NonprofitsTexas Tribune Inc

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Texas Tribune Inc

AUSTIN, TX

Total revenue

$15.3M

Total expenses

$14.7M

Net assets

$10.5M

Grants received

$26.2M

397 grants

EIN

264527097

Tax year

2024

Mission

Texas' member-supported, digital-first, nonpartisan media organization dedicated to providing news on politics, policy and current events.

Programs

2 programs

Daily emailed newsletter with the latest information on texas politics.

Expenses: $216K

The texas tribune festival is a multi-day celebration of big, bold ideas about politics, public policy and the day's news, headlined by names you already know alongside those you should.

Expenses: $1.3M

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$13.6M
Program service revenue$1.2M
Investment income$387K
Other revenue$11K
Total revenue$15.3M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$9.3M
Fundraising$1.8M
Other expenses$5.5M
Total expenses$14.7M
Total assets$12.9M
Net assets$10.5M

People

21 listed

NameRoleCompensation

SONAL SHAH

CHEIF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Board

$365K

40 hrs/wk

EVAN LAMBERT

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Board

$200K

40 hrs/wk

ANTONIO GARZA

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

LARRY IRVING

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

TRACY LAQUEY PARKER

SECRETARY

Board

2 hrs/wk

JIM SCHACHTER

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

MATT THOMPSON

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

SONYA MEDINA WILLIAMS

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

HEIDI MARQUEZ-SMITH

DIRECTOR

Board

3 hrs/wk

STEVE SACHS

TREASURER

Board

2 hrs/wk

MARGARET SPELLINGS

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

ROSENTAL ALVES

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

JANE BOROCHOFF

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

GLENN BROWN

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

TREI BRUNDRETT

BOARD CHAIR

Board

2 hrs/wk

JOHN CHAO

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

APRIL BRUMLEY HINKLE

CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER

Staff

$398K

40 hrs/wk

SEWELL CHAN

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Staff

$319K

40 hrs/wk

NATALIE C CHOATE

COO

Staff

$200K

40 hrs/wk

WATKINS MATTHEW

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Staff

$141K

40 hrs/wk

CAMERON DARLA

CHIEF PRODUCT OFFICER

Staff

$140K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

PRO PUBLICA INC

FUNDRAISING

$292K

MORGAN LEWIS

LEGAL

$285K

PANACEA COLLECTIVE

VENDOR FOR EVENTS

$270K

CREATIVE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

CEO SEARCH

$195K

MARKEYS AUDIO VISUAL INC

EQUIPMENT RENTAL

$151K

Grants received

Showing 200 of 397

FromAmountPurposeYear
$809K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$600K
TO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR JOURNALISM.
2024
$549K
TO GROW AND DIVERSIFY REVENUE AND TO ADVANCE TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE MODEL FOR LOCAL NEWS.
2024
$500K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$350K
Toward an initiative to rebuild local news across Texas, expand the reach of information, and increase earned revenue
2024
$284K
K-12 EDUCATION; POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION
2024
$255K
Project Support for the Redesign of Schools Explorer, the Tribune's Online Education-Data Visualization Tool
2024
$250K
Support for an educational series on Texas history
2024
$250K
SUPPRT FOR THE WACO BRIDGE
2024
$250K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$193K
TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM.
2024
$150K
TO SUPPORT THE TEXAS TRIBUNE'S SUSTAINABILITY FUND, WHICH WILL PRODUCE A LONG-TERM BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY PLAN FOR THE PUBLICATION AS IT GOES THROUGH A LEADERSHIP TRANSITION.
2024
$150K
General Operating Support
2024
$150K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$132K
EDUCATIONAL
2024
$100K
TEXAS TRIBUNE FESTIVAL
2024
$100K
IN SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS
2024
$86K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$75K
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
2024
$60K
Toward reporting on the environment and reproductive rights
2024
$60K
SUPPORT OF ONE SYMPOSIUM ANNUALLY TO BE TITLED "THE TOBIN ENDOWMENT SYMPOSIUM"
2024
$50K
EDUCATION
2024
$45K
RURAL SYMPOSIUM
2024
$43K
TO HOST NEWSROOMS TO SUPPORT REPORT FOR AMERICA CORPS MEMBERS
2024
$41K
INN SUPPORT - LABS.& COLUMBIA INITA
2024
$30K
THROUGH FUNDING FROM GOOGLE AND THE CDP DISASTER RECOVERY FUND, THE TEXAS TRIBUNE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE IN-DEPTH, INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTIC COVERAGE OF THE EFFECTS OF THE SMOKEHOUSE CREEK FIRE IN THE PANHANDLE OF TEXAS AND, THROUGH ITS REPORTING, HELP US ADVOCATE FOR EQUITABLE RECOVERY.
2024
$25K
Support for a symposium and report
2024
$25K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$25K
TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION.
