TEXAS ORGANIZING PROJECT

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

2010

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

MICHELLE TREMILLO

Phone

2109002901

Tax Period

2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31

TEXAS ORGANIZING PROJECT, founded in 2010, is a community nonprofit that reported $2.4M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue decreased 8% compared to the prior year. Expenses of $3.7M exceeded revenue, resulting in a 52% operating deficit.

Mission

The Texas Organizing Project (TOP) is an explicitly pro-Black organization working to improve the lives of working class Black and Latino Texas families by building power through community organizing and civic engagement. We are a membership based organization of low-moderate income residents, majority Black and Latino, that conducts issue advocacy, lobbying efforts and electoral organizing on behalf of its membership.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $2,472,698

Community Organizing expenses: TOP organizes low to moderate income families in Harris, Dallas, and Bexar counties. TOP builds networks of community leaders and broad bases of organized residents...

Community Organizing expenses: TOP organizes low to moderate income families in Harris, Dallas, and Bexar counties. TOP builds networks of community leaders and broad bases of organized residents, equipping them to win tangible policy changes that improve their communities with resounding effects citywide, countywide and statewide. TOP members focus on issues such as affordable housing, improving neighborhood infrastructure, improving public schools, jobs and job training, affordable health care, criminal justice reform, and immigrants' rights.

Program 2

Expenses: $164,846

Increasing Voter Participation expenses: TOP conducts "get out the vote" (GOTV) field programs in low to moderate income neighborhoods in Harris, Dallas, and Bexar counties to increase their...

Increasing Voter Participation expenses: TOP conducts "get out the vote" (GOTV) field programs in low to moderate income neighborhoods in Harris, Dallas, and Bexar counties to increase their participation in the democratic process.

Program 3

Expenses: $659,386

Leadership Development expenses: TOP provides on-going leadership development opportunities to its members. Organizers work both one-on-one and in group settings with members to learn effective tools and strategies for planning and leading meetings, campaign planning, power analysis, engaging the media, and increasing voter participation in their neighborhoods.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $2,423,545

Program Service Revenue $0

Investment Income $7,068

Other Revenue $14,105

TOTAL REVENUE $2,444,718

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $1,505,000

Salaries & Benefits $1,409,228

Fundraising Expenses $83,936

Program Expenses $3,296,930

Other Expenses $797,195

TOTAL EXPENSES $3,725,232

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$2,444,718	$2,643,375	-0.1%
Expenses	$3,725,232	$2,352,436	+0.6%
Net Income	$-1,280,514	$290,939	-5.4%

Key Indicators

✓ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✓ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

6080

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✓ Whistleblower Policy

✓ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Steven Halvorson	SECRETARY AND TREASURER	0.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
EMILY GUZMAN SUFRIN	PRESIDENT	0.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
DR CAROL LAUTIER	DIRECTOR	0.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
BRIANNA BROWN	CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00	Highest	$190,575	$0	$190,575
MICHELLE TREMILLO	CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00	Highest	$191,075	$0	$191,075
TIFFANY HOGUE	POLICY & DEVELOPMENT DIREC	40.00	Highest	$150,529	$0	$150,529
JESSICA AZUA FLORES	SW ORGANIZING DIRECTOR	40.00	Highest	$151,032	$0	$151,032
DANIEL BARRERA	SW COMMUNICATIONS COORDINA	40.00	Highest	$109,253	$0	$109,253
TAON HILL	FINANCE, HR, LEGAL COMPLIA	40.00	Highest	$137,216	$0	$137,216
JOSUE GUILLEN	TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR	40.00	Highest	$136,824	$0	$136,824
TERRANCE J KOONTZ	CULTURAL & ORGANIZATIONAL	40.00	Highest	$121,074	$0	$121,074
MEGAN JOY MACIAS	ELECTORAL STRATEGY COORDIN	40.00	Highest	$109,429	$0	$109,429
DAVID J VILLALOBOS	POLITICAL DIRECTOR	40.00	Highest	$124,756	$0	$124,756
SHAREEN WOODY	HUMAN RESOURCES COORDINATO	40.00	Highest	$111,234	$0	$111,234
MONICA GUERRA URIBE	DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR	40.00	Highest	$101,666	$0	$101,666

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2024	$2,444,718	$3,725,232	$2,460,907	$-1,280,514
2023	$2,643,375	$2,352,436	$3,979,304	$290,939
2022	$2,805,044	$3,502,978	$3,295,296	$-697,934
2021	$2,428,901	$1,652,545	$3,927,734	$776,356
2020	$1,905,434	$1,712,361	$3,061,106	$193,073
2019	$2,408,224	$1,295,463	$2,558,153	$1,112,761
2018	$1,563,623	$1,632,822	$1,212,661	$-69,199