,321
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $16,487 · Management $1,940 · Fundraising $970$19,397
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $196,723 · Management $21,967 · Fundraising $10,983$229,673
Part X · Balance sheet $141,365 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $112,228$141,365
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $112,228$141,365
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,432$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,432$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $107,796$141,365
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $107,796$141,365
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $112,228$141,365
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $141,365 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$262,941
XI-2 Total expenses$229,673
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$33,268
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$107,796
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$301
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$141,365

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

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