2024
$25K
Support Texas Tribune's generation and distribution of high-quality journalism
2024
$25K
PUBLIC SERVICE JOURNALISM, DATA, AND EVENTS TO FOSTER CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND INFORM TEXANS
2024
$20K
General support
2024
$20K
to promote an informed public
2024
$20K
2024-2026 General Operating and Housing Reporting
2024
$20K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$20K
SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2024
$18K
NONPARTISAN ANTI-DISINFORMATION INITIATIVES
2024
$15K
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2024
$10K
SPONSORSHIP
2024
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION
2024
$10K
CHARITABLE
2024
$10K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2024
$5K
Charitable Event
2024
$5K
FURTHERANCE OF EXEMPT PURPOSES
2024
$5K
NON PROFIT INVESTIGATIVE NEWS REPORTING
2024
$5K
CHARITABLE
2024
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2024
$3K
DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM."
2024
$1K
OPERATING FUNDS
2024
$1K
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2024
$1K
TO SUPPORT PROMOTION OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT THROUGH ORIGINAL, EXPLANATORY JOURNALISM AND PUBLIC EVENTS IN AUSTIN, TX
2024
$1K
Operating Funds
2024
$100
OPERATIONS
2024
$94
MATCHING CONTRIBUTION (GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT)
2024
$749K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$500K
TO GROW AND DIVERSIFY REVENUE AND TO ADVANCE TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE MODEL FOR LOCAL NEWS.
2023
$385K
K-12 EDUCATION; POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION
2023
$300K
Toward support for reporting statewide issues facing Texans in education, the environment, and health care
2023
$255K
Project Support for the Redesign of Schools Explorer, the Tribune's Online Education-Data Visualization Tool
2023
$250K
TO SUPPORT THE TEXAS TRIBUNE'S SUSTAINABILITY FUND, WHICH WILL PRODUCE A LONG-TERM BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY PLAN FOR THE PUBLICATION AS IT GOES THROUGH A LEADERSHIP TRANSITION.
2023
$250K
TO SUPPORT THE TEXAS TRIBUNE'S SUSTAINABILITY FUND, WHICH WILL PRODUCE A LONG-TERM BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY PLAN FOR THE PUBLICATION AS IT GOES THROUGH A LEADERSHIP TRANSITION.
2023
$245K
TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM.
2023
$160K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2023
$150K
General Operating Support
2023
$150K
To provide public-interest journalism on statewide and public policy matters pertaining to water, energy and the environment
2023
$150K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$120K
EDUCATIONAL
2023
$113K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$110K
COMMUNICATIONS & MEDIA
2023
$103K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$100K
IN SUPPORT OF INCREASING PUBLIC EDUCATION OF AI AND EXPLORING WAYS IN WHICH AI CAN ENHANCE HIGH QUALITY JOURNALISM
2023
$100K
TEXAS TRIBUNE FESTIVAL
2023
$100K
STRATEGIC
2023
$75K
INFORMS AND ENGAGES WITH TEXANS ABOUT PUBLIC POLICY, POLITICS, GOVERNMENT AND STATEWIDE ISSUES
2023
$75K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2023
$75K
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE.
2023
$70K
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$65K
TO SUPPORT DATA-INFORMED REPORTING AND COVERAGE OF HIGHER EDUCATION ISSUES IN TEXAS.
2023
$60K
Toward reporting on the environment and reproductive rights
2023
$60K
SUPPORT OF ONE SYMPOSIUM ANNUALLY TO BE TITLED "THE TOBIN ENDOWMENT SYMPOSIUM"
2023
$50K
PMT #2 OF 2 YEAR PLEDGE - PROGRAMMATIC COVERAGE
2023
$50K
PUBLIC SERVICE JOURNALISM TO INFORM TEXANS AND FOSTER CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
2023
$45K
INN SUPPORT - INTERNSHIP & RNN WORK
2023
$45K
INN SUPPORT - INTERNSHIP & RNN WORK
2023
$28K
THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
2023
$25K
FOR PROGRAMS AS DIRECTED BY THE BOARD
2023
$25K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$25K
SUPPORT TEXAS TRIBUNE'S GENERATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF HIGH-QUALITY JOURNALISM
2023
$25K
PUBLIC SERVICE JOURNALISM TO INFORM TEXANS AND FOSTER CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
2023
$25K
TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$25K
TO INFORM TEXANS ABOUT PUBLIC POLICY, POLITICS, GOVERNMENT AND STATE-WIDE ISSUES.
2023
$20K
PROGRAM SUPPORT - JOURNALISM
2023
$20K
General & Unrestricted
2023
$20K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$15K
TO SUPPORT EVENTS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF HIGHER EDUCATION ISSUES IN TEXAS HEIGHTENED BY THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.
2023
$15K
SUPPORT JOURNALISM
2023
$15K
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2023
$12K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2023
$11K
Designated Grant: General operating and support
2023
$10K
CHARITABLE
2023
$10K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2023
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$10K
General & Unrestricted
