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CONSUMER SERVICE ALLIANCE OF TEXAS: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
CONSUMER SERVICE ALLIANCE OF TEXAS (EIN 26-2491978)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-02-19
IRS object ID
201920509349300127
Schema version
2018v3.1
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 ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2019-02-19T14:27:48-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN274240929PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RORIE SPARKMAN & ENGEL LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11250 S CAP OF TX HWY BLDG 1 300AddressLine1Txt
CityAUSTINCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP78746ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN262491978EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CONSUMER SERVICE ALLIANCE OF TEXAS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCONSBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5123279811PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 12816 CAPITOL STATIONAddressLine1Txt
CityAUSTINCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP78711ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonROBERT NORCROSSPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/SECRETARYPersonTitleTxt
Phone5123279811PhoneNum
Signature2019-02-19SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonHOLLY SPARKMANPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00968618PTIN
Phone5123279811PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address76.214.117.193IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2019-02-19IPDt
IP Tm14:27:31IPTm
IP TimezoneCSIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerROBERT NORCROSSPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 12816 CAPITOL STATIONAddressLine1Txt
CityAUSTINCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP78711ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$701,250GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.CSATEXAS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2008FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateTXLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionCSAT'S MISSION IS TO WORK COOPERATIVELY WITH INDUSTRY, CONSUMERS, AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO HELP ENSURE TEXANS HAVE ACCESS TO SHORT-TERM LOANS AND OTHER FINANCIAL SERVICE PRODUCTS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
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PY Grants And Similar Paid$10,000PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$10,000CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
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PY Total Expenses$693,891PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$665,365CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$7,359PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$35,885CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$162,206TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$198,091TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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MissionCSAT'S MISSION IS TO WORK COOPERATIVELY WITH INDUSTRY, CONSUMERS, AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO HELP ENSURE TEXANS HAVE ACCESS TO SHORT-TERM LOANS AND OTHER FINANCIAL SERVICE PRODUCTS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$662,850ExpenseAmt
DescCSAT WORKS TO ENHANCE AND IMPROVE THE ECONOMY AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF TEXANS BY SATISFYING THE NEEDS OF CONSUMERS WHO HAVE LIMITED ACCESS TO LENDERS WHO EXTEND CREDIT THAT IS SHORT TERM AND LOW COST.Desc
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Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document7IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
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
Governing Body Voting Members10GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member9IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
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 Policy0ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ROBERT NORCROSSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5123279811PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 12816 CAPITOL STATIONAddressLine1Txt
CityAUSTINCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP78711ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerInd
ALEX VAUGHN
DIRECTOR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIC NORRINGTON
DIRECTOR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREG TAYLOR
DIRECTOR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICK WESSEL
DIRECTOR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MELISSA SOPER
DIRECTOR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAN ADAMS
DIRECTOR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RACHAEL SCHREIBER
DIRECTOR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS HENN
DIRECTOR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT NORCROSS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/SECRETA10.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$0TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$0TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K0IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

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VIANOVO LP
327 CONGRESS AVE STE 450AUSTINTX78701CONSULTING$420,000
IMPERIUM PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC
1122 COLORADO ST STE 2320AUSTINTX78701CONSULTING$180,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$701,250MembershipDuesAmt
Total Contributions$701,250TotalContributionsAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$701,250TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,000TotalAmt
Program Services$10,000ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$627,000TotalAmt
Program Services$627,000ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,660TotalAmt
Program Services$7,660ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,425TotalAmt
Management And General$1,425ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$250TotalAmt
Management And General$250ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$840TotalAmt
Management And General$840ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,166TotalAmt
Program Services$9,166ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMEALS & ENTERTAINMENTDesc
Total$9,024TotalAmt
Program Services$9,024ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$665,365TotalAmt
Program Services$662,850ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,515ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$162,206BOYAmt
EOY$198,091EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$9,697LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$9,697LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$162,206BOYAmt
EOY$198,091EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$162,206BOYAmt
EOY$198,091EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$162,206BOYAmt
EOY$198,091EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$162,206BOYAmt
EOY$198,091EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$35,885ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$701,250DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$26,400NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Ded Lbbyng Pltcl Cyov$62,566NonDedLbbyngPltclCyovAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot$88,966NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc$93,266AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Taxable-$4,300TaxableAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$9,697OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$9,697DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF BUSINESSBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11209 NUECES STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityAUSTINCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP78701ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN740944130RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(C)6IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$10,000CashGrantAmt
Valuation Method UsedFMVValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceEVENT SPONSORSHIPNonCashAssistanceDesc
Purpose Of GrantSPONSORSHIP OF ANNUAL MEETING AND POLICY CONFERENCEPurposeOfGrantTxt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationN/AExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7APLATINUM MEMBERS OR THE BOARD ELECT ALL DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BFORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO DIRECTORS AT LEAST FIVE BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15AEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION REVIEWED ANNUALLY AND DETERMINED BY BOARD VOTE
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.