Texas Access to Justice Foundation

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1984

Legal Domicile

Phone

5123200099

Tax Period

2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31

Texas Access to Justice Foundation, founded in 1984, is a mid-sized nonprofit that reported $91.7M in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue surged 91% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum. The organization ran a surplus of $65.2M, a strong 71% operating margin.

Mission

The Texas Access to Justice Foundation is a nonprofit corporation organized as a funding source for legal services to indigent Texans in civil matters. The funding primarily generated by interest earned on lawyers' trust accounts (IOLTA) throughout Texas.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $24,887,099

During 2023, TAJF made grants totaling $24,097,372 to various 501(c)(3) organizations and other charities that provide legal services to qualified individuals.

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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 (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $88,514,844

Program Service Revenue $0

Investment Income $3,172,525

Other Revenue $-2,593

TOTAL REVENUE $91,684,776

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $24,097,372

Salaries & Benefits $1,367,182

Fundraising Expenses $0

Program Expenses $24,887,099

Other Expenses $1,035,815

TOTAL EXPENSES $26,500,369

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$91,684,776	$48,029,764	+0.9%
Expenses	$26,500,369	$32,243,936	-0.2%
Net Income	$65,184,407	$15,785,828	+3.1%

Key Indicators

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

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

N/A

Volunteers

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

$227,759

Total Directors

Key Employees

$448,754

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Deborah G Hankinson	Chair	3	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
G Joseph Barrientos	Vice Chair	2	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Terry O Tottenham	Secretary	2	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Roland K Johnson	Treasurer	2	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Margarita Sanchez	Director	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
Lisa M Tatum	Director	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
Travis A Torrence	Director	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
Carlos M Zaffirini Jr	Director	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
Jose A Aranda Jr	Director	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
Perla Cavazos	Director	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
Honorable Pete Gallego	Director	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
Denise Scofield	Director	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
Kay Sim	Director	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
Betty Balli Torres	Executive Director	40	Officer	$197,796	$29,963	$227,759
Jonathan Vickery	Associate Director	40	Key Emp	$167,418	$23,519	$190,937
Lisa Melton	Special Project Manager	40	Key Emp	$111,100	$19,374	$130,474
Kimberly Schmitt	Communications Manager	40	Key Emp	$109,640	$17,703	$127,343

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	No data	No data	No data	No data
2023	$91,684,776	$26,500,369	$130,968,269	$65,184,407
2022	$48,029,764	$32,243,936	$66,126,732	$15,785,828
2021	$15,260,660	$13,370,094	$49,857,702	$1,890,566
2020	$14,532,249	$16,685,321	$46,187,436	$-2,153,072
2019	$20,270,171	$16,283,475	$48,122,401	$3,986,696