Nonprofit · EIN 92-1954721
AUSTIN TOGETHER FUND
Tax-exempt · AUSTIN, TX 78751
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $810,813 | $648,972 | $161,841 | $421,509 | $38,037 | $383,472 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $462,232 | $339,856 | $122,376 | $226,713 | $5,082 | $221,631 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $257,328 | $190,536 | $66,792 | $70,062 | $3,270 | $66,792 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $782,650
- Membership dues
- $23,000
- Program service revenue
- $28,025
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $138
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $238,500
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $163,713
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $205,193
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $1,618
- Occupancy
- $6,198
- Program services (functional)
- $578,602
- Management and general (functional)
- $50,295
- Fundraising (functional)
- $20,075
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $226,713
- Total assets, end of year
- $421,509
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $38,037
- Net assets, end of year
- $383,472
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $383,472
- Gross receipts
- $810,813
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 50
- Year formed
- 2023
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAREN LASHELLE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $166,400 |
| CHRISTOPHER KENNEDY | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| HAROLD INGERSOLL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TONY PRENGER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RICH SMALLING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RAY BRIMBLE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DENNIS CAVNER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERICA VILLAREAL EKWURZEL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRENDA COLEMAN-BEATTIE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID SMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARRIDON HANKINS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICOLE ASTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LLYAS SALAHUD-DIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BINI COLEMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN MCDOWELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIKI WOODARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAREN LASHELLE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $160,000 | $14,334 |
| RICH SMALLING | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENDA COLEMAN-BEATTIE | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERICA VILLAREAL EKWURZEL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DENNIS CAVNER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BINI COLEMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HAROLD INGERSOLL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER KENNEDY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN MCDOWELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LLYAS SALAHUD-DIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID SMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE ASTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAY BRIMBLE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GARRIDON HANKINS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAREN LASHELLE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $105,000 | $105,000 |
| RICH SMALLING | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENDA COLEMAN-BEATTIE | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERICA VILLAREAL EKWURZEL | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DENNIS CAVNER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICHOLE ASTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAY BRIMBLE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GARRIDON HANKINS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER KENNEDY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID SMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3908 AVENUE B, AUSTIN, TX 78751-4515
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- KAREN LASHELLE, 3908 AVENUE B STE 214A, AUSTIN, TX 78751
- Signed the 990
- CHRISTOPHER KENNEDY, CHAIR
- Phone
- (312) 315-0807
- Website
- WWW.AUSTINTOGETHER.ORG
- Return prepared by
- Allman & Associates Inc
Mission
AUSTIN TOGETHER ENABLES SUSTAINED COLLABORATIONS THAT STRENGTHEN THE NONPROFIT COMMUNITY TO CREATE BETTER OUTCOMES FOR CENTRAL TEXANS THROUGH OUR UNIQUE GRANT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MODEL.
