Austin Cooperative Business Association
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 464291020
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2023–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2022
- Location
- Austin, TX, USA
- Rating
- 90
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $134,527
- Expenses
- $158,289
- Assets
- $16,647
- Liabilities
- $15,577
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
6 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Doug Addison (President)
People named in this filing
- Doug Addison (President)
- Beth Beutel (Secretary)
- Andi Shively (Treasurer)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
ABCA will grow a robust cooperative economy of human-centered democratic workplaces housing and marketplaces in Austin & Central Texas by developing democratic skills and cooperative leaders; growing awareness of the cooperative business model with individuals like-minded organizations and local government; nurturing new cooperatives and converting existing businesses to cooperatives; enhancing community quality of life through businesses practices that are inclusive equitable and accessible.
What it reported doing in 2024
ACBA grows and strengthens the cooperative economy in central Texas through technical assistance member support and advocacy. In 2024 ACBA supported the development of a consumer owned cooperative grocery store as the stakeholders democratically decided all elements of the business plan recruited 300 members and elected a board of six. ACBA also supported several co-op business clients with developing their operations and financial plans. ACBA completed over 100 hours of coaching support for co-op business clients. Additionally ACBA hosted the second annual Co-opportunity Fair to create a space where member cooperatives can connect with the public and recruit employees members and clients. To complete these activities ACBA maintained partnerships with aligned organizations and the City economic development department. ACBA updated membership of activities at the annual membership meeting.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Earned-program. 71% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 91
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 16
- Growth: 80
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 96.8%; rating input score 97
- Program expense ratio: 82.3%; rating input score 82
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -17.7%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.11; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.94; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 40.8% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 10.7% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -51.8% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 96.8% of revenue deployed · 82.3% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $130K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 9/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 12/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 6/100.