Nonprofit · EIN 86-1931064
DECELERATION
Tax-exempt · SAN ANTONIO, TX 78230
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990-EZ | $190,042 | $174,386 | $15,656 | $139,347 | – | $139,347 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990-EZ | $181,400 | $121,190 | $60,210 | $123,623 | $1,053 | $122,570 |
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $189,979
- Investment income
- $63
Expenses
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $98,674
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $110,883
- Professional fees and payments to contractors
- $32,043
- Printing, publications and postage
- $414
- Other expenses
- $31,046
- Program services (functional)
- $163,615
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $123,623
- Total assets, end of year
- $139,347
- Total liabilities, end of year
- –
- Net assets, end of year
- $139,347
- Cash, savings and investments
- $139,347
- Gross receipts
- $190,042
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-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marisol Cortez | President | 50 | $49,337 |
| Greg Harman | Vice President | 50 | $49,337 |
| Diana Lopez | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024: 3 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marisol Cortez | President | 0 | $0 |
| Greg Harman | Vice President | 0 | $0 |
| Diana Lopez | Secretary | 0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 8023 VANTAGE DR STE 590, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78230-2432
- In care of
- % MARISOL FOLEY CORTEZ
- Mailing address (990-N for 2023)
- 239 Southolme, San Antonio TX 78204
- Principal officer (990-N for 2023)
- Marisol Cortez, 239 Southolme, San Antonio TX 78204
- Signed the 990-EZ
- Marisol Cortez, Executive Director
- Phone
- (210) 279-5818
- Website
- https://deceleration.news/
- Return prepared by
- Mosaic Bookkeeping LLC
Mission
Deceleration is a nonprofit online journal producing original news and analysis responding to our shared ecological, political, and cultural crises. We write at the intersection of environment and justicejournalistically, academically, and creativelywith emphasis on our home communities and bioregion (the watersheds of San Antonio, South Texas, and the Gulf South, broadly). Deceleration is dedicated to cultivating radical imagination that goes to the roots of climate disturbance in historical systems of oppression while expanding and deepening the sorts of solutions we put into practice for protecting and creating the commons.
Program accomplishments
- Original Reporting: Produced 101 original stories covering regional environmental/climate justice and human rights news and analysis; 5 podcasts, 12 video stories; and co-produced one story with another media outlet 16 stories republished in 7 outlets: Truthout, the San Antonio Current, WhoWhatWhy, the Texas Observer, Public Health Watch, Popular Resistance, and Portside. Worked with 27 freelance writers who contributed original stories, allowing us to expand our reporting both topically and geographically, moving beyond San Antonio to Central Texas, the Gulf Coast, the Rio Grande Valley, Texas at large, and beyond.Expenses $163,615
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-EZ on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990-N on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 86-1931064
- 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
- 2021
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Civil rights, social action and advocacy (R05)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $139,347
- Income (IRS master file)
- $190,042
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-EZ | December 2025 | $190,042 | $174,386 | $139,347 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2024 | $181,400 | $121,190 | $123,623 | XML |
| 990-N for 2023 Officer: Marisol Cortez | December 31, 2023 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990-N for 2022 Officer: Marisol Cortez | December 31, 2022 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 86-1931064).
Questions about DECELERATION
- What is the EIN of DECELERATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of DECELERATION is 86-1931064.
- Is DECELERATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2021.
- Are donations to DECELERATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does DECELERATION 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 DECELERATION 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 DECELERATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of DECELERATION?
- The 990-N for 2023 names Marisol Cortez.
- Who are the officers and directors of DECELERATION?
- The 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 3 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $49,337 (Marisol Cortez, President).
- How much revenue does DECELERATION have?
- On its 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $190,042, expenses of $174,386 and total assets of $139,347 at year end.
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