TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS INC

COOPERATIVE PURCHASING - THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT PURCHASING COOPERATIVE (PURCHASING COOPERATIVE) IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY OF COOPERATING LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES ORGANIZED UNDER THE TEXAS INTERLOCAL COOPERATION ACT. THROUGH A SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH THE PURCHASING COOPERATIVE, TASB PROVIDES ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES RELATING TO COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT FOR GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES IN TEXAS, SUCH AS SCHOOL DISTRICTS, COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, COUNTIES, MUNICIPALITIES, AND SPECIAL DISTRICTS. THE PURCHASING COOPERATIVE SERVED OVER 1,800 GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES THAT PURCHASED APPROXIMATELY $2.0 BILLION IN GOODS AND SERVICES DURING THE 2023-24 FISCAL YEAR. THROUGH A SERVICE AND LICENSE AGREEMENT, TASB ALSO PROVIDES ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES RELATING TO COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT FOR GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES TO THE NATIONAL PURCHASING COOPERATIVE (NATIONAL COOPERATIVE), AN ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY OF COOPERATING LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, EXCLUDING TEXAS. THE NATIONAL COOPERATIVE SERVED OVER 900 GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, EXCLUDING TEXAS, AND THESE ENTITIES PURCHASED APPROXIMATELY $163 MILLION GOODS AND SERVICES DURING THE 2023-24 FISCAL YEAR. TASB HAS ALSO MADE ONLINE COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AVAILABLE TO NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. REVENUE GENERATED FROM THESE NON-PROFITS HAS BEEN REPORTED AS UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME ON THIS FORM 990, AND THE FORM 990-T HAS BEEN FILED AS REQUIRED. THESE THREE PURCHASING INSTRUMENTALITIES OPERATE AS, AND ARE KNOWN AS, BUYBOARD, A TASB-TRADEMARKED NAME. PROGRAM REVENUE ALSO INCLUDES ADMINISTRATIVE FEES EARNED THROUGH A SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN TASB AND THE TASB ENERGY COOPERATIVE (ENERGY COOPERATIVE). THE ENERGY COOPERATIVE IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY OF COOPERATING LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES ORGANIZED UNDER THE TEXAS INTERLOCAL COOPERATION ACT. THE ENERGY COOPERATIVE OFFERS ENERGY AGGREGATION AND COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT SERVICES FOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES AND ALLOWS THEM TO OBTAIN ELECTRICITY SERVICES AND FUEL FROM AWARDED VENDORS AT A COMPETITIVE RATE. THERE WERE 215 ENTITIES PARTICIPATING IN THE ELECTRICITY PROGRAM DURING FISCAL YEAR 2023-24, WITH 1.6 BILLION KILOWATT-HOURS OF ELECTRICITY PURCHASED. THE ENERGY COOPERATIVE ALSO OFFERS A TRANSPORTATION FUEL PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES FIXED-RATE PRICING FOR FUEL COMMODITIES, INCLUDING GASOLINE AND DIESEL, OVER PRE-SET PERIODS OF TIME, OR TERMS. THERE WERE 109 ENTITIES PARTICIPATING IN THE FUEL PROGRAM DURING FISCAL YEAR 2023-24, WITH OVER 7.4 MILLION GALLONS OF TRANSPORTATION FUEL DELIVERED. THE PURCHASING COOPERATIVE, NATIONAL COOPERATIVE, AND ENERGY COOPERATIVE ASSIST THEIR RESPECTIVE MEMBERS BY FACILITATING COMPLIANCE WITH GOVERNMENTAL PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS AND PROVIDING MEMBERS WITH ECONOMIES OF SCALE IN PURCHASING SERVICES AND PRODUCTS. AS A RESULT, SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES CAN OPERATE MORE EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY, THEREBY LESSENING THE BURDENS OF GOVERNMENT.