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Texas Access to Justice Foundation (TAJF)

TAJF is a organizations supporting multiple crime or legal aid nonprofit based in Austin, TX that was founded in 1984. As of 2018 they had $12 million in revenue and $45 million in assets.

The Texas Access to Justice Foundation (TAJF) is the leading funder of legal aid in Texas. The organization is committed to the vision that all Texans will have equal access to justice, regardless of their income.

EIN:

74-2354575

City:

Austin

State:

Texas

Website:

teajf.org

Phone:

512.320.0099

Facebook:

facebook.com/Texas-Access-to-Justice-Foundation

Twitter:

@txaccessjustice

Founded:

1984

Type:

501(c)(3)

NTEE:

I12: Organizations supporting multiple crime and legal aid nonprofits

Revenue:

$12,292,354

Assets:

$45,306,568

Employees:

Fiscal year end:

December

Revenue trends:

Asset trends:

Program areas at TAJF

During 2017, tajf made grants totaling $12,746,285 to various 501(c)(3) organizations and other charities that provide legal services to qualified individuals.

Form 990s for TAJF

Fiscal year ending	Date received by IRS	Form	PDF link
2017-12	Dec 22, 2018	990	View PDF
2016-12	Dec 6, 2017	990	View PDF
2015-12	Nov 8, 2016	990	View PDF
2015-12	Nov 4, 2016	990	View PDF
2014-12	Dec 4, 2015	990	View PDF
...and six more Form 990 PDFs

Financials for TAJF

Field	2017
Federated campaigns	$0
Membership dues	$0
Fundraising event contributions	$0
Related organizations	$0
Government grants (contributions)	$8,963,846
Normal grants, contributions, etc.	$2,440,696
<em>Non-cash contributions included in above</em>	$0
Total grants, contributions, etc.	$11,404,542

Field	2017	2016	% Change
Total grants, contributions, etc.	$11,404,542	$41,652,067	-72.6%
Program services	$0	$0
Investment income and dividends	$482,472	$316,587	52.4%
Tax-exempt bond proceeds	$0	$0
Royalty revenue	$0	$0
Net rental income	$0	$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets	$0	$0
Net income from fundraising events	$405,173	$336,350	20.5%
Net income from gaming activities	$0	$0
Net income from sales of inventory	$0	$0
Miscellaneous revenues	$167	$154	8.4%
Total revenues	$12,292,354	$42,305,158	-70.9%

Field	2017	2016	% Change
Grants to govts. and orgs. in USA	$11,674,649	$16,712,611	-30.1%
Grants to individuals in USA	$1,071,636	$0	999%
Grants to govts., orgs., and individuals outside USA	$0	$0
Benefits paid to or for members	$0	$0
Compensation of current officers, etc.	$297,317	$275,563	7.9%
Compensation not included above, to disqualified persons	$0	$0
Non-officer salaries and wages	$452,944	$406,483	11.4%
Pension/retirement accruals and contributions	$74,087	$65,465	13.2%
Other employee benefits	$96,324	$73,264	31.5%
Payroll taxes	$53,716	$49,051	9.5%
Management fees	$0	$0
Legal fees	$0	$0
Accounting fees	$18,200	$13,796	31.9%
Lobbying fees	$0	$0
Pro. fundraising fees	$0	$0
Investment mgmt fees	$37,975	$26,230	44.8%
Other fee-for-service	$18,562	$0	999%
Advertising and promotion	$0	$0
Office expenses	$37,772	$84,861	-55.5%
Information tech. expenses	$61,754	$51,437	20.1%
Royalty expenses	$0	$0
Occupancy	$78,642	$72,938	7.8%
Travel	$74,269	$91,882	-19.2%
Public official travel and entertainment	$0	$0
Conferences, meetings, etc.	$0	$0
Interest	$0	$0
Payments to affiliates	$0	$0
Depreciation, amortization, etc.	$6,063	$9,408	-35.6%
Insurance	$11,483	$9,294	23.6%
All other expenses	$181,533	$123,793	46.6%
Total expenses	$14,246,926	$18,066,076	-21.1%

