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EIN 45-4891780 • 501(c)3 • Texas City, TX
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To prepare meals and to raise funds for charitable organizations and those in need
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Liabilities / Assets
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Liabilities / Revenue
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Net Margin
58th percentile
Higher net margin than 58% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
81st percentile
Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
68th percentile
Faster asset growth than 68% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
78th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 78% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$49,332
Up $4,659 (+10%) from 2023
Liabilities
-
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Assets
Up$49,332
Up $4,659 (+10%) from 2023
Revenue
Up$80,458
Up $18,697 (+30%) from 2023
Expenses
Up$75,799
Up $12,079 (+19%) from 2023
Net Income
Up$4,659
Up $6,618 (+338%) from 2023
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
To prepare meals and to raise funds for charitable organizations and those in need
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| The Best in the West Cookers had a great year in 2024. Sponsors and the general public came out to support and participate in the events that were available within our community. Once again we were able to make our normal donations to various organizations. Listed below are the few we were able to provide our support to.The Galveston County Fair & Rodeo - The purpose is to serve the youth of Galveston County by promoting youth, education, and agriculture by supporting 4-H and FFA programs. We support this event to help raise money for youth of Galveston County. While the BBQ event did not take place the FFA youth held Virtual auctions and Animal Showings.Galveston County Fair & Rodeo Scholarships- We still made significant donations to the Scholarship program that enabled four FFA & 4-H members to benefit from this.Galveston County Fair & Rodeo Animal Commitment: Purchased one each (Pig, Goat, Chicken, Turkey) for various youths whose livestock did not make the regular auction at the GCF&R. Paid to have the animal processed and then Donated the meat to Various Charitable organizations within Galveston County.Galveston County Fair & Rodeo AG Mechanics- Donated to this program that enables youth to generate and work on future Mechanical innovations in the agriculture world.Galveston County Fair & Rodeo Special Needs Kids Day- Participated in the annual event by providing a hot lunch for the kids from Galveston County that were able to attend. This event was held at the Galveston County Fairgrounds.Brazoria County FFA: Participated in this Annual event where there was cook-offs and donations made to the Alvin FFA organization.Bayou-Fest Cook-off The Bayou-Fest Cook is a Galveston County Chamber of Commerce Nonprofit event that we participated in.Fall on the Frio (Concan) This years festival was a fund raiser for Texas Game Warden Department in South Texas. | - | $57,490 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrold Silberson | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| THOMAS PAYNE | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| Albert Wostal | President | - | $0 | - | - |
| Bobby Mathis | Vice President | - | $0 | - | - |
| WILLIAM BLUNCK | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Garrett Lyssy | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| LARRY ALEXANDER | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
“WINNINGS $1885”
“| Donee's Name: GALVESTON CO FAIR & RODEO | Cash Amount Given: $12200”
“Cookoff Supplies $27884”
“Misc. Operating expenses $6827”
“Repairs and Maintenance $5849”
“REIMBURSEMENTS $5425”
“SUPPLIES $652”
“BANK CHARGES $273”
“ROUNDING $-1”
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| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | 0 | The Best in the West Cookers had a great year in 2024. Sponsors and the general public came out to support and participate in the events that were available within our community. Once again we were able to make our normal donations to various organizations. Listed below are the few we were able to provide our support to.The Galveston County Fair & Rodeo - The purpose is to serve the youth of Galveston County by promoting youth, education, and agriculture by supporting 4-H and FFA programs. We support this event to help raise money for youth of Galveston County. While the BBQ event did not take place the FFA youth held Virtual auctions and Animal Showings.Galveston County Fair & Rodeo Scholarships- We still made significant donations to the Scholarship program that enabled four FFA & 4-H members to benefit from this.Galveston County Fair & Rodeo Animal Commitment: Purchased one each (Pig, Goat, Chicken, Turkey) for various youths whose livestock did not make the regular auction at the GCF&R. Paid to have the animal processed and then Donated the meat to Various Charitable organizations within Galveston County.Galveston County Fair & Rodeo AG Mechanics- Donated to this program that enables youth to generate and work on future Mechanical innovations in the agriculture world.Galveston County Fair & Rodeo Special Needs Kids Day- Participated in the annual event by providing a hot lunch for the kids from Galveston County that were able to attend. This event was held at the Galveston County Fairgrounds.Brazoria County FFA: Participated in this Annual event where there was cook-offs and donations made to the Alvin FFA organization.Bayou-Fest Cook-off The Bayou-Fest Cook is a Galveston County Chamber of Commerce Nonprofit event that we participated in.Fall on the Frio (Concan) This years festival was a fund raiser for Texas Game Warden Department in South Texas. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | WINNINGS $1885 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | | Donee's Name: GALVESTON CO FAIR & RODEO | Cash Amount Given: $12200 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | Cookoff Supplies $27884 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | MISC. OPERATING EXPENSES $6827 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | Repairs and Maintenance $5849 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 5 | REIMBURSEMENTS $5425 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 6 | SUPPLIES $652 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 7 | BANK CHARGES $273 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 8 | ROUNDING $-1 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 0 | Other Revenue.1 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 1 | Grants and Similar Amounts Paid In Excess of $5,000.5 |
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