TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM: Form 990, tax year 2012
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- Organization
- TEXANS FOR LAWSUIT REFORM (EIN 76-0439129)
- Tax period
- 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
- Filed
- 2013-11-14
- IRS object ID
- 201313189349300406
- Schema version
- 2012v2.0
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
- Return header
- Form 990
- Schedule B
- Schedule C
- Schedule D
- Schedule G
- Schedule I
- Schedule J
- Schedule L
- Schedule O
- Schedule R
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Timestamp | 2013-11-14T05:13:00-08:00 | Timestamp |
| Tax Period End Date | 2012-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDate |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirm
Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Blazek & Vetterling | BusinessNameLine1 |
Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 2900 Weslayan Suite 200 | AddressLine1 |
| City | Houston | City |
| State | TX | State |
| ZIP Code | 770275132 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990 | ReturnType |
| Tax Period Begin Date | 2012-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDate |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 760439129 | EIN |
Name Name
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Texans for Lawsuit Reform | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Control | TEXA | NameControl |
| Phone | 7139639363 | Phone |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1701 Brun | AddressLine1 |
| City | Houston | City |
| State | TX | State |
| ZIP Code | 77019 | ZIPCode |
Officer Officer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Richard Trabulsi Jr | Name |
| Title | President | Title |
| Date Signed | 2013-11-14 | DateSigned |
| Authorize Third Party | true | AuthorizeThirdParty |
Preparer Preparer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Jody Blazek | Name |
| PTIN | P00072674 | PTIN |
| Phone | 7134395739 | Phone |
| Self Employed | X | SelfEmployed |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax Year | 2012 | TaxYear |
| Build TS | 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z | BuildTS |
Form 990 IRS990
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Of Principal Officer Person | Richard Trabulsi Jr | NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson |
Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1701 Brun Suite 100 | AddressLine1 |
| City | Houston | City |
| State | TX | State |
| ZIP Code | 77019 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Gross Receipts | 2990853 | GrossReceipts |
| Group Return For Affiliates | false | GroupReturnForAffiliates |
| All Affiliates Included | false | AllAffiliatesIncluded |
| Organization501c | X | Organization501c |
| Web Site | www.tortreform.com | WebSite |
| Type Of Organization Corporation | X | TypeOfOrganizationCorporation |
| Year Formation | 1994 | YearFormation |
| State Legal Domicile | TX | StateLegalDomicile |
| Activity Or Mission Description | Texans for Lawsuit Reform works to shape policy primarily on creating a fair, balanced and predictable Texas civil justice system and also on other critically important core governmental issues through public education, legislation and citizen support. | ActivityOrMissionDescription |
| Nbr Voting Members Governing Body | 6 | NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody |
| Nbr Independent Voting Members | 5 | NbrIndependentVotingMembers |
| Total Nbr Employees | 8 | TotalNbrEmployees |
| Total Nbr Volunteers | 300 | TotalNbrVolunteers |
| Total Gross UBI | 0 | TotalGrossUBI |
| Contributions Grants Prior Year | 3594700 | ContributionsGrantsPriorYear |
| Contributions Grants Current Year | 2955375 | ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear |
| Program Service Revenue CY | 0 | ProgramServiceRevenueCY |
| Investment Income Prior Year | 68472 | InvestmentIncomePriorYear |
| Investment Income Current Year | 35478 | InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear |
| Other Revenue Current Year | 0 | OtherRevenueCurrentYear |
| Total Revenue Prior Year | 3663172 | TotalRevenuePriorYear |
| Total Revenue Current Year | 2990853 | TotalRevenueCurrentYear |
| Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year | 64179 | GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear |
| Grants And Similar Amnts CY | 54850 | GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY |
| Benefits Paid To Members CY | 0 | BenefitsPaidToMembersCY |
| Salaries Etc Prior Year | 727227 | SalariesEtcPriorYear |
| Salaries Etc Current Year | 599328 | SalariesEtcCurrentYear |
| Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year | 134491 | TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear |
| Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY | 119617 | TotalProfFundrsngExpCY |
| Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year | 0 | TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear |
| Other Expense Prior Year | 3200194 | OtherExpensePriorYear |
| Other Expenses Current Year | 1320114 | OtherExpensesCurrentYear |
| Total Expenses Prior Year | 4126091 | TotalExpensesPriorYear |
| Total Expenses Current Year | 2093909 | TotalExpensesCurrentYear |
| Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year | -462919 | RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear |
| Revenues Less Expenses CY | 896944 | RevenuesLessExpensesCY |
| Total Assets BOY | 5381449 | TotalAssetsBOY |
| Total Assets EOY | 6273516 | TotalAssetsEOY |
| Total Liabilities BOY | 26343 | TotalLiabilitiesBOY |
| Total Liabilities EOY | 21466 | TotalLiabilitiesEOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | 5355106 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | 6252050 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY |
| Mission Description | TLR works to shape policy primarily on the Texas civil justice and court system through public education, legislative advocacy and building broad public support for a fair, competent and honest judiciary as well as a fair, balanced and predictable dispute resolution system. TLR is also sometimes involved in other public policy issues related to core governmental functions. TLR benefits all citizens by working to bring public attention to important government issues and working to address difficulties, deficiencies or abuses in the Texas civil justice system. | MissionDescription |
| Significant New Program Services | false | SignificantNewProgramServices |
| Significant Change | false | SignificantChange |
| Description | Texans for Lawsuit Reform (TLR) engages in broad and persistent education of elected officials and the public about the Texas civil justice system, including dispute resolution processes and the judiciary, and engages in legislative advocacy to improve the Texas civil justice system and, sometimes, other core governmental issues, such as public education, regulations, criminal justice and administrative processes. Over the years, TLR has succeeded in increasing public awareness of key issues and of advocating for changes in legislation that benefit all citizens. Numerous legal reforms advocated by TLR have been enacted into law since TLRs formation in 1994 and TLR has engaged in public debate concerning legal issues, having gained recognition as an organization that is a major contributor to public policy discussion, formation and implementation in Texas. | Description |
| Described In501 C3 | false | DescribedIn501C3 |
| Schedule B Required | true | ScheduleBRequired |
| Political Activities | false | PoliticalActivities |
| Lobbying Activities | false | LobbyingActivities |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | true | SubjectToProxyTax |
| Donor Advised Funds | false | DonorAdvisedFunds |
| Conservation Easements | false | ConservationEasements |
| Collections Of Art | false | CollectionsOfArt |
| Credit Counseling | false | CreditCounseling |
| Term Or Permanent Endowments | false | TermOrPermanentEndowments |
| Report Land Bldg Equip | true | ReportLandBldgEquip |
| Report Invest Oth Securities | false | ReportInvestOthSecurities |
| Report Prog Rel Invest | false | ReportProgRelInvest |
| Report Other Assets | false | ReportOtherAssets |
| Report Other Liabilities | false | ReportOtherLiabilities |
| Report Fin48 Footnote | false | ReportFin48Footnote |
| Independent Audit Financial Stmt | false | IndependentAuditFinancialStmt |
| Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt | false | ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt |
| School | false | School |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOffice |
| Foreign Activities | false | ForeignActivities |
| More Than5000 K To Organizations | false | MoreThan5000KToOrganizations |
| More Than5000 K To Individuals | false | MoreThan5000KToIndividuals |
| Professional Fundraising | true | ProfessionalFundraising |
| Fundraising Activities | false | FundraisingActivities |
| Gaming | false | Gaming |
| Hospital | false | Hospital |
| Grants To Organizations | true | GrantsToOrganizations |
| Grants To Individuals | false | GrantsToIndividuals |
| Schedule J Required | true | ScheduleJRequired |
| Tax Exempt Bonds | false | TaxExemptBonds |
| Invest Tax Exempt Bonds | false | InvestTaxExemptBonds |
| Escrow Account | false | EscrowAccount |
| On Behalf Of Issuer | false | OnBehalfOfIssuer |
| Excess Benefit Transaction | false | ExcessBenefitTransaction |
| Prior Excess Benefit Transaction | false | PriorExcessBenefitTransaction |
| Loan To Officer Or DQP | false | LoanToOfficerOrDQP |
| Grant To Related Person | false | GrantToRelatedPerson |
| Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization | true | BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization |
| Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member | false | BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember |
| Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp | false | OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp |
| Deductible Non Cash Contributions | false | DeductibleNonCashContributions |
| Deductible Contributions Of Art | false | DeductibleContributionsOfArt |
| Terminated | false | Terminated |
| Partial Liquidation | false | PartialLiquidation |
| Disregarded Entity | false | DisregardedEntity |
| Related Entity | true | RelatedEntity |
| Related Org Controlled Entity | false | RelatedOrgControlledEntity |
| Transaction Related Entity | false | TransactionRelatedEntity |
| Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org | false | TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg |
| Activities Conducted Partnership | false | ActivitiesConductedPartnership |
| Schedule O Required | true | ScheduleORequired |
| Number Forms Transmitted With1096 | 21 | NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096 |
| Number W2 G Included | 0 | NumberW2GIncluded |
| Compliance With Backup Witholding | true | ComplianceWithBackupWitholding |
| Number Of Employees | 8 | NumberOfEmployees |
| Employment Tax Returns Filed | true | EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled |
| Unrelated Business Income | false | UnrelatedBusinessIncome |
| Form990-T Filed | false | Form990-TFiled |
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccount |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans |
| Taxable Party Notification | false | TaxablePartyNotification |
| Non Deductible Contributions | true | NonDeductibleContributions |
| Non Deductible Disclosure | true | NonDeductibleDisclosure |
| Excess Business Holdings | false | ExcessBusinessHoldings |
| Taxable Distributions | false | TaxableDistributions |
| Distribution To Donor | false | DistributionToDonor |
| Filed Lieu1041 | false | FiledLieu1041 |
| Licensed More Than One State | false | LicensedMoreThanOneState |
| Indoor Tanning Services | false | IndoorTanningServices |
| Info In Schedule O Part VI | X | InfoInScheduleOPartVI |
| Nbr Voting Governing Body Members | 6 | NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers |
| Number Independent Voting Members | 5 | NumberIndependentVotingMembers |
| Family Or Business Relationship | false | FamilyOrBusinessRelationship |
| Delegation Of Management Duties | false | DelegationOfManagementDuties |
| Changes To Organizing Docs | false | ChangesToOrganizingDocs |
| Material Diversion Or Misuse | false | MaterialDiversionOrMisuse |
| Members Or Stockholders | false | MembersOrStockholders |
| Election Of Board Members | false | ElectionOfBoardMembers |
| Decisions Subject To Approval | false | DecisionsSubjectToApproval |
| Minutes Of Governing Body | true | MinutesOfGoverningBody |
| Minutes Of Committees | true | MinutesOfCommittees |
| Officer Mailing Address | false | OfficerMailingAddress |
| Local Chapters | false | LocalChapters |
| Form990 Provided To Governing Body | true | Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody |
| Conflict Of Interest Policy | true | ConflictOfInterestPolicy |
| Annual Disclosure Covered Persons | true | AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons |
| Regular Monitoring Enforcement | true | RegularMonitoringEnforcement |
| Whistleblower Policy | true | WhistleblowerPolicy |
| Document Retention Policy | true | DocumentRetentionPolicy |
| Compensation Process CEO | true | CompensationProcessCEO |
| Compensation Process Other | false | CompensationProcessOther |
| Investment In Joint Venture | false | InvestmentInJointVenture |
| Upon Request | X | UponRequest |
The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Person | Glenda Hovey | NamePerson |
| Telephone Number | 7139639363 | TelephoneNumber |
Address US AddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1701 Brun Suite 200 | AddressLine1 |
| City | Houston | City |
| State | TX | State |
| ZIP Code | 77019 | ZIPCode |
Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (7 entries)
| TitleTitle | Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek | Average Hours Per Week RelatedAverageHoursPerWeekRelated | Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector | Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization | Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs | Other CompensationOtherCompensation | OfficerOfficer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick Rowe | |||||||
| Director | 2.00 | 1.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hugh Rice Kelly | |||||||
| General Counsel | 5.00 | 1.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lupe Fraga | |||||||
| Treasurer | 2.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | X |
| Richard W Weekley | |||||||
| Chairman & CEO | 30.00 | 0.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | X |
| Leo Linbeck Jr | |||||||
| Senior Chairman | 2.00 | 1.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | X |
| Richard Trabulsi Jr | |||||||
| President | 45.00 | 1.00 | X | 239333 | 0 | 0 | X |
| Mary Tipps | |||||||
| Executive Dir. | 40.00 | 0.00 | 123170 | 0 | 10387 | X | |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Reportable Comp From Org | 362503 | TotalReportableCompFromOrg |
| Total Other Compensation | 10387 | TotalOtherCompensation |
| Number Individuals GT100 K | 2 | NumberIndividualsGT100K |
| Formers Listed | false | FormersListed |
| Total Comp GT150 K | true | TotalCompGT150K |
| Compensation From Other Sources | true | CompensationFromOtherSources |
Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation
Name Of Contractor NameOfContractor
Name Business NameBusiness
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Mike Hull | BusinessNameLine1 |
Address Of Contractor AddressOfContractor
Address US AddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 221 W 6th Street Ste 960 | AddressLine1 |
| City | Austin | City |
| State | TX | State |
| ZIP Code | 78701 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description Of Services | Legal fees | DescriptionOfServices |
