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AUSTIN AREA RESEARCH ORGANIZATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
AUSTIN AREA RESEARCH ORGANIZATION INC (EIN 74-2148447)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-06-14
IRS object ID
202421669349300522
Schema version
2023v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-06-14T09:18:14-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN742900215PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MAXWELL LOCKE & RITTER LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1401 CONGRESS AVENUE SUITE 1100AddressLine1Txt
CityAUSTINCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP787019682ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN742148447EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AUSTIN AREA RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlAUSTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5124774000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1114 W SEVENTH STREET 800AddressLine1Txt
CityAUSTINCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP787013040ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSANDRA GUZMANPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone5124774000PhoneNum
Signature2024-06-06SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstSANDRAPersonFirstNm
Person LastGUZMANPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSHANNON PETERSONPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01281287PTIN
Phone5123703200PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AAROBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerSANDRA GUZMANPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1114 W SEVENTH STREET 800AddressLine1Txt
CityAUSTINCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP787013040ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$946,781GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.AAROREGION.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1980FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateTXLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionAARO ENGAGES ITS 122 MEMBERS IN DELIBERATIVE, STRATEGIC ACTIVITIES TO ADVANCE THE LONG-TERMECONOMIC AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING OF CENTRAL TEXAS. IN 2023, AARO ENGAGED ITS MEMBERS IN EFFORTS IN FIVE PRIORITY AREAS: EDUCATION, HEALTH, SOCIAL EQUITY, TRANSPORTATION AND WATER.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent15VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers140TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Contributions Grants$806,412CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$107,810CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$11,395PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$31,052CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,216PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$747CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$730,804PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$946,021CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$200,020PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$378,182PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$36,272CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$301,418PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$509,744CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$879,620PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$937,955CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$148,816PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$8,066CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$682,679TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$621,772TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$822,839NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$859,074NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionAARO, A NON-PARTISAN THOUGHT LEADER FOR CENTRAL TEXAS, HAS WORKED BEHIND THE SCENES ON CRITICAL REGIONAL ISSUES SINCE 1980. THE MEMBERSHIP IS AN INTENTIONALLY DIVERSE GROUP OF CENTRAL TEXAS LEADERS DRAWN FROM BUSINESS, INDUSTRY, EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE, REAL ESTATE, NONPROFITS AND FOUNDATIONS. IN 2023, AARO HOSTED OVER 50 PROGRAMS ALLOWING MEMBERS TO ENGAGE IN SUBSTANTIVE AND FRANK CONVERSATIONS AROUND CRITICAL ISSUES FOR THE CENTRAL TEXAS REGION. MOST COMMITTEE MEETINGS WERE HELD IN A HYBRID FORMAT WHILE MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS AND THE ANNUAL MEETING WERE HELD IN PERSON. COMMITTEES CONTINUED THEIR EXPLORATION OF BBQS (BIG BEAUTIFUL QUESTIONS) AND THE VISION COMMITTEE COMMISSIONED AND OVER SAW RESEARCH BOARD EXPLORED THE CONCEPT OF AN AARO SUMMIT OPEN TO MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS. IN ADDITION, AARO PROVIDED TEN EXCEPTIONAL CENTRAL TEXAS LEADERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN AARO'S ACTIVITIES THROUGH THE MCBEE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$153,244ExpenseAmt
Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$0RevenueAmt
DescPROVIDED INFORMATION ON CRITICAL ISSUES IN 6 PRIORITY AREAS: EDUCATION, HEALTH, SOCIAL EQUITY, TRANSPORTATION, VISION (REGIONALISM) AND WATER BY HOSTING PROGRAMS FEATURING CONTENT EXPERTS AND PROVIDING WRITTEN MATERIALS TO MEMBERS. THIS INCLUDED FIVE MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS AND MORE THAN 50 ISSUE-RELATED MEETINGS IN WHICH MEMBERS WERE FORTIFIED WITH FACTS TO ALLOW THEM TO UNDERSTAND COMPLEX ISSUES AND EDUCATE OTHERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES ABOUT CRITICAL POLICY ISSUES FACING THE REGION.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$131,123ExpenseAmt
Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$108,557RevenueAmt
DescLAUNCHED THE ANNUAL CENTRAL TEXAS CATALYST SUMMIT. A PREMIER, BY-INVITATION-ONLY EVENT THAT BROUGHT TOGETHER 150 LEADERS FROM THE SIX-COUNTY REGION WHO ARE ENGAGED IN ADDRESSING POLICY CHALLENGES IMPACTING BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT AND NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS AND COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE REGION. A FULL DAY EVENT FACILITATING DISCUSSIONS TOPICS THAT THREAD THROUGH THE MOST PRESSING OF THESE CHALLENGES, FROM HOUSING AND EQUITY TO MOBILITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT. ATTENDEES WERE THE FIRST TO SEE THE ENVISION CENTRAL TEXAS LOOKBACK RESEARCH AND THEY PARTICIPATED IN INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS, HEARD FROM THOUGHT PROVOKING SPEAKERS AND NETWORKED TO EXPLORE HOW TO MOVE THE NEEDLE FORWARD FOR OUR REGION.Desc

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Expense$184,169ExpenseAmt
Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$0RevenueAmt
