Liabilities / Assets
91st percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 91% of similar nonprofits.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.70x
Liabilities / Revenue
Score unavailable
Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.
Net Margin
Score unavailable
Net margin requires both revenue and expenses on this filing.
Top Officer Pay
Score unavailable
This filing does not contain officer compensation rows.
Asset Growth
5th percentile
Faster asset growth than 5% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
Score unavailable
No valid filing value is available for this score.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$29,518
Down $58,171 (-66%) from 2011
Net Assets
Down$8,920
Down $66,780 (-88%) from 2011
Liabilities
Up$20,598
Up $8,609 (+72%) from 2011
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
-
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Expenses
Down$487,795
Down $154,681 (-24%) from 2011
Net Income
-
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012
- Signed
- Nov 15, 2013
- Return Version
- 2012v2.1
- Gross Receipts
- $421,016
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Texas watchdog is an investigative news website that reports on government transparency in texas. Texas watchdog publishes news reports at www.texaswatchdog.org and trains citizen-journalists in journalism skills.
Major Activities
- Activity 2
- Training - trained bloggers, journalists and activists through conferences on the how-tos of investigative journalism. This training has an exponential effect, giving citizens and journalists powerful tools they can use to hold their governments accountable. Texas watchdog conducts training on using public records, analyzing government databases, and interviewing and writing, among other topics.
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- EIN
- 26-3057133
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| IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/Explanation | 3 | MADE AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC UPON REQUEST |
| IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/Explanation | 4 | THE ORGANIZATION DECLINES TO PROVIDE SPECIFIC IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON ITS DONORS ON THE GROUNDS THAT SUCH DISCLOSURE MAY CHILL THE DONORS' FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT TO ASSOCIATE IN PRIVATE WITH THE ORGANIZATION. IN ADDITION THE DONORS ALL REQUESTED THAT THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL. NAACP V. ALABAMA 375 U.S. 449 (1958); INTERNATIONAL UNION UAW V. NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK, 590 F.2D 1139, 1152 (D.C.CIR.1978). WHILE THE OTHER REQUIRED INFORMATION IS BEING PROVIDED ON THIS SCHEDULE B, ACTUAL IDENTITIES HAVE BEEN PROTECTED BY ASSIGNING A NUMBER OR LETTER TO EACH DONOR LISTED. |
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2012 • Form 990Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.
- Assets
- $29,518
- Liabilities
- $20,598
- Net assets
- $8,920
- Revenue
- -
- Expenses
- $487,795
- Net income
- -