Texas District & County Attorneys Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
741682894
IRS 990 coverage
2014–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Austin, TX, USA
Phone
5124742436
Rating
46
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$5,523,504
Expenses
$5,618,537
Assets
$6,313,345
Liabilities
$1,288,241

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

33 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ERLEIGH WILEY (PRESIDENT (9)
  • RICHARD HOLMES (PRESIDENT (1)

Highest reported compensation

  • DIANE BECKHAM (SENIOR STAFF): $266,837 total reported compensation
  • ROB KEPPLE (EXEC. DIR. (): $243,444 total reported compensation
  • SHANNON EDMONDS (EXEC. DIR.(0): $227,201 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The organization is dedicated to serving Texas prosecutors and their staff, as well as attorneys in government representation. Tdcaa serves the people who work in the district and county attorneys offices around the state by: 1) producing comprehensive continuing legal education courses for prosecutors, their investigators, and personnel; 2) providing technical assistance to the prosecution community and related criminal justice agencies; and 3) serving as a liaison between prosecutors and other organizations in the day to day administration of criminal justice.

What it reported doing in 2024

The tdcaa, as the statewide association of prosecutors and their staff, acts as a central "clearinghouse" of information. It is important that prosecutor offices around the state have a source upon which they can rely for accurate, up-to-date information that directly affects their duties. Prosecutors often need technical assistance in the performance of their legal duties. The tdcaa staff monitors legislation and court decisions so that it can immediately relay changes in the law and other information to prosecutors. The association also researches legal issues and offers technical advice to members upon request. Additionally, the association provides guidance when approached by prosecution offices in search of professional testimony, software and hardware sources, pro tem assistance, forms, and a host of other ancillary needs germane to the prosecutorial role. Tdcaa also offers its members and allied professionals a catalog of 36 legal publications, including code books, manuals, and guides essential for prosecutors and their staff. In addition to the publications, tdcaa distributes weekly case law summaries to members and publishes a bi-monthly magazine, the Texas prosecutor.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 76
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 31
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -1.7%; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.12; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.2; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 24.4%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 4% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.2% per year; rating input score 100; 16th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 16 of 16 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $267K · 33 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $164K reported
  • Consistency: 15 of 16 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2014 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 7 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 27/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Functional expense sum did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 41/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 9/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 43/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Federal audit findings: this organization reported findings in its latest federal Single Audit.