2023
$10K
for the partnership between Open Campus and Texas Tribune
2023
$10K
SUPPORT FOR THE PROMOTION OF CIVIL DISCOURSE IN PUBLIC POLICY.
2023
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION
2023
$10K
EDUCATION
2023
$9K
PUBLIC SERVICE JOURNALISM
2023
$8K
PROMOTE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT THROUGH ORIGINAL, EXPLANATORY JOURNALISM AND PUBLIC EVENTS.
2023
$8K
TRIBFEAST
2023
$7K
REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS REPORTING PROJECT
2023
$5K
UNDESIGNATED
2023
$5K
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
2023
$5K
ARTS & CULTURE
2023
$5K
Charitable Event
2023
$5K
FURTHERANCE OF EXEMPT PURPOSES
2023
$5K
OPERATING PURPOSES
2023
$5K
TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$5K
NEWS REPORTING AND INVESTIGATIVE SUPPORT
2023
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2023
$5K
General & Unrestricted
2023
$5K
GENERAL FUND
2023
$3K
TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
2023
$3K
UNRESTRICTED
2023
$2K
DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM."
2023
$2K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2023
$1K
CHARITY CHALLENGE
2023
$1K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$1K
OPERATING FUNDS
2023
$1K
TO SUPPORT PROMOTION OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT THROUGH ORIGINAL, EXPLANATORY JOURNALISM AND PUBLIC EVENTS IN AUSTIN, TX
2023
$1K
OPERATING FUNDS
2023
$1K
CONTRIBUTION FRIENDS OF SHARRON YOUNG DALLAS
2023
$750
UNRESTRICTED GRANT
2023
$500
GENERAL FUND
2023
$500
Promote civic engagement and discourse
2023
$300
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$288
Informs Texans about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.
2023
$103
SUPPORT OF PROGRAMS
2023
$100
MATCH A PREVIOUS DONATION (501(C)3)
2023
$728K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$504K
K-12 EDUCATION; POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION
2022
$400K
5 PLEDGED ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF $400,000 EACH GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$250K
To provide public-interest journalism on statewide water and energy issues
2022
$240K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2022
$200K
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT AND FOR A NEW INNOVATION FUND TO IMPLEMENT NEW STRATEGIC PLAN
2022
$150K
General Operating Support
2022
$150K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$148K
TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM.
2022
$125K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$120K
Journalism Grant
2022
$100K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$100K
TRIBUNE EVENTS AND FESTIVAL
2022
$100K
Program Support
2022
$100K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2022
$90K
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$85K
TO SUPPORT EVENTS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF HIGHER EDUCATION ISSUES IN TEXAS HEIGHTENED BY THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC.
2022
$75K
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE.
2022
$75K
INFORMS AND ENGAGES WITH TEXANS ABOUT PUBLIC POLICY, POLITICS, GOVERNMENT AND STATEWIDE ISSUES
2022
$75K
CLEAN ENERGY- TEXAS CLIMATE AND ENERGY JOURNALISM
2022
$64K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$63K
RURAL SYMPOSIUM
2022
$60K
Toward reporting on the environment and reproductive rights
2022
$58K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$53K
THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
2022
$50K
EDUCATION
2022
$50K
PUBLIC SERVICE JOURNALISM RELATED TO SOCIAL JUSTICE AND RACIAL EQUITY AROUND THE STATE
2022
$50K
PMT #1 OF 2 YEAR PLEDGE - PROGRAMMATIC COVERAGE
2022
$35K
SUPPORT JOURNALISM ON YOUNG PEOPLE, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES IN TEXAS
2022
$35K
Operating Support
2022
$30K
TO SUPPORT NONPARTISAN JOURNALISM
2022
$30K
INFORM TEXANS ABOUT ISSUES
2022
$25K
TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$25K
General Purpose
2022
$25K
FOR PROGRAMS AS DIRECTED BY THE BOARD
2022
$24K
Education
2022
$20K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
$20K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$20K
General & Unrestricted
2022
$20K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
$17K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$15K
GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION
2022

Funded by

$26.2M from 151 funders · 397 grants · 2017–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$3.3M · 8 grants · 2017–2023

Silicon Valley Community Foundation

$1.9M · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Gates Foundation

$1.8M · 5 grants · 2017–2024

Laura And John Arnold Foundation

$1.6M · 6 grants · 2020–2024

Houston Endowment Inc

$1.2M · 7 grants · 2020–2024

The Ford Foundation

$1.1M · 5 grants · 2022–2024

Austin Community Foundation Inc

$1.1M · 4 grants · 2020–2024

American Journalism Project Inc

$1.0M · 2 grants · 2023–2024

Details

EIN264527097
NTEE codeB99
Subsection03
Ruling date2009-06
Formed2009
Employees78
Volunteers0
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