Nonprofit · EIN 74-1054101
TEXAS CLASSROOM TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · AUSTIN, TX 78767
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $4,513,197 | $4,522,278 | -$9,081 | $16,701,699 | $4,731,472 | $11,970,227 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $4,746,275 | $5,149,898 | -$403,623 | $16,518,691 | $4,539,383 | $11,979,308 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $4,678,336 | $5,081,646 | -$403,310 | $17,308,155 | $4,922,663 | $12,385,492 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $4,021,771
- Membership dues
- $4,021,771
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $264,871
- Net rental income
- $164,817
- Other revenue
- $226,555
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $541,693
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,607,769
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,788,250
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $95,099
- Accounting fees
- $48,170
- Travel
- $49,197
- Depreciation
- $25,373
- Program services (functional)
- $3,102,267
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,420,011
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $16,518,691
- Total assets, end of year
- $16,701,699
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4,731,472
- Net assets, end of year
- $11,970,227
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $171,563
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $11,970,227
- Gross unrelated business income
- $61,738
- Gross receipts
- $4,528,659
- Employees
- 28
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1927
- State of legal domicile
- TX
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANN FICKEL | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee | 50 | $274,472 | $20,567 |
| MICHAEL CURRIE | CORPORATE COUNSEL Highest-paid employee | 50 | $180,508 | $48,094 |
| JULIE LEAHY | DIRECTOR OF LEGAL SERVICES Highest-paid employee | 50 | $172,097 | $43,724 |
| PAIGE WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR OF LEGISLATION Highest-paid employee | 50 | $171,701 | $40,779 |
| PERSIE TYNES | DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP Highest-paid employee | 50 | $117,500 | $0 |
| VIVIAN BURLESON | PRESIDENT ELECT Trustee or director | 1 | $13,267 | $0 |
| SHARRON WOOD | PROFESSIONAL RIGHTS & RESPONSIBILITIES CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BREC ESPINOZA | LEGISLATION CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELODY YOUNG | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELANIE LOVE HOYT | SECRETARY/TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLARE HAEFNER | DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS EVANS | BUDGET DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VELMA SANCHEZ | MEMBERSHIP CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERICK HURTADO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAMELA MCPETERS | DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| NYDIA ALVAREZ-ALONZO | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CRISTAL ISAACKS | CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER HUTCHINSON | GOVERNANCE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEBRA HELBERT | MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONNIE HOLLINGSWORTH | GENERAL COUNSEL Key employee | 50 | $256,509 | $45,060 |
| ANN FICKEL | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee | 50 | $274,472 | $20,567 |
| HOLLY EATON | DIRECTOR OF PROFESSIONAL D Highest-paid employee | 50 | $182,554 | $58,783 |
| GERALD FRANCISCO | STAFF ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 50 | $187,236 | $39,398 |
| MICHAEL CURRIE | STAFF ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 50 | $177,598 | $48,094 |
| JULIE LEAHY | STAFF ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 50 | $168,097 | $43,724 |
| PAIGE WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR OF LEGISLATION Highest-paid employee | 50 | $160,570 | $40,779 |
| NYDIA ALVAREZ-ALONZO | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $11,174 | $0 |
| DEBRA HELBERT | MEMBERSHIP COMMITTE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER HUTCHINSON | GOVERNANCE COMMITTE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CRISTAL ISAACKS | CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION C Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARRON WOOD | PROFESSIONAL RIGHTS & RESP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BREC ESPINOSA | LEGISLATION CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VIVIAN BURLESON | BUDGET CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELODY YOUNG | PRESIDENT ELECT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELEANORE MALONE | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELANIE LOVE HOYT | TEACHER PERSONAL SERVICES CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PERSIE TYNES | DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLARE HAEFNER | DIRECTOR OF PUBLICATIONS Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PARK BRIGTSEN | DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JERI STONE | PAST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee | 50 | $284,652 | $45,315 |
| LONNIE HOLLINGSWORTH | GENERAL COUNSEL Key employee | 50 | $244,521 | $42,504 |
| DOHN LARSON | DIRECTOR OF LEGAL SERVICES Key employee | 50 | $242,988 | $41,137 |
| ANN FICKEL | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Key employee | 50 | $228,100 | $20,114 |
| HOLLY EATON | DIRECTOR OF PROFESSIONAL D Highest-paid employee | 50 | $174,001 | $44,680 |
| GERALD FRANCISCO | STAFF ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 50 | $174,125 | $38,088 |
| JULIE LEAHY | STAFF ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 50 | $166,941 | $41,551 |
| MICHAEL CURRIE | STAFF ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 50 | $156,073 | $45,219 |
| PAIGE WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR OF LEGISLATION Highest-paid employee | 50 | $151,752 | $38,102 |
| ELEANORE MALONE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $10,512 | $0 |
| SHERRY MILLER | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $6,000 | $0 |
| DEBRA HELBERT | MEMBERSHIP COMMITTE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER HUTCHINSON | GOVERNANCE COMMITTE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELANIE LOVE HOYT | CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION C Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARRON WOOD | PROFESSIONAL RIGHTS & RESP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CRISTAL ISAACKS | LEGISLATION CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VIVIAN BURLESON | BUDGET CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NYDIA ALVAREZ-ALONZO | PRESIDENT ELECT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 1489, AUSTIN, TX 78767-1489
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ANN FICKEL, PO BOX 1489, AUSTIN, TX 78767
- Signed the 990
- ANN FICKEL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (512) 477-9415
- Website
- WWW.TCTA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- ERICKSON DEMEL & ASSOCIATES PLLC
Mission
PROMOTE TEACHING PROFESSION
Program accomplishments
- INDEPENDENT UNITED TEACHING ASSOCIATION, PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE, PROFESSIONAL AND ECONOMIC SECURITY FOR EDUCATORS, AND HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS FOR EDUCATORS AND CHILDRENExpenses $3,102,267
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 74-1054101
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(4): Social welfare organization
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1957
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $16,701,699
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,528,659
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $4,513,197 | $4,522,278 | $16,701,699 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $4,746,275 | $5,149,898 | $16,518,691 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2023 | $4,678,336 | $5,081,646 | $17,308,155 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $4,994,196 | $5,166,603 | $17,562,048 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 74-1054101).
Questions about TEXAS CLASSROOM TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of TEXAS CLASSROOM TEACHERS ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of TEXAS CLASSROOM TEACHERS ASSOCIATION is 74-1054101.
- Is TEXAS CLASSROOM TEACHERS ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4) since 1957.
- Are donations to TEXAS CLASSROOM TEACHERS ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does TEXAS CLASSROOM TEACHERS ASSOCIATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of TEXAS CLASSROOM TEACHERS ASSOCIATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did TEXAS CLASSROOM TEACHERS ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of TEXAS CLASSROOM TEACHERS ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names ANN FICKEL.
- Who are the officers and directors of TEXAS CLASSROOM TEACHERS ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 19 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $274,472 (ANN FICKEL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does TEXAS CLASSROOM TEACHERS ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,513,197, expenses of $4,522,278 and total assets of $16,701,699 at year end.
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