Texas Educational Theatre Association Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237120592
IRS 990 coverage
2013–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Houston, TX, USA
Phone
2817575453
Rating
73
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Nonmonetary Support N.E.C.*

Reported finances

Revenue
$369,290
Expenses
$334,258
Assets
$634,042
Liabilities
$88,935

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

Leadership & pay

16 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ERIN MOORE (PRESIDENT)
  • TRAVIS SPRINGFIELD (IMMEDIATE PAST-PRESIDENT)
  • DR PHILLIP TAYLOR (PRESIDENT-ELECT)
  • PERRY CRAFTON TERM ENDED SEPTEMBER (IMMEDIATE PAST-PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • ADRIAN GALLARDO (TREASURER)
  • ERIN MOORE (PRESIDENT)
  • TRAVIS SPRINGFIELD (IMMEDIATE PAST-PRESIDENT)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

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

Overview

Mission

To support, promote, and expand educational theatre at all levels by providing the following:1. Quality educational opportunities;2. A network for resources, support, and expansion;3. An advocacy base;4. A forum for establishing standards, programs, and projects in order to celebrate the importance of the theatre in the human experience;5. Principles, training and practices that are committed to culturally responsive teaching, social responsibility, and the promotion of equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility.

What it reported doing in 2024

The purpose of the higher education research & creative conference is to provide a forum for scholars, teachers, students, professionals, and others interested in the scholarly inquiry of theatre-related topics. Attendees gather to present papers, roundtable discussions, and poster/digital presentations and discuss the ideas set forth as a group, thus creating an opportunity to share ideas and promote scholarship in the academic and professional theatre community. While special consideration is given to submissions intersecting with the determined annual theme, scholarly research presentations focusing on any topic relating to all aspects of theatre studies are welcomed.the state oap mini-conference is a two-day professional development opportunity taught by leading theatre educators and directors. As the event coincides with the u.i.l. One act play state meet, workshops will center around one act play. Workshops will include sessions on directing one act play and working creatively within the rules and post state production discussions.txeta's regional round-up is a one-day conference offering theatre workshops, networking, and resources for Texas theatre educators. It's a chance to develop new skills, connect with colleagues, and find valuable production and classroom resources.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 77% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 95% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 60
  • Transparency & Controls: 88
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 56
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 63.7%; rating input score 64
  • Program expense ratio: 73.4%; rating input score 73
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 92.3%; rating input score 92; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 9.5%; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.9; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.14; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.6% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0.1% per year; rating input score 0; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.3% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 63.7% of revenue deployed · 73.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 13 of 13 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $245K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 16 people listed
  • Consistency: 18 of 19 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes grants
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2013 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 59/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 58/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 23/100.