NonprofitsThe Texas Democracy Foundation

Arts & Culture

The Texas Democracy Foundation

AUSTIN, TX

Total revenue

$1.1M

Total expenses

$1.3M

Net assets

$30K

Grants received

$2.6M

63 grants

EIN

742619883

Tax year

2024

Mission

To foster,promote and encourage the advancement of public affairs, government, literature and the arts through the publication of the texas observer, a bimonthly periodical

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$1.1M
Program service revenue
Investment income
Other revenue
Total revenue$1.1M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$785K
Fundraising$115K
Other expenses$477K
Total expenses$1.3M
Total assets$155K
Net assets$30K

People

9 listed

NameRoleCompensation

LOREN LYNCH

EXEC DIRECTOR

Board

$113K

40 hrs/wk

TERRI BURKE

TREASURER

Board

2 hrs/wk

KATHLEEN MCELROY

VICE PRESIDENT

Board

2 hrs/wk

CARLTON CARL

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

LIZE BURR

PRESIDENT

Board

10 hrs/wk

ASHLEY THOMAS

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

PETER RAVELLA

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

SKYE PERRYMAN

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

MARK HORVIT

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 63 of 63

FromAmountPurposeYear
$200K
ARTS, CULTURE
2024
$76K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$25K
Toward reporting on the environment and reproductive rights
2024
$20K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$5K
Toward reporting on the environment and reproductive rights
2024
$48
DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM."
2024
$125K
ARTS, CULTURE
2023
$111K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$50K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2023
$50K
FBO TEXAS OBSERVER
2023
$25K
Toward reporting on the environment and reproductive rights
2023
$10K
GENERAL FUND
2023
$10K
INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM
2023
$6K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2023
$5K
Event sponsorship
2023
$148
DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM."
2023
$147K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$100K
PROJECT SUPPORT-ENVIRONMENT
2022
$75K
CORE SUPPORT FOR THE TEXAS OBSERVER'S INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS DESK TO CORRECT THE FIELDS LACK OF JOURNALISTIC ATTENTION TO INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES AND STORIES THAT INFORM AND EMPOWER INDIGENOUS READERS
2022
$75K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$50K
Pollution Abatement & Control
2022
$50K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
$50K
SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH WATCH
2022
$14K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2022
$10K
Strengthen Rural Health
2022
$8K
TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
2022
$7K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2022
$2K
TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$64K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$64K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
$15K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2021
$10K
FOR SUPPORTING CASEY BECK'S PROJECT, THE POLLUTION ROAD TRIP.
2021
$5K
GENERAL FUND
2021
$200K
For the Texas Observer to provide in depth reporting on social justice issues
2020
$140K
GENERAL SUPPORT AND FUNDRAISING TRAVEL COSTS FOR EDITOR AND PUBLISHER AND FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN.
2020
$100K
PROJECT SUPPORT - PUBLIC HEALTH WATCH
2020
$85K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2020
$50K
SUPPORT THE LAUNCH OF A NEW PUBLIC HEALTH INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM ORGANIZATION, PUBLIC HEALTH WATCH, WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH MATTERS
2020
$25K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2020
$12K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2020
$10K
Work Upstream
2020
$8K
INN DIRECT SUPPORT - COLUMBIA INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
2020
$8K
TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
2020
$6K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2020
$5K
GENERAL FUND
2020
$2K
TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2020
$86K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2019
$9K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2019
$56K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2018
$13K
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
2018
$5K
General Support
2018
$28K
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017
$12K
SOCIAL SERVICES/SOCIAL BENEFITS
2017

Funded by

$2.6M from 32 funders · 63 grants · 2017–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$641K · 8 grants · 2017–2023

American Endowment Foundation

$400K · 3 grants · 2022–2024

The Ford Foundation

$275K · 2 grants · 2020–2022

Rockefeller Family Fund Inc

$200K · 2 grants · 2020–2022

Silicon Valley Community Foundation

$150K · 1 grant · 2020

Bernard & Audre Rapoport Foundation

$140K · 1 grant · 2020

Forsythia Foundation Inc

$100K · 2 grants · 2020–2022

Rapoport Family Foundation

$100K · 2 grants · 2022–2023

Details

EIN742619883
NTEE codeA33M
Subsection03
Ruling date1994-06
Formed1991
Employees14
Volunteers20
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