Nonprofit · EIN 74-2330479
CASI INC
Also known as CHILI APPRECIATION SOCIETY INTL INC
Tax-exempt (reinstated) · DIBOLL, TX 75941
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $178,754 | $198,062 | -$19,308 | $674,294 | $15,557 | $658,737 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $189,297 | $162,561 | $26,736 | $694,381 | $16,336 | $678,045 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $175,500 | $165,132 | $10,368 | $664,654 | $13,345 | $651,309 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $129,361
- Membership dues
- $13,450
- Program service revenue
- $60,229
- Investment income
- $4,115
- Royalties
- $4,355
- Net rental income
- $8,640
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$27,946
- Other revenue
- -$14,951
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $48,100
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $6,769
- Travel
- $2,923
- Depreciation
- $4,996
- Program services (functional)
- $97,643
- Management and general (functional)
- $44,479
- Fundraising (functional)
- $55,940
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $694,381
- Total assets, end of year
- $674,294
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $15,557
- Net assets, end of year
- $658,737
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $177,484
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $425,019
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $233,718
- Gross unrelated business income
- $29,713
- Gross receipts
- $311,542
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 600
- Year formed
- 1983
- 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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MELISSA PATE | TALLYMASTER Trustee or director | 16 | $0 |
| TERRY PERKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 16 | $0 |
| BETTY RAMIREZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 16 | $0 |
| RICK NEELY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 16 | $0 |
| JESSIE WAGUESPACK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 16 | $0 |
| AARON LARSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 16 | $0 |
| JAMES BURNS | PRESIDENT Officer | 16 | $0 |
| JEFF BAUER | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 16 | $0 |
| HARRY BRITTAN | SECRETARY Officer | 16 | $0 |
| MIKE WHITTEN | TREASURER Officer | 16 | $0 |
| STEVE HERRIES | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 24 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES BURNS | DIRECTOR/IT Trustee or director | 16 | $0 |
| MELISSA PATE | TALLYMASTER Trustee or director | 16 | $0 |
| STEVE HERRIES | Vice President/Ranch Manager Trustee or director, Officer | 16 | $0 |
| Terry Perkins | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 16 | $0 |
| RICK NEELY | SPONSORSHIP/PR DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 16 | $0 |
| Jeff Bauer | Director Trustee or director | 16 | $0 |
| RENEE MOORE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 16 | $0 |
| Betty Ramirez | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 16 | $0 |
| KATHRYN CAVENDER | Director/Membership Trustee or director | 16 | $0 |
| MIKE WHITTEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 16 | $0 |
| BRIAN SPENCER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 24 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES BURNS | DIRECTOR/IT Trustee or director | 16 | $0 |
| MELISSA PATE | TALLYMASTER Trustee or director | 16 | $0 |
| STEVE HERRIES | DIRECTOR/RANCH MANAGER Trustee or director | 16 | $0 |
| TIFFANY MESSER | DIRECTOR/MEMBERSHIP Trustee or director | 16 | $0 |
| RICK NEELY | SPONSORSHIP/PR DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 16 | $0 |
| CYNDI COYLE | MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 16 | $0 |
| RENEE MOORE | PRESIDENT Officer | 16 | $0 |
| NANCY HEWLETT | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 16 | $0 |
| KATHRYN CAVENDER | SECRETARY Officer | 16 | $0 |
| MIKE WHITTEN | TREASURER Officer | 16 | $0 |
| BRIAN SPENCER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 24 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 129 MEMORY LN, DIBOLL, TX 75941-6190
- In care of
- % MIKE WHITTEN
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- James Burns, 2575RS County Rd 1525, Point, TX 754725031
- Signed the 990
- Michael Whitten, Treasurer
- Phone
- (936) 238-8440
- Website
- WWW.CASICHILI.NET
Mission
OUR MISSION IS TO PROMOTE CHILI AND RAISE MONEY FOR CHARITY. CHILI APPRECIATION SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL, INC (CASI) SANCTIONS COOKOFFS AT WHICH FUNDS ARE RAISED FOR CHARITIES. WE HOST AN ANNUAL CHAMPIONSHIP FOR QUALIFYING COOKS, AWARD SCHOLARSHIPS AND PROVIDE GRANTS TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.
Program accomplishments
- ASSISTANCE TO DOMESTIC ORGANIZATIONS. CASI MAKES GRANTS TO LOCAL SCHOOLS, CHARITABLE AND GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THE AREA OF THE COOKOFF, AS THE AREA IS A LOW INCOME COMMUNITY.Expenses $31,225 · grants $15,100 · revenue $22,276
- ASSISTANCE TO DOMESTIC INDIVIDUALS. CASI GRANTS SCHOLARSHIPS ON A NATIONAL BASIS CURRENTLY PROVIDING $1,000 PER YEAR SCHOLARSHIPS TO APPROXIMATELY 30 STUDENTS. AT THE FIRST BOARD MEETING OF EACH FISCAL YEAR, THE BOARD AUTHORIZES THE NUMBER OF SCHOLARSHIPS TO BE GRANTED FOR THE CURRENT YEAR. IN 2025, 7 SCHOLARSHIPS WERE AWARDED WHICH INCLUDES ONE SCHOLARSHIP FOR THE VALEDICTORIAN AND THE SALUTATORIAN OF THE TERLINGUA HIGH SCHOOL AND 2 TRADE SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS. A SPECIFIED NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS CAN BE APPLIED FOR BY ANY HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATING STUDENT. THE APPLICATION FORM IS POSTED ON THE CASI WEBSITE. APPLICANTS MUST FILL OUT THE APPLICATION AND MAIL IT TO THE SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN. THE APPLICATIONS ARE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL OF THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHO REVIEW THEM INDIVIDUALLY AND THEN RANK THEM IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY BELIEVE THE SCHOLARSHIPS SHOULD BE GRANTED. THE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN THEN TABULATES THE RESULTS FROM THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND ANNOUNCES THE WINNERS.Expenses $66,418 · grants $33,000 · revenue $13,308
- CASI PRODUCES A MONTHLY ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER THAT INFORMS THE MEMBERS OF UPCOMING COOKOFFS, COOKOFF RESULTS AND OTHER HAPPENINGS IN THE CHILI WORLD. OCCASIONALLY PRINTING AND POSTAGE EXPENSES OCCUR. REVENUES ARE FROM THE SALE OF ADVERTISING SPACE FOR COOKOFFS.0
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 74-2330479
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2013
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T123)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $674,294
- Income (IRS master file)
- $311,542
Revocation and reinstatement
- Exemption revoked
- May 15, 2013
- Posted by the IRS
- October 21, 2013
- Reinstated
- Effective September 15, 2013
From the IRS automatic revocation list: organizations that did not file a required return or e-Postcard for three consecutive years.
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $178,754 | $198,062 | $674,294 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $189,297 | $162,561 | $694,381 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $175,500 | $165,132 | $664,654 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $160,542 | $147,004 | $643,090 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 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 74-2330479).
Questions about CASI INC
- What is the EIN of CASI INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CASI INC is 74-2330479.
- Is CASI INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS revoked its exemption on May 15, 2013 and reinstated it effective September 15, 2013.
- Are donations to CASI INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CASI INC 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 CASI INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CASI INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CASI INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names James Burns.
- Who are the officers and directors of CASI INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 11 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does CASI INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $178,754, expenses of $198,062 and total assets of $674,294 at year end.
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