Texas Rural Funders

“Directors receive the draft form 990 as part of the materials to be reviewed during a regularly-scheduled board meeting soon after the completion of the return. The directors have the opportunity to comment on or ask questions about the return before and during the board meeting. The full board votes to approve the form 990 after any requested changes have been made and before it is filed.”

“The conflict of interest policy is discussed annually at a board meeting and directors are requested to sign the policy statement each year.”

“The executive director is reviewed annually by the executive committee, which reports its findings on performance and recommendations on compensation to the full board. The board examines and approves compensation as a component of this process. The board's discussion and decision are recorded in the meeting minutes and the comparability information used to set compensation is maintained with those minutes in the corporate record book.”

“NOT APPLICABLE”

“The organization began operations in fiscal year 2021. The organization's governing documents are available to the public as part of the form 1023. The organization does not routinely provide its conflict of interest policy or financial statements to the public, but will consider any requests for those documents on a case-by-case basis.”

“Texas rural funders is a diverse coalition of funders working with rural communities to develop and implement solutions to their unique needs. We focus on projects that require collective action and which cant be solved by one organization alone. We seek to bring additional attention and resources to rural texas, including using communications and advocacy to elevate rural voices. We believe that our urban and rural communities are inextricably linked and that the future of texas depends on strong, rural communities. Texas rural funders is dedicated exclusively to charitable, religious, educational, and scientific purposes, including, for such purposes, the making of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code, or corresponding section of any future federal tax code.”

“Texas rural funders mobilizes the power of philanthropy to strengthen rural texas. We help fundersgenerate resources and attentiontoward rural communities across our state, andengage in collaborative action. In 2024, we revised our membership structure to better support small and rural members, convened our rural library working group, and celebrated rural resilience by hosting our annual in-person member meeting in amarillo. We researched and published tools for our rural community partners including:boosting broadband with e-rate, a guide to help schools and libraries access federal broadband funding andplanting seeds of prosperity: how cdfis can transform rural texas. We offered many webinars in 2024, but ourvirtual tour of marathon health centerthrough ourrural healthcare discussion serieswas particularly notable because it showcased cutting-edge health solutions for rural communities. Texas rural funders is dedicated exclusively to charitable, religions, educational, and scientific purposes, including, for such purposes, making distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code, or corresponding section of any future federal tax code.”

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