DescAARO COMMISSIONED A QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE STUDY THAT, COMBINED, WERE DESIGNED TO DELIVER A COMPREHENSIVE AND INFORMED PERSPECTIVE ON THE INTRICATE DYNAMICS OF THE REGION'S GROWTH OVER THE PAST TWO DECADES AND BEGIN TO CHART A COURSE FORWARD. THE LOOKBACK TO ROADMAP QUALITATIVE RESEARCH STUDY SOUGHT TO GLEAN INSIGHTS FROM LEADERS IN CENTRAL TEXAS CONCERNING GROWTH CHALLENGES AND REGIONAL COLLABORATION. AARO'S ENVISION CENTRAL TEXAS: LOOKING BACK AND GLANCING FORWARD REPORT ASSESSES THE REGION'S GROWTH FROM 2001 TO 2021, COMPARING IT WITH THE PROJECTED GROWTH SCENARIOS THAT EMANATED FROM A REGIONAL VISIONING PROCESS KNOWN AS ENVISION CENTRAL TEXAS (ECT), AND EXTENDING THE ANALYSIS TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL METRICS AND CONSIDERATIONS FOR FUTURE DECADES.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$468,536TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document12IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee4EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member15IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SANDRA GUZMANBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5124774000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1114 W SEVENTH STREET SUITE 800AddressLine1Txt
CityAUSTINCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP78701ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
SANDY DOCHEN
CHAIR10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFFREY RICHARD
CHAIR-ELECT3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFF HAHN
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DARRICK MCGILL
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK ESTRADA
SOCIAL EQUITY COMMITTEE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHELLE EARLEY
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FAYRUZ BENUSEF
AT-LARGE, MCBEE LIAISON2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID SMITH
AT-LARGE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KRISTIE GONZALES
AT-LARGE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARC RODRIGUEZ
AT-LARGE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS MIRANDA
MEMBER RELATIONS CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SARAH CHURCHILL LLAMAS
HEALTH CARE COMMITTEE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KERRY HALL
EDUCATION COMMITTEE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TAMARA ATKINSON
VISION COMMITTEE CHAIR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DONNA KLAEGER
WATER COMMITTEE CHAIR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SANDRA GUZMAN
PRESIDENT & CEO40.00Yes (X)$186,720$0$14,207
CYNTHIA SANCHEZ
BOARD SECRETARY AND PROGRAM DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$86,940$0$11,213
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$273,660TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$25,420TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$780,822MembershipDuesAmt
All Other Contributions$25,590AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$806,412TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSUMMITDesc
Business900100BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$107,810TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$107,810RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$107,810TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$30,665TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$30,665ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,147SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$760SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$387SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$387TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$387ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUS REVENUEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$747RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$747OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$108,557RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$31,052ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$300,622TotalAmt
Program Services$205,284ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$88,295ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,043FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$89,842TotalAmt
Program Services$8,939ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$80,229ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$674FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,497TotalAmt
Program Services$269ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,198ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$30FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,289TotalAmt
Program Services$1,672ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,617ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,961TotalAmt
Program Services$15,790ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,597ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$574FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$86,045TotalAmt
Management And General$86,045ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,139TotalAmt
Fundraising$4,139FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,523TotalAmt
Program Services$1,252ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$271ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,226TotalAmt
Program Services$4,689ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,912ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$625FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,052TotalAmt
Management And General$31,052ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$121,175TotalAmt
Program Services$11,992ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$103,187ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,996FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,495TotalAmt
Management And General$3,495ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$137,096TotalAmt
Program Services$137,096ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,526TotalAmt
Program Services$453ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,847ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$226FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,716TotalAmt
Management And General$1,716ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
RESEARCH AND PROGRAM NO$76,300$76,300
BAD DEBTS$16,965$16,965
TC MCBEE SCHOLARSHIPS$4,800$4,800
BOOKS & SUBSCRIPTION$686$686

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$937,955TotalAmt
Program Services$468,536ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$433,147ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$36,272FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$102,846BOYAmt
EOY$311,232EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$591,217BOYAmt
EOY$324,550EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$371,521BOYAmt
EOY$394,577EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$542EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$114,929LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$109,204LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,402BOYAmt
EOY$5,725EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$431,532BOYAmt
EOY$444,220EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,505,518BOYAmt
EOY$1,480,846EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,534BOYAmt
EOY$34,022EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$672,145BOYAmt
EOY$587,750EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$682,679BOYAmt
EOY$621,772EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$301,922BOYAmt
EOY$322,882EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$520,917BOYAmt
EOY$536,192EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$822,839BOYAmt
EOY$859,074EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,505,518BOYAmt
