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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by COMMISSION SHIFT.

Totals

Total revenue
$643,074
Total expenses
$1,336,886
Contributions and grants received
$636,497
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$6,577
Total assets, end of year
$1,834,288
Total liabilities, end of year
$37,740
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,796,548
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$993,469
Management and general expenses
$281,415
Fundraising expenses
$62,002
Program service expenses (Part III)
$993,469

Program services were 74.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $636,497

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $0

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: Miscellaneous

    total $6,577 · related or exempt $6,577

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $6,577

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $139,834 · program services $76,909 · management and general $34,958 · fundraising $27,967

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $444,589 · program services $342,832 · management and general $73,032 · fundraising $28,725

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $28,027 · program services $20,239 · management and general $6,230 · fundraising $1,558

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $44,143 · program services $32,691 · management and general $7,700 · fundraising $3,752

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,270 · management and general $1,270

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $55,837 · management and general $55,837

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $89,330 · program services $70,618 · management and general $18,712

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $9,718 · program services $9,613 · management and general $105

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $20,179 · program services $3,228 · management and general $16,951

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $19,711 · program services $15,966 · management and general $3,745

  • 17 · Travel

    total $39,773 · program services $39,773

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $3,069 · management and general $3,069

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $10,528 · management and general $10,528

  • 24a · Other expenses: Media & Public Relations

    total $250,325 · program services $250,325

  • 24b · Other expenses: Direct Program Expenses

    total $64,399 · program services $64,399

  • 24c · Other expenses: HR Support

    total $41,308 · management and general $41,308

  • 24d · Other expenses: Contract Labor

    total $41,263 · program services $41,263

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $33,583 · program services $25,613 · management and general $7,970

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,441,606 · end of year $1,314,060

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,050,000 · end of year $500,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,117 · end of year $2,023

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $7,292 · end of year $7,292

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $14,950

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $4,037

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $12,743 · end of year $10,913

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $23,398 · end of year $37,740

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,201,349 · end of year $1,252,354

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,289,011 · end of year $544,194

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Commission shift is reforming oil and gas oversight by building public support to hold The Railroad Commission of Texas accountable to its mission in a shifting energy landscape.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Commission Shift is building public support to hold The Railroad Commission of Texas accountable to its mission in a shifting energy landscape.

  • Commission Shift works to hold The Railroad Commission of Texas accountable to its mission through such activities as researching and reporting on agency operations; building public awareness about the agency's mission and operations; providing technical input and comment on agency decisions; and encouraging the public to provide input on agency decisions.

    Expenses $993,469

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Virginia Palacios

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $138,912
    From this org
    $132,969
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,943
    Hours/week
    40
  • Steve Brown

    Board President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Elizabeth Love

    Board Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Ira Yates

    Board Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • John Beard

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Marisa Perales

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
31 October 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202423059349301692

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