Program accomplishments
- GRANT MAKING-AUSTIN TOGETHER IS A NEW 501 (C)3 STAND-ALONE ENTITY WHOSE MISSION IS TO ENABLE SUSTAINED COLLABORATION WITH PROVEN PROCESS, SMART FUNDING, AND WRAP-AROUND SUPPORT. WE DO THIS AS AN INCLUSIVE PARTNER, WITH CONFIDENTIALITY AND AN UNWAVERING FOCUS ON QUALITY OUTCOMES. OUR GOAL IS TO SUPPORT THE RIGHT PARTNERSHIPS THROUGH A THOUGHTFUL AND SUPPORTED PROCESS. SUSTAINED COLLABORATION COVERS A VARIETY OF LONG-LASTING STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS THAT CHANGE THE BUSINESS MODEL OF TWO OR MORE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. WE MEET WITH 80+ ORGANIZATIONS PER YEAR TO DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITY OF SUSTAINED COLLABORATION GRANT SUPPORT (SEE SCHEDULE O FOR GRANT TYPE EXPLANATIONS). THE VAST MAJORITY OF GRANTEES WHO START WITH SEED OR EXPLORATION GRANTS CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH GRANT PHASES AND WORK TOWARDS PLANNING AND EVENTUALLY IMPLEMENTATION. MOST GRANTEES TAKE MORE THAN 2 YEARS TO MOVE THROUGH PHASES TO COMPLETION. ALL EXPENSES SUPPORTED OPERATIONS AS WE MOVED TO A STAND-ALONE ENTITY.Expenses $238,500 · grants $238,500
- COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT - AUSTIN TOGETHER DELIVERS PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO HELP CENTRAL TEXAS NONPROFITS, BUSINESSES AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, NETWORK, DEEPEN RELATIONSHIPS, AND FIND COMMON GROUND INCLUDING A COLLABORATION SUMMIT ( A ONE DAY EVENT THAT BRING COMMUNITY LEADERS TOGETHER AROUND COLLABORATION AND SOLVING COMMUNITY CHALLENGES), CENTRAL TEXAS FUNDERS NETWORK (QUARTERLY EVENTS TO ALLOW FUNDERS TO CONNECT AND POTENTIALLY SPUR THE POSSIBILITIES FOR INCREASED PHILANTHROPIC COLLABORATION.), COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY MEETUPS (SOCIAL EVENTS FOR NONPROFITS, BUSINESSES AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO COME LEARN MORE ABOUT SUSTAINED COLLABORATION) AND COLLABORATION 101 WORKSHOPS (DAY-LONG WORKSHOPS TO EDUCATE, INSPIRE, AND CONNECT NONPROFIT LEADERS WITH THE SKILLS AND TOOLS THEY NEED TO BEGIN TO EMBRACE SUSTAINED COLLABORATION.)Expenses $170,051 · revenue $28,025
- AUSTIN TOGETHER ADVANCES PHILANTHROPY IN CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH TWO CORE ACTIVITIES: CONVENING THE CENTRAL TEXAS FUNDERS NETWORK AND LEADING THE GROWING PHILANTHROPY INITIATIVE. THROUGH QUARTERLY, NON-SOLICITATION CTFN GATHERINGS, AUSTIN TOGETHER CONNECTS FOUNDATIONS AND OTHER FUNDERS TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS, SHARE KNOWLEDGE, AND COORDINATE INVESTMENT. THE GROWING PHILANTHROPY INITIATIVE BRINGS TOGETHER FUNDERS, CIVIC LEADERS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO FORM A CROSS-SECTOR COALITION, MAP PHILANTHROPIC RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY NEEDS, DEVELOP A STRATEGIC REGIONAL ROADMAP, AND IMPLEMENT CAMPAIGNS, POOLED FUNDS, DONOR ENGAGEMENT TOOLS, AND SHARED DATA SYSTEMS. TOGETHER, THESE EFFORTS AIM TO CREATE A MORE CONNECTED, INFORMED, AND WELL-RESOURCED PHILANTHROPIC ECOSYSTEM THAT ALIGNS GENEROSITY WITH CENTRAL TEXASS MOST PRESSING NEEDS.Expenses $170,051
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
- 92-1954721
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2023
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Community improvement and capacity building (S02)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $421,509
- Income (IRS master file)
- $810,813
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $810,813 | $648,972 | $421,509 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $462,232 | $339,856 | $226,713 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $257,328 | $190,536 | $70,062 | XML |
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 92-1954721).
Questions about AUSTIN TOGETHER FUND
- What is the EIN of AUSTIN TOGETHER FUND?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AUSTIN TOGETHER FUND is 92-1954721.
- Is AUSTIN TOGETHER FUND tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2023.
- Are donations to AUSTIN TOGETHER FUND tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does AUSTIN TOGETHER 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 AUSTIN TOGETHER FUND 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 AUSTIN TOGETHER FUND 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 AUSTIN TOGETHER FUND?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names KAREN LASHELLE.
- Who are the officers and directors of AUSTIN TOGETHER FUND?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 16 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $166,400 (KAREN LASHELLE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does AUSTIN TOGETHER FUND have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $810,813, expenses of $648,972 and total assets of $421,509 at year end.
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