Civic Intelligence

Texas Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse Inc

EIN 26-0446094 • 501(c)4 • Austin, TX

Profile

To make texans better aware of the cost and consequences of abusive legal practices and questionable lawsuits and, conversely, of the benefit of civil justice reform.

PO Box 671Austin, TX 78767

www.tala.com

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

61st percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Net Margin

6th percentile

-188%

Higher net margin than 6% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

89th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 89% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

9th percentile

-100%

Faster asset growth than 9% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

52nd percentile

0.0%

Faster revenue growth than 52% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$0

Down $5,137 (-100%) from 2022

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2022

Net Assets

Down

$0

Down $5,137 (-100%) from 2022

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue61st percentileNet Margin6th percentile

Revenue

Up

$5,000

Up $3,000 (+150%) from 2022

Expenses

Up

$14,382

Up $11,877 (+474%) from 2022

Net Income

Down

-$9,382

Down $8,877 (-1758%) from 2022

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth9th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$15K$10K$5.0K$0Assets 2014: $4,791Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $4,7912014Assets 2015: $6,784Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $6,7842015Assets 2016: $9,109Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $9,1092016Assets 2017: $9,515Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $9,5152017Assets 2018: $7,305Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $7,3052018Assets 2019: $10,353Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $10,3532019Assets 2020: $8,995Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $8,9952020Assets 2021: $5,642Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $5,6422021Assets 2022: $5,137Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $5,1372022Assets 2025: $0Liabilities 2025: $0Net Assets 2025: $02025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$0
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$0
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth52nd percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2014: $2,109Expenses 2014: $5,036Net Income 2014: -$2,9272014Revenue 2015: $89,800Expenses 2015: $87,807Net Income 2015: $1,9932015Revenue 2016: $62,000Expenses 2016: $59,675Net Income 2016: $2,3252016Revenue 2017: $70,300Expenses 2017: $69,894Net Income 2017: $4062017Revenue 2018: $0Expenses 2018: $2,210Net Income 2018: -$2,2102018Revenue 2019: $9,500Expenses 2019: $6,452Net Income 2019: $3,0482019Revenue 2020: $2,000Expenses 2020: $3,358Net Income 2020: -$1,3582020Revenue 2021: $5,000Expenses 2021: $8,353Net Income 2021: -$3,3532021Revenue 2022: $2,000Expenses 2022: $2,505Net Income 2022: -$5052022Revenue 2025: $5,000Expenses 2025: $14,382Net Income 2025: -$9,3822025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$5,000
Expenses$14,382
Net Income-$9,382
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$0
Revenue
$5,000
Expenses
$14,382
Net income
-$9,382
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$5.00$14.4$9.38
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$5.14$0.00$5.14$2.00$2.51$0.51
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$5.64$0.00$5.64$5.00$8.35$3.35
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$9.00$0.00$9.00$2.00$3.36$1.36
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$10.4$0.00$10.4$9.50$6.45$3.05
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$7.31$0.00$7.31$0.00$2.21$2.21
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$9.52$0.00$9.52$70.3$69.9$0.41
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$9.11$0.00$9.11$62.0$59.7$2.33
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$6.78$0.00$6.78$89.8$87.8$1.99
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.79$0.00$4.79$2.11$5.04$2.93
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2025 to Nov 1, 2025
Signed
Jan 27, 2026
Return Version
2025v4.0
Gross Receipts
$5,000
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To make texans better aware of the cost and consequences of abusive legal practices and questionable lawsuits and, conversely, of the benefit of civil justice reform.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
THE ORGANIZATION EDUCATES TEXANS ON THE COST AND CONSEQUENCES OF QUESTIONABLE LAWSUITS AND OF THE BENEFIT OF CIVIL JUSTICE REFORM; THE GROUP HAS ABOUT 13,000 SUPPORTERS.$0$14,382
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay89th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
MIKE HACHTMANChairman-$0--
COURT KOENNINGTreasurer-$0--
JON SMILEYSecretary-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Texas Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse in
EIN
26-0446094
Phone
5124767655
Address
PO BOX 671, AUSTIN, TX 78767

Signing Officer

Name
Mike Hachtman
Title
Chairman
Phone
5124767655
Signed
2026-01-27
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Erickson Demel & Associates Pllc
Address
7800 N MOPAC SUITE 105, AUSTIN, TX 78759
Preparer
Javier Colunga CPA
Phone
5124828682
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses

“Description: insurance. Amount: 1,580. Description: bank fees. Amount: 5. Description: website. Amount: 879. Description: filing fees. Amount: 55. Description: telephone. Amount: 309. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 2,828.”

Raw XML Appendix127 raw XML fields

This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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