University of Texas Inter-cooperative Council Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237062502
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Austin, TX, USA
Phone
5124761957
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Temporary Housing

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,566,951
Expenses
$1,723,204
Assets
$5,671,876
Liabilities
$3,113,322

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

Leadership & pay

17 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • AB BROWN (PRESIDENT)
  • AMARA EGO (PRESIDENT (THRU APRIL))
  • STEPHANIE LANE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU JAN))
  • NICK HILL (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (BEG APRIL))
  • ANTHONY ROSS (INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (FEB-APRIL))

Highest reported compensation

  • WILLIAM THOGERSEN (OPERATIONS MANAGER): $136,233 total reported compensation
  • STEPHANIE LANE (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU JAN)): $101,462 total reported compensation
  • ANTHONY ROSS (INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (FEB-APRIL)): $65,187 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Our mission is to provide quality, affordable, and healthy cooperative housing for students with financial need.

What it reported doing in 2024

University of Texas inter-cooperative council, inc. (icc-austin), provides a residential learning environment where 200 student-members engage in a curriculum of cooperative management. Members receive hands-on training in conflict resolution, collaborative communication, and democratic governance. By participating in the essential operations of the community, including large-scale nutritional planning, facilities maintenance, and financial oversight, students develop practical leadership skills that complement their formal academic studies and prepare them for responsible citizenship.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 99% 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. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 77
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 34
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 89.3%; rating input score 89
  • Program expense ratio: 81.2%; rating input score 81
  • Fundraising efficiency: $0.33 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 2; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

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: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -10%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.29; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.55; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 17.6%; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.9% per year; rating input score 100; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 1.2% per year; rating input score 100; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.1% per year; rating input score 100; 39th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 89.3% of revenue deployed · 81.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $136K · 17 people listed
  • Consistency: 32 of 32 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2012 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 2/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 17/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Whistleblower policy not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 14/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 18/100.