EOY$1,480,846EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$8,066ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$28,169NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$591,302CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$748,470CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$911,188CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$681,614CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$806,412CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,738,986TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$591,302CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$748,470CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$911,188CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$681,614CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$806,412CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,738,986TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$123,827SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$3,615,159PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,644CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,177CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,281CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,937CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$30,665CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$67,704TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,216CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$747CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,963TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$3,808,653TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$269,299GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.94920PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.95080PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$431,532BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$27,500ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$134,968InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$147,280OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$446,720EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$566,204BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$7,244InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$141,916OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$431,532EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$326,068BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$197,350ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$46,758InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$3,972AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$566,204EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$288,051BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$8,100ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$32,533InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$2,616AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$326,068EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$231,484BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$12,750ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$46,594InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$2,777AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$288,051EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.64701BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.35299PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$63,602OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$63,602DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$51,327OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$45,602DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,725BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$5,725TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescBENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY OTHERSDesc
Book Value$444,220BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$444,220TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART V, LINE 4:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationAARO TRANSFERRED $25,000 TO AUSTIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION WITH THE INTENT TO GROW THAT FUND SO THAT IN THE FUTURE, IT COULD SPIN OFF INCOME TO HELP FUND AARO RESEARCH. FROM 2010 THROUGH 2013 DUES PAYMENTS FROM ASSOCIATE MEMBERS WERE DEPOSITED IN THE QUASI-ENDOWMENT FUND. STARTING IN 2014, ONLY CONTRIBUTIONS SPECIFICALLY EARMARKED FOR THE FUND WERE DEPOSITED IN THE ACCOUNT.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSANDRA GUZMANPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENT & CEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$174,720BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$12,000BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$5,602DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$8,605NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$200,927TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1ATHE TOTAL NUMBER OF DIRECTORS SHALL BE DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FROM TIME TO TIME BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BUT IN NO EVENT SHALL THE NUMBER BE LESS THAN THIRTEEN (13) OR MORE THAN SEVENTEEN (17), OR INCLUDE FEWER THAN FOUR (4) AT LARGE DIRECTORS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING THREE GROUPS: (A) THE CHAIR, CHAIR-ELECT, PAST-CHAIR, AND TREASURER (THE "EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE"); (B) THE CHAIR OF EACH OF THE CORPORATION'S STANDING COMMITTEES (THE "COMMITTEE CHAIRS"); AND (C) SUCH OTHER PERSONS APPOINTED AS DIRECTORS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THESE BYLAWS (THE "AT LARGE DIRECTORS").
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6AARO'S ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP IS CAPPED AT 130: NO LESS THAN 30 MEMBERS WITH AT LEAST TWO OF THE FOLLOWING QUALIFICATIONS: (A) LIVE IN A COUNTY OTHER THAN TRAVIS COUNTY; (B) HAVE SIGNIFICANT BUSINESS INTERESTS IN A COUNTY OTHER THAN TRAVIS COUNTY; (C) BE CIVICALLY ENGAGED IN A COUNTY OTHER THAN TRAVIS COUNTY. IN ADDITION, SUSTAINING MEMBERS ARE INDIVIDUALS FORMERLY IN THE ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP CATEGORY WHO ARE RETIRED OR SEMI-RETIRED FROM BUSINESS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE AFOREMENTIONED MEMBERS (ABOVE) ELECT A SLATE OF OFFICERS EACH YEAR. THE MEMBER RELATIONS TEAM PREPARES THE OFFICERS SLATE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BIF A DECISION IS TIME-SENSITIVE, THE GOVERNING BODY IS AUTHORIZED TO TAKE ACTION. OTHERWISE, SUCH DECISIONS ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE COMPLETE FORM 990 AND HIGHLIGHTS ARE PRESENTED AT THE BOARD MEETING. CHANGES FROM PREVIOUS YEARS ARE HIGHLIGHTED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CPRIOR TO THE START OF EACH MEETING, THE COMMITTEE CHAIR REMINDS THOSE IN ATTENDANCE TO DISCLOSE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND REFRAIN FROM VOTING ON MATTERS RELATED TO A POTENTIAL CONFLICT. ALSO, THIS REMINDER IS IN WRITING ON A CARD AT EACH PERSON'S SEAT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ANNUALLY, THE BOARD GOES INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO REVIEW CEO COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS SIMILAR TO AARO. THE DECISION BY THE BOARD IS INCORPORATED INTO THE ANNUAL BUDGET APPROVED BY THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.