Nonprofit · EIN 74-2714466
TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF DEFENSE COUNSEL
Tax-exempt · AUSTIN, TX 78709
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $719,121 | $615,656 | $103,465 | $484,940 | $247,138 | $237,802 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $714,393 | $677,076 | $37,317 | $446,680 | $312,343 | $134,337 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $627,438 | $718,406 | -$90,968 | $478,677 | $381,657 | $97,020 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $317,178
- Membership dues
- $317,178
- Program service revenue
- $353,345
- Investment income
- $48,598
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $165,000
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $211,946
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $20,830
- Occupancy
- $8,979
- Travel
- $59,293
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $446,680
- Total assets, end of year
- $484,940
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $247,138
- Net assets, end of year
- $237,802
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $237,802
- Gross receipts
- $719,121
- Employees
- 1
- Year formed
- 1960
- 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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOBBY L WALDEN | EXECUTIVE DI Key employee | 40 | $165,000 | $35,112 |
| RUSSELL R SMITH | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| DARIN L BROOKS | PRESIDENT EL Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL H HERNANDEZ SR | EXEC. VICE P Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| ARLENE C MATTHEWS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| BERNABE G SANDOVAL III | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL J SHIPMAN | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| MARK E STRADLEY | PROGRAMS VP Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTI L KAUTZ | PROGRAMS VP Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD B PHILLIPS JR | LEGISLATIVE Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES H HUNTER JR | LEGISLATIVE Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID L BRENNER | PUBLICATIONS Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL A GOLEMI | PUBLICATIONS Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| VICTOR V VICINAIZ | MEMBERSHIP V Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIE C KNAPP | MEMBERSHIP V Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
36 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| J MITCHELL SMITH | EAST TEXAS V Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ELIZABETH S CANTU | CC/VALLEY VP Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BRANDON COONY | SAN ANTONIO Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| RACHEL C MORENO | WEST TEXAS V Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| G ROBERT SONNIER | AUSTIN/CENTR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| STEPHEN B EDMUNDSON | HOUSTON/GALV Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| GREG P BLAIES | FT WORTH/NOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| AMY M STEWART | DALLAS AREA Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JOSH THANE | DISTRICT 1 D Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| WARREN B WISE | DISTRICT 2 D Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ELIOTT V NIXON | DISTRICT 3 D Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SEAN B SWORDS | DISTRICT 4 D Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CATHY F BAILEY | DISTRICT 5 D Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MIKE H BASSETT | DISTRICT 6 D Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KURT G PAXSON | DISTRICT 7 D Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MARK S LOGSDON | DISTRICT 8 D Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ROBERT E BOOTH | DISTRICT 9 D Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SARAH A NICOLAS | DISTRICT 10 Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| NEAL E PIRKLE | DISTRICT 11 Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BRITTANI W ROLLEN | DISTRICT 12 Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JOSHUA D ROSS | DISTRICT 13 Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CATRINA L GUERRERO | DISTRICT 14 Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MELISSA OSIO MARTINEZ | DISTRICT 15 Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DAVID W LAURITZEN | DISTRICT 16 Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| GREGORY D PEREZ | DISTRICT 17 Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| TYLER HENKEL | DISTRICT 18 Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MARY KATE RAFFETTO | DISTRICT 19 Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| EARL L INGLE | DISTRICT 20 Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KELLY B LEA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| WILLIAM T THORNE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BRENT A BISHOP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MILES R NELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KATHERINE M WILLIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KENDYL T HANKS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JAKE MCCLELLAN | YOUNG LAWYER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| GAYLA CORLEY | DRI STATE RE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 49 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOBBY L WALDEN | EXECUTIVE DI Key employee | 40 | $159,500 | $14,850 |
| MICHAEL J SHIPMAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| RUSSELL R SMITH | PRESIDENT, E Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| DARIN L BROOKS | EXEC. VICE P Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL H HERNANDEZ SR | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| ARLENE C MATTHEWS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| GAYLA CORLEY | PAST PRES/DR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES H HUNTER JR | PROGRAMS VP Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| MARK E STRADLEY | PROGRAMS VP Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIE C KNAPP | LEGISLATIVE Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD B PHILLIPS JR | LEGISLATIVE Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| TREY SANDOVAL | PUBLICATIONS Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID L BRENNER | PUBLICATIONS Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL A GOLEMI | MEMBERSHIP V Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| VICTOR V VICINAIZ | MEMBERSHIP V Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| J MITCHELL SMITH | EAST TEXAS V Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH SANDOVAL CANTU | CC/VALLEY VP Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| BRANDON COONY | SAN ANTONIO Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| RACHEL C MORENO | WEST TEXAS V Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| G ROBERT SONNIER | AUSTIN/CENTR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL W SMITH | HOUSTON/GALV Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| GREGORY P BLAIES | FT WORTH/NOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| AMY M STEWART | DALLAS AREA Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| JOSH THANE | DISTRICT 1 D Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| WARREN B WISE | DISTRICT 2 D Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| ELIOTT V NIXON | DISTRICT 3 D Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| CATHY F BAILEY | DISTRICT 5 D Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTI L KAUTZ | DISTRICT 6 D Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| KURT G PAXSON | DISTRICT 7 D Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| MARK S LOGSDON | DISTRICT 8 D Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT E BOOTH | DISTRICT 9 D Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH A NICOLAS | DISTRICT 10 Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| NEAL E PIRKLE | DISTRICT 11 Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| BRITTANI W ROLLEN | DISTRICT 12 Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| JOSHUA D ROSS | DISTRICT 13 Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| LANE K JARVIS JR | DISTRICT 14 Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA OSIO MARTINEZ | DISTRICT 15 Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| MAX E WRIGHT | DISTRICT 16 Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| GREGORY D PEREZ | DISTRICT 17 Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT H FORD | DISTRICT 18 Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| MARY KATE RAFFETTO | DISTRICT 19 Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN B EDMUNDSON | DISTRICT 20 Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| KELLY B LEA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM T THORNE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE H BASSETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID W LAURITZEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| KATHERINE M WILLIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| SEAN B SWORDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| CATRINA L GUERRERO | YOUNG LAWYER Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 50 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOBBY L WALDEN | EXECUTIVE DI Key employee | 40 | $154,000 | $14,850 |
| GAYLA CORLEY | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL J SHIPMAN | PRESIDENT, E Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| RUSSELL R SMITH | EXEC. VICE P Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| ARLENE C MATHEWS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| DARIN L BROOKS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| R DOUGLAS REES | IMMEDIATE PA Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL H HERNANDEZ SR | PROGRAMS VP Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES H HUNTER JR | PROGRAMS VP Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID L BRENNER | LEGISLATIVE Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIE C KNAPP | LEGISLATIVE Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT E BOOTH | PUBLICATIONS Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| BERNABE G SANDOVAL III | PUBLICATIONS Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| MARK E STRADLEY | MEMBERSHIP V Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL A GOLEMI | MEMBERSHIP V Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| J MITCHELL SMITH | EAST TEXAS V Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| VICTOR V VICINAIZ | CC/VALLEY VP Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| BRANDON COONY | SAN ANTONIO Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| RACHEL C MORENO | WEST TEXAS V Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| G ROBERT SONNIER | AUSTIN/CENTR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL W SMITH | HOUSTON/GALV Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| GREGORY P BLAIES | FT WORTH/NOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| AMY M STEWART | DALLAS AREA Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| JOSH THANE | DISTRICT 1 D Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| WARREN WISE | DISTRICT 2 D Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| TYSCOTT R HAMM | DISTRICT 3 D Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| CATHY F BAILEY | DISTRICT 5 D Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD B PHILLIPS JR | DISTRICT 6 D Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| KURT G PAXSON | DISTRICT 7 D Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| MARK S LOGSDON | DISTRICT 8 D Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| ANDY SOTO | DISTRICT 9 D Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH A NICOLAS | DISTRICT 10 Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| NEAL E PIRKLE | DISTRICT 11 Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| BRITTANI W ROLLEN | DISTRICT 12 Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| JOSHUA D ROSS | DISTRICT 13 Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| LANE K JARVIS JR | DISTRICT 14 Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA OSIO MARTINEZ | DISTRICT 15 Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| MAX E WRIGHT | DISTRICT 16 Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| GREGORY D PEREZ | DISTRICT 17 Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT H FORD | DISTRICT 18 Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| MARY KATE RAFFETTO | DISTRICT 19 Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN B EDMUNDSON | DISTRICT 20 Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| KELLY B LEA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM THORNE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE H BASSETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID W LAURITZEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| HEIDI A COUGHLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| KATHERINE M WILLIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| SEAN B SWORDS | YOUNG LAWYER Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
| SLATER C ELZA | DRI STATE RE Trustee or director | – | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 92468, AUSTIN, TX 78709-2468
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- BOBBY L WALDEN, PO BOX 92468, AUSTIN, TX 78709
- Signed the 990
- BOBBY L WALDEN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (512) 476-5225
- Website
- WWW.TADC.ORG
- Return prepared by
- S PATRICIA WHITE CPA PC
Mission
TO PROMOTE EDUCATION, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE CIVIL TRIAL ATTORNEY PROFESSION.
Program accomplishments
- TO PROMOTE EDUCATION, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE CIVIL TRIAL ATTORNEY PROFESSION.
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
- 74-2714466
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 2005
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Community improvement and capacity building (S41)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $484,940
- Income (IRS master file)
- $719,121
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $719,121 | $615,656 | $484,940 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $714,393 | $677,076 | $446,680 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $627,438 | $718,406 | $478,677 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $625,037 | $717,309 | $481,285 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | 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 74-2714466).
Questions about TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF DEFENSE COUNSEL
- What is the EIN of TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF DEFENSE COUNSEL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF DEFENSE COUNSEL is 74-2714466.
- Is TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF DEFENSE COUNSEL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 2005.
- Are donations to TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF DEFENSE COUNSEL tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF DEFENSE COUNSEL 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 DEFENSE COUNSEL 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 TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF DEFENSE COUNSEL 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 TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF DEFENSE COUNSEL?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names BOBBY L WALDEN.
- Who are the officers and directors of TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF DEFENSE COUNSEL?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 51 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $165,000 (BOBBY L WALDEN, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF DEFENSE COUNSEL have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $719,121, expenses of $615,656 and total assets of $484,940 at year end.
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