| Compensation | 202711 | Compensation |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Number Of Contractors GT100 K | 1 | NumberOfContractorsGT100K |
| All Other Contributions | 2955375 | AllOtherContributions |
| Total Contributions | 2955375 | TotalContributions |
| Total Program Service Revenue | 0 | TotalProgramServiceRevenue |
Investment Income InvestmentIncome
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 35478 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Exclusion | $35,478 | ExclusionAmount |
Income From Invest Bond Proceeds IncomeFromInvestBondProceeds
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGaming
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Other Revenue | 0 | TotalOtherRevenue |
Total Revenue TotalRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 2990853 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Exclusion | $35,478 | ExclusionAmount |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part IX | X | InfoInScheduleOPartIX |
Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 54850 | Total |
Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Foreign Grants ForeignGrants
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembers
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 372890 | Total |
Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersons
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 162423 | Total |
Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 6143 | Total |
Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 17477 | Total |
Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 40395 | Total |
Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 356575 | Total |
Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 19170 | Total |
Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 119617 | Total |
Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 255910 | Total |
Advertising Advertising
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 18312 | Total |
Office Expenses OfficeExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 112672 | Total |
Information Technology InformationTechnology
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 109354 | Total |
Royalties Royalties
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Occupancy Occupancy
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 130892 | Total |
Travel Travel
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 22649 | Total |
Travel Entrtnmnt Public Officials TravelEntrtnmntPublicOfficials
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 103589 | Total |
Interest Interest
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliates
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 13017 | Total |
Insurance Insurance
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 24701 | Total |
Other Expenses OtherExpenses (3 entries)
| DescriptionDescription | TotalTotal |
|---|---|
| Equipment rental & maintenance | 19908 |
| Dues & subscriptions | 29891 |
| Lobbying | 103474 |
All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 2093909 | Total |
| Program Services | 0 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 0 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 0 | Fundraising |
Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 479629 | BOY |
| EOY | 556853 | EOY |
Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 4729733 | BOY |
| EOY | 5677832 | EOY |
Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtc
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Receivables From Disqual Persons ReceivablesFromDisqualPersons
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Other Notes Loans Receivable Net OtherNotesLoansReceivableNet
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 125000 | BOY |
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Land Buildings Equipment Basis | 208409 | LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis |
| Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec | 173078 | LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec |
Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 43587 | BOY |
| EOY | 35331 | EOY |
Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelated
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Intangible Assets IntangibleAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 3500 | BOY |
| EOY | 3500 | EOY |
Total Assets TotalAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 5381449 | BOY |
| EOY | 6273516 | EOY |
Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 26343 | BOY |
| EOY | 21466 | EOY |
Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 26343 | BOY |
| EOY | 21466 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Do Not Follow SFAS117 | X | DoNotFollowSFAS117 |
Cap Stck Trst Prin Current Funds CapStckTrstPrinCurrentFunds
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 5355106 | BOY |
| EOY | 6252050 | EOY |
Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 5355106 | BOY |
| EOY | 6252050 | EOY |
Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 5381449 | BOY |
| EOY | 6273516 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Reconcilation Revenue Expenses | 896944 | ReconcilationRevenueExpenses |
| Method Of Accounting Cash | X | MethodOfAccountingCash |
| Accountant Compile Or Review | false | AccountantCompileOrReview |
| FS Audited | false | FSAudited |
| Federal Grant Audit Required | false | FederalGrantAuditRequired |
Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB
Contributor Info ContributorInfo
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contributor Number | RESTRICTED | ContributorNumber |
Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | RESTRICTED | BusinessNameLine1 |
Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine1 |
| Address Line2 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine2 |
| City | RESTRICTED | City |
| State | RESTRICTED | State |
| ZIP Code | RESTRICTED | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Aggregate Contributions | RESTRICTED | AggregateContributions |
Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Form1120 Pol Filed | false | Form1120PolFiled |
| Substantially All Dues Nondeduct | false | SubstantiallyAllDuesNondeduct |
| Only In House Lobbying | false | OnlyInHouseLobbying |
| Agree To Carryover Prior Year | true | AgreeToCarryoverPriorYear |
| Dues Assessments | 2955375 | DuesAssessments |
| Non Ded Lobby Political Current | 447734 | NonDedLobbyPoliticalCurrent |
| Non Ded Lobby Political Carryover | 1053719 | NonDedLobbyPoliticalCarryover |
| Non Ded Lobby Political Total | 1501453 | NonDedLobbyPoliticalTotal |
| Aggr Amt Reported In Dues Notices | 738844 | AggrAmtReportedInDuesNotices |
| Amount To Be Carried Over | 762609 | AmountToBeCarriedOver |
Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD
Equipment Equipment
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | 165057 | OtherCostOrOtherBasis |
| Depreciation | 133656 | Depreciation |
| Book Value | 31401 | BookValue |
Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | 43352 | OtherCostOrOtherBasis |
| Depreciation | 39422 | Depreciation |
| Book Value | 3930 | BookValue |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Of Book Value Land Buildings | 35331 | TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings |
Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Mail Solicitations | X | MailSolicitations |
| Email Solicitations | X | EmailSolicitations |
| Phone Solicitations | X | PhoneSolicitations |
| In Person Solicitations | X | InPersonSolicitations |
| Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants | X | SolicitationOfNonGovtGrants |
| Solicitation Of Govt Grants | X | SolicitationOfGovtGrants |
| Special Fundraising Events | X | SpecialFundraisingEvents |
| Agreement Ref Fundraising | true | AgreementRefFundraising |
Fundraiser Activity Information FundraiserActivityInformation (2 entries)
| Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1 | CityAddressUS/City | StateAddressUS/State | ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode | ActivityActivity | Fundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFunds | Gross ReceiptsGrossReceipts | Amount Retained By ContractorAmountRetainedByContractor | Net To OrganizationNetToOrganization |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The McIntosh Co | ||||||||
| 3838 Oak Lawn | Dallas | TX | 75219 | Fdrsg | false | 140125 | 45617 | 94508 |
| Blakemore&Assoc | ||||||||
| 1 Greenway Plz | Houston | TX | 77046 | Fdrsg | false | 2875575 | 72000 | 2803575 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Gross Receipts | 3015700 | TotalGrossReceipts |
| Total Retained By Contractors | 117617 | TotalRetainedByContractors |
| Total Net To Organization | 2898083 | TotalNetToOrganization |
Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Records Maintained | true | RecordsMaintained |
Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)
| Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1 | CityAddressUS/City | StateAddressUS/State | ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode | EIN Of RecipientEINOfRecipient | IRC SectionIRCSection | Amount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrant | Amount Of Non Cash AssistanceAmountOfNonCashAssistance | Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Public Policy Fdn | ||||||||
| 900 Congress Ave St 400 | Austin | TX | 78701 | 742524057 | 501(c)(3) | 32500 | 0 | Education on key policy issues |
| Rio Grande Valley Partnership | ||||||||
| P O Box 1499 | Weslaco | TX | 78599 | 742765624 | 501(c)(3) | 10000 | 0 | 2011 Legislative Tour |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants | 2 | TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants |
| Total Nbr Of Other Organizations | 0 | TotalNbrOfOtherOrganizations |
Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Identifier | Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used | Identifier |
| Explanation | TLR occasionally makes grants to organizations that are compatible with the goals of TLR and it's mission. We monitor the grantee organizations for that purpose. | Explanation |
Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Compensation Survey | X | CompensationSurvey |
| Board Or Committee Approval | X | BoardOrCommitteeApproval |
| Severance Payment | false | SeverancePayment |
| Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan | false | SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan |
| Equity Based Comp Arrangement | false | EquityBasedCompArrangement |
Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Person | Richard Trabulsi Jr | NamePerson |
| Title | President | Title |
| Base Compensation Filing Org | 239333 | BaseCompensationFilingOrg |
| Total Compensation Filing Org | 239333 | TotalCompensationFilingOrg |
Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL
Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV
Name Of Interested Person NameOfInterestedPerson
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Person | Richard J Trabusi Jr | NamePerson |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Relationship | President | Relationship |
| Amount Of Transaction | 30880 | AmountOfTransaction |
| Description Of Transaction | Office rent | DescriptionOfTransaction |
| Sharing Of Revenues | false | SharingOfRevenues |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
General Explanation GeneralExplanation (4 entries)
| IdentifierIdentifier | Return ReferenceReturnReference | ExplanationExplanation |
|---|---|---|
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 | Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available | Upon request. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a | Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management | The Board of Directors reviews the President's compensation at the annual meeting. The President is not present for the discussion. The Board considers several factors including comparable data and the decision is contemporaneously documented. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c | Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts | The conflicts of interest policy is montiored by the Board of Directors and management. Conflict of interest forms are filled out each year and reviewed by the President and the Board of Directors. The President reviews financial statements monthly and the persons doing the accounting for the organization know to bring to the attention of management and the board any financial transactions covered by our conflicts of interest policy. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b | Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process | The Form 990 is reviewed by the President, Administrative Director and the organization's outside accountant. A copy of the form is provided to all directors prior to filing with the IRS. |
Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR
Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII
Name Of Disregarded Entity NameOfDisregardedEntity
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Texans for Lawsuit Reform Fdn | BusinessNameLine1 |
Address US AddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1701 Brun 100 | AddressLine1 |
| City | Houston | City |
| State | TX | State |
| ZIP Code | 77019 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 201930752 | EIN |
| Primary Activities | Educational research | PrimaryActivities |
| Legal Domicile State | TX | LegalDomicileState |
| Exempt Code Section | 501(c)(3) | ExemptCodeSection |
| Public Charity Status | PF | PublicCharityStatus |
Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | TLR | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Controlled Org | false | ControlledOrg |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties | false | ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties |
| Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org | false | GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg |
| Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org | false | GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg |
| Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org | true | LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg |
| Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org | false | LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg |
| Dividends Related Organization | false | DividendsRelatedOrganization |
| Sale Of Assets To Other Org | false | SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg |
| Purchase Of Assets From Other Org | false | PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg |
| Exchange Of Assets | false | ExchangeOfAssets |
| Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs | false | RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs |
| Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs | false | RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs |
| Perform Of Services For Other Orgs | false | PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs |
| Perform Of Services By Other Orgs | false | PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs |
| Sharing Of Facilities | true | SharingOfFacilities |
| Sharing Of Paid Employees | true | SharingOfPaidEmployees |
| Reimbursement Paid To Other Org | false | ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg |
| Reimbursement Paid By Other Org | false | ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg |
| Other Transfer To Other Org | false | OtherTransferToOtherOrg |
| Other Transfer From Other Org | false | OtherTransferFromOtherOrg |
Transactions Related Orgs Table TransactionsRelatedOrgsTable
Name Of Other Organization NameOfOtherOrganization
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Texans for Lawsuit Reform Fdn | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Transaction Type | d | TransactionType |
| Amount Involved | 125000 | AmountInvolved |
| Method Of Amt Determination | Cash | MethodOfAmtDetermination |
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