TEXANS FOR ECONOMIC LIBERTY: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization: TEXANS FOR ECONOMIC LIBERTY (EIN 83-4302381)
Tax period: 2019-04-09 to 2019-12-31
Filed: 2020-11-16
IRS object ID: 202003219349313060
Schema version: 2019v5.1
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 L
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2020-11-16T14:19:09-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2019-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	742920819	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ATCHLEY & ASSOCIATES LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1005 LA POSADA DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	AUSTIN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	78752	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2019-04-09	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	834302381	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	TEXANS FOR ECONOMIC LIBERTY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	TEXA	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	5125375014	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	7418 MIFFLIN KENNEDY TERRACE	AddressLine1Txt
City	AUSTIN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	78749	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JOHN DROGIN	PersonNm
Person Title	DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	5125375014	PhoneNum
Signature	2020-11-16	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	RENAE DUNCAN	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01257722	PTIN
Phone	5123462086	PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	198.72.42.2	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2020-11-16	IPDt
IP Tm	14:19:05	IPTm
IP Timezone	CS	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	F52F7C384BDF874420CE496A6F724965A618A3E0	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	E7E0C33C2EE1A3B962E06100E33ECD363196DE42	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2019	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-04-22 16:20:28Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Initial Return	Yes (X)	InitialReturnInd
Principal Officer	JOHN DROGIN	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	7418 MIFFLIN KENNEDY TERRACE	AddressLine1Txt
City	AUSTIN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	78749	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$497,250	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	TEXANSFORECONOMICLIBERTY.COM	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2019	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	TX	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO KEEP THE COST OF ELECTRICITY LOW FOR CUSTOMERS AND ALL USERS BY SUPPORTING FREE MARKETS, COMPETITION, AND LESS REGULATION IN TEXAS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	3	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	3	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	2	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$497,250	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$497,250	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
CY Other Expenses	$469,763	CYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$469,763	CYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$27,487	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets EOY	$27,487	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$27,487	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO KEEP THE COST OF ELECTRICITY LOW FOR CUSTOMERS AND ALL USERS BY SUPPORTING FREE MARKETS, COMPETITION, AND LESS REGULATION IN TEXAS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$344,257	ExpenseAmt
Desc	-REGULARLY GENERATING AND DISTRIBUTING MATERIAL THAT ADVANCES OUR ORGANIZATION'S MISSION. -IDENTIFY AND ENGAGE TEXANS TO ADVOCATE FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S PRINCIPLES, INCLUDING THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, EMAIL AND MOBILE PHONES. -PRODUCE AND PROMOTE ONLINE CONTENT, INCLUDING VIDEO, EMAIL, WEB BLOGS, AND GRAPHICS TO INFORM, EDUCATE AND ADVOCATE ON OUR ISSUES. -PARTICIPATE IN FORUMS, PANELS AND OTHER DISCUSSIONS ON THE ISSUES RELEVANT TO FREE-MARKET POLICY IN TEXAS. -REVIEW AND PROMOTE RESEARCH, STUDIES OR REPORTS ON A VARIETY OF INDUSTRIES IN TEXAS AND THEIR IMPACT ON ECONOMIC LIBERTY. -CONDUCT ONLINE INTERVIEWS WITH LEADING EXPERTS ON A RANGE OF POLICY ISSUES IMPORTANT TO TEXANS. -TRACK STATE LEGISLATION RELEVANT TO FREE MARKETS, GOVERNMENT REGULATION AND TEXAS CONSUMERS.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$344,257	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	Yes (1)	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	1	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri Discl	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	3	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	3	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	Yes (1)	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	0	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RIGHTSIDE COMPLIANCE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	7035871469	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 341027	AddressLine1Txt
City	AUSTIN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	78734	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
DAVID BECKWITH
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN DROGIN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
TAYLOR MARKWARDT
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
VIANOVO LP
327 CONGRESS AVE STE 450	AUSTIN	TX	78701	STRATEGIC CONSULTING	$115,000
DROGIN GROUP LLC
6705 W HWY 290 STE 50281	AUSTIN	TX	78735	MANAGEMENT & MEDIA CONSULTING	$108,750

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$497,250	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$497,250	TotalContributionsAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$497,250	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$108,750	TotalAmt
Management And General	$108,750	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,356	TotalAmt
Management And General	$13,356	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,400	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,400	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$122,500	TotalAmt
Program Services	$122,500	ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$221,350	TotalAmt
Program Services	$221,350	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$267	TotalAmt
Program Services	$267	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
BANK FEES	$80	$80
SUBSCRIPTIONS	$60	$60

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$469,763	TotalAmt
Program Services	$344,257	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$125,506	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$27,487	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$27,487	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117	Yes (X)	OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$27,487	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$27,487	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$27,487	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$27,487	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JOHN DROGIN	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship Description	DROGIN GROUP, LLC IS 100% OWNED BY JOHN DROGIN, A BOARD DIRECTOR	RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction	$108,750	TransactionAmt
Transaction	JOHN DROGIN IS A BOARD DIRECTOR OF THE ORGANIZATION AND RECEIVED INCOME FROM THE ORGANIZATION THROUGH DROGIN GROUP, LLC FOR THE MANAGERIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES PERFORMED FOR THE ORGANIZATION.	TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues	0	SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3	JOHN DROGIN WAS COMPENSATED $108,750 THROUGH DROGIN GROUP, LLC FOR HIS MANAGERIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ROLE IN THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE FIRM, REVIEWED BY LEGAL, REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	STRATEGIC CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 122,500. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 122,500.