2025-05-14T14:05:52-07:00 2024-12-31 462979080 Allman & Associates Inc 9600 Great Hills Trail Suite 150W Austin TX 78759 990 2024-01-01 742148447 AUSTIN AREA RESEARCH ORGANIZATION AUST 5124774000 114 W SEVENTH STREET AUSTIN TX 787013040 SANDRA GUZMAN PRESIDENT & CEO 5124774000 2025-05-14 true true Peter L Allman CPA P00648533 5125023077 2025-05-14 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z AARO SANDRA GUZMAN 114 W SEVENTH STREET STE 800 AUSTIN TX 78701 894857 false X WWW.AAROREGION.COM X 1980 TX AARO, A NON-PARTISAN THOUGHT LEADER FOR CENTRAL TEXAS, HAS WORKED BEHIND THE SCENES ON CRITICAL REGIONAL ISSUES SINCE 1980. THE MEMBERSHIP IS AN INTENTIONALLY DIVERSE GROUP OF CENTRAL TEXAS LEADERS DRAWN FROM BUSINESS, INDUSTRY, EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE, REAL ESTATE, NONPROFITS AND FOUNDATIONS. (CONT ON SCH O) 15 15 4 140 0 0 806412 743433 107810 128775 31052 21708 747 941 946021 894857 0 0 428211 431881 0 25476 509744 421960 937955 853841 8066 41016 1480846 1528761 621772 593016 859074 935745 AARO, A NON-PARTISAN THOUGHT LEADER FOR CENTRAL TEXAS, HAS WORKED BEHIND THE SCENES ON CRITICAL REGIONAL ISSUES SINCE 1980. THE MEMBERSHIP IS AN INTENTIONALLY DIVERSE GROUP OF CENTRAL TEXAS LEADERS DRAWN FROM BUSINESS, INDUSTRY, EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE, REAL ESTATE, NONPROFITS AND FOUNDATIONS. (CONT ON SCH O) false false 215540 6128 0 COMMITTEE/MEMBERSHIP PROVIDED INFORMATION ON CRITICAL ISSUES IN 6 PRIORITY AREAS: EDUCATION, HEALTH, SOCIAL EQUITY, TRANSPORTATION, VISION (REGIONALISM) AND WATER BY HOSTING PROGRAMS FEATURING CONTENT EXPERTS AND PROVIDING WRITTEN MATERIALS TO MEMBERS. THIS INCLUDED FOUR MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS AND MORE THAN 50 ISSUE-RELATED MEETINGS IN WHICH MEMBERS WERE FORTIFIED WITH FACTS TO ALLOW THEM TO UNDERSTAND COMPLEX ISSUES AND EDUCATE OTHERS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES ABOUT CRITICAL POLICY ISSUES FACING THE REGION. 150878 4289 128775 CATALYST SUMMIT HOSTED THE SECOND ANNUAL CENTRAL TEXAS CATALYST SUMMIT. A PREMIER, BY-INVITATION-ONLY EVENT THAT BROUGHT TOGETHER 150 LEADERS FROM THE SIX-COUNTY REGION WHO ARE ENGAGED IN ADDRESSING POLICY CHALLENGES IMPACTING BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT AND NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS AND COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE REGION. A FULL DAY EVENT FACILITATING DISCUSSIONS TOPICS THAT THREAD THROUGH THE MOST PRESSING OF THESE CHALLENGES, FROM HOUSING AND EQUITY TO MOBILITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT. ATTENDEES WERE THE FIRST TO SEE THE RESULTS OF THE SUPER-REGION SURVEY AND THEY PARTICIPATED IN INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS, HEARD FROM THOUGHT PROVOKING SPEAKERS AND NETWORKED TO EXPLORE HOW TO MOVE THE NEEDLE FORWARD FOR OUR REGION. 64663 1839 0 MEGAREGION LEADERSHIP SURVEY AARO COMMISSIONED A SURVEY DESIGNED TO CAPTURE THE PERSPECTIVES OF KEