Nonprofit · EIN 74-2147550
TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS LEGAL ASSISTANCE FUND
Tax-exempt · AUSTIN, TX 78767
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $227,456 | $224,169 | $3,287 | $350,879 | $118,153 | $232,726 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $236,155 | $266,818 | -$30,663 | $375,470 | $146,031 | $229,439 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $233,693 | $230,043 | $3,650 | $376,093 | $115,991 | $260,102 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $214,167
- Investment income
- $13,289
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $17,952
- Accounting fees
- $14,750
- Travel
- $682
- Program services (functional)
- $120,819
- Management and general (functional)
- $103,350
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $375,470
- Total assets, end of year
- $350,879
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $118,153
- Net assets, end of year
- $232,726
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $232,726
- Gross receipts
- $227,456
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 7
- Year formed
- 1980
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARMANDO RODRIGUEZ | BOARD CHAIR (THROUGH SEPT 2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| ROLINDA SCHMIDT | BOARD CHAIR (BEGIN SEPT 2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARTHA SALAZAR-ZAMORA | TRUSTEE (THROUGH MAY 2025) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ROOSEVELT NIVENS | TRUSTEE (BEGIN JUNE 2025) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CHRIS MORAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LEANDRA ORTIZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TONY HOPKINS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARY JANE HETRICK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JENNIFER POWELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DAN TROXELL | SECRETARY (NONVOTING EX-OFFICIO) Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEBBIE GILLESPIE | BOARD CHAIR (THROUGH SEPT 2023) Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| ARMANDO RODRIGUEZ | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| CARRIE GALATAS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CHRIS MORAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LATONYA GOFFNEY | TRUSTEE (THROUGH MAY 2024) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LEANDRA ORTIZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARTHA SALAZAR-ZAMORA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PAUL LAMP | TRUSTEE (THROUGH SEPT 2023) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ROLINDA SCHMIDT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TONY HOPKINS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DAN TROXELL | SECRETARY (NONVOTING EX-OFFICIO) Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEBBIE GILLESPIE | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| THEODORE BEARD III | BOARD CHAIR (THROUGH SEPT 2022) Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| JANET BUBERT | TRUSTEE (THROUGHT SEPT 2022) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CARRIE GALATAS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARTHA SALAZAR-ZAMORA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| GONZALO SALAZAR | TRUSTEE (THROUGH JUNE 2023) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PAUL LAMP | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ARMANDO RODRIGUEZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LATONYA GOFFNEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ROLINDA SCHMIDT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KEVIN BROWN | TRUSTEE (NONVOTING EX-OFFICIO) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DAN TROXELL | SECRETARY (NONVOTING EX-OFFICIO) Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 400, AUSTIN, TX 78767-0400
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DAN TROXELL PHD, PO BOX 400, AUSTIN, TX 787670400
- Signed the 990
- DAN TROXELL PHD, SECRETARY
- Phone
- (800) 580-5345
- Return prepared by
- MAXWELL LOCKE & RITTER LLP
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE TASB LEGAL ASSISTANCE FUND (LAF) IS TO FAVORABLY IMPACT THE OUTCOME OF LEGAL ISSUES THAT SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT PUBLIC EDUCATION BY INITIATING AND SUPPORTING LEGAL ACTION.
Program accomplishments
- LAF'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO ADVOCATE IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS ON ISSUES OR CAUSES THAT WILL LIKELY AFFECT THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF TEXAS. LAF'S ADVOCACY PRIMARILY TAKES THE FORM OF AMICUS, OR "FRIEND OF THE COURT" BRIEFS. LAF ASSISTS PARTICIPATING MEMBER DISTRICTS IN PROCEEDINGS THAT HAVE A STATEWIDE IMPACT ON PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY ENSURING THAT UNIQUE LEGAL POSITIONS VITAL TO SCHOOL MANAGEMENT ARE THOROUGHLY RESEARCHED AND PRESENTED. A HIGH LEVEL OF EXPERTISE AND COMPETENCE ARE REQUIRED TO ADVOCATE IN THIS SPECIALIZED AREA OF LAW. LAF'S GOAL IS TO ENSURE THAT SIGNIFICANT CASES WILL NOT BE DECIDED ADVERSELY THROUGH LACK OF SUPPORT. ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS BENEFIT FROM THESE SERVICES WHILE ONLY 746 ARE ACTUAL MEMBERS.Expenses $120,819 · revenue $214,167
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
- 74-2147550
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(4): Social welfare organization
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1982
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $350,879
- Income (IRS master file)
- $227,456
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $227,456 | $224,169 | $350,879 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $236,155 | $266,818 | $375,470 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2023 | $233,693 | $230,043 | $376,093 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $219,239 | $218,943 | $370,409 | 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 74-2147550).
Questions about TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS LEGAL ASSISTANCE FUND
- What is the EIN of TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS LEGAL ASSISTANCE FUND?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS LEGAL ASSISTANCE FUND is 74-2147550.
- Is TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS LEGAL ASSISTANCE FUND tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4) since 1982.
- Are donations to TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS LEGAL ASSISTANCE FUND tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS LEGAL ASSISTANCE FUND 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 ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS LEGAL ASSISTANCE FUND 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 ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS LEGAL ASSISTANCE FUND 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 ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS LEGAL ASSISTANCE FUND?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names DAN TROXELL PHD.
- Who are the officers and directors of TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS LEGAL ASSISTANCE FUND?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 10 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS LEGAL ASSISTANCE FUND have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $227,456, expenses of $224,169 and total assets of $350,879 at year end.
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