Field	2017	2016	% Change
Cash (non-interest-bearing)	$191,106	$158,099	20.9%
Savings, short-term investments, etc.	$122,291	$615,050	-80.1%
Pledges and grants receivable	$697,655	$0	999%
Accounts receivable	$772,593	$626,114	23.4%
Loans receivable from officers, directors, etc.	$0	$0
Loans receivable from other disqualified persons	$0	$0
Notes and loans receivable	$0	$0
Inventories for use	$0	$0
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges	$3,674	$10,079	-63.5%
Buildings, equipment, etc. post-depreciation	$11,625	$11,611	0.1%
Investments, publicly traded securities	$43,507,624	$48,765,085	-10.8%
Investments, other securities	$0	$0
Investments, program-related	$0	$0
Intangible assets	$0	$0
Other assets	$0	$0
Total assets	$45,306,568	$50,186,038	-9.7%

Field	2017	2016	% Change
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$164,221	$190,769	-13.9%
Grants payable	$14,882,794	$17,531,191	-15.1%
Deferred revenue	$5,000	$95,000	-94.7%
Tax-exempt bond liabilities	$0	$0
Escrow or custodial account liability	$0	$0
Loans payable to officers and disqualified persons	$0	$0
Secured mortgages and notes payable to unrelated third parties	$0	$0
Unsecured notes and loans payable to unrelated third parties	$0	$0
Other liabilities	$342,256	$493,908	-30.7%
Total liabilities	$15,394,271	$18,310,868	-15.9%

Field	2017	2016	% Change
Unrestricted net assets	$12,442,972	$14,380,714	-13.5%
Temporarily restricted net assets	$16,862,245	$17,494,456	-3.6%
Permanently restricted net assets	$607,080	$0	999%

Vendors for TAJF

Vendor	Services	Date
Kimbia	Fundraising software	2019-12-05
███████ ███ ████	Fundraising software; Payment processing	2019-12-05
██████	Fundraising software; Payment processing	2019-12-05
██████████ ███████ ██████ ██	Tax accounting	2018-11-16

Personnel at TAJF

Name	Title	Compensation	Most recent data
Betty Balli Torres	Executive Director Ext 105	-	July 14, 2019
Lisa Ayotte	Assistant To Executive Director	-	July 14, 2019
█████ ████	Director of Finance Ext 107	-	July 14, 2019
████████ ███████	Communications Manager Ext 104	-	July 14, 2019
████ ██████	Special Projects Manager	-	July 14, 2019

Peer organizations supporting multiple crime and legal aid nonprofits

	Name	Type	Revenue	Location
1	Illinois Equal Justice Foundation (IEJF)	501(c)(3)	$5.6 million	Chicago, IL
2	United American Patriots	501(c)(3)	$4.6 million	Alexandria, VA
3	Louisiana Bar Foundation (LBF)	501(c)(3)	$5.9 million	New Orleans, LA
4	Legal Foundation of Washington	501(c)(3)	$11 million	Seattle, WA
5	Answer the call	501(c)(3)	$5.0 million	New York, NY
6	Los Angeles Police Foundation (LAPF)	501(c)(3)	$5.5 million	Los Angeles, CA
7	Kosair Charities Committee	501(c)(3)	$27 million	Louisville, KY
8	Maine Children's Trust Incorporated	501(c)(3)	$10 million	Augusta, ME
9	Connecticut Bar Foundation	501(c)(3)	$18 million	Hartford, CT
10	Legal Services Corporation of Virginia (LSCV)	501(c)(3)	$11 million	Richmond, VA
11	Maryland Legal Services Corporation (MLSC)	501(c)(3)	$20 million	Baltimore, MD
12	Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation (MLAC)	501(c)(3)	$30 million	Boston, MA
13	Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network (PLAN)	501(c)(3)	$24 million	Harrisburg, PA
14	Texas Casa	501(c)(3)	$31 million	Austin, TX
15	Michigan State Bar Foundation (MSBF)	501(c)(3)	$4.6 million	Lansing, MI
16	District of Columbia Bar Foundation (DCBF)	501(c)(3)	$11 million	Washington, DC
17	Hoag Foundation	501(c)(3)	$7.3 million	Long Beach, CA
18	Volo Foundation	501(c)(3)	$5.1 million	West Palm Beach, FL
19	Stupski Foundation	501(c)(3)	$8.2 million	San Francisco, CA
20	Henry & Marilyn Taub Foundation	501(c)(3)	$7.1 million	Teaneck, NJ
21	Hamill Foundation	501(c)(3)	$19 million	Houston, TX
22	1687 Foundation	501(c)(3)	$4.7 million	Plano, TX
23	Common Unity	501(c)(3)	$3.3 million	Plano, TX
24	San Antonio River Foundation	501(c)(3)	$3.1 million	San Antonio, TX
25	Deason Foundation	501(c)(3)	$11 million	Dallas, TX

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