TRANSPORTATION EXCELLANCE FOR THE 21ST CENTURY TEX-21 Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

TRANSPORTATION EXCELLANCE FOR THE 21ST CENTURY TEX-21

EIN 75-2945427 · Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues (S41)

What they do

IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS TEXAS, TRANSPORTATION HAS BECOME A SIGINIFICANT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT and QUALITY of LIFE ISSUE THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED ON A DAILY BASIS. DESPITE AN INCREASE IN FEDERAL FUNDING, THE STATE is ABLE to FUND LESS THAN 40% of THE NEEDED TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS. STATEWIDE and LOCAL COMMUNITIES INCREASINGLY HAVE to SHOULDER MORE of THE TRANSPORTATION BURDEN. THE RAPID TRANSPORTATION GROWTH of THE 90S IN CONJUCTION WITH THE INCREASED COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC FROM NAPTA is STRAINING OUR STATEWIDE INFRASTRUCTURE. OUR GOAL is to BRING TEXAS THE STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION IT NEEDS and DESERVES THROUGH THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: 1. RAISING THE TRANSPORTATION CONCIOUSNESS ACROSS THE STATE BY MEETING WITH MEMBERS ON A PERIODIC BASIS. 2. ENCOURAGING THE DEVELOPMENT and IMPLEMENTATION LAWS, REGULATIONS, RULES and POLICIES THAT BENEFIT THE ENTIRE STATE. 3. ACHIEVING TEX-21 GOALS WITH REGARD to TRANSPORTATION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT and COORDINATION OBJECTIVES. 4. ARTICULATE POSITIONS, INTERFAC

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Of every $100 spent, about $0.00 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders2 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

$108.34spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

108.34%of revenue went to management and office costs100.0% of expenses

$0.26in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

100.0%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

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$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$342,728

Mission workProgram services0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$371,300108.34% of revenue100.0% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Total expenses$371,300108.34% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 0.0% mission · 100.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 108.34% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 0.0% mission · 100.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 101.46% of revenue

2016Expense mix: 0.0% mission · 7.8% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.24% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$342,728

Expenses$371,300

Annual shortfall $28,572 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Management and office costs$371,300 · 100.0% of expenses

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Revenue$342,728

Expenses$371,300

Assets$97,523

Income$342,728

Contributions$342,707

Management and general$371,300

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (2)

CAROL STRAIN-BURKETREASURER

CHRIS BROWNCHAIRMAN

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2001
Location: 2208 ROUTH ST, DALLAS, TX 75201-2024
County: Dallas
In care of: % LINDA HARPER BROWN
Primary officer: CHRIS BROWN, Chairman

How to reach them

Phone(214) 750-0123

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: October 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: ROBBINS & COBB PLLC
NTEE classification: Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues (S41)
IRS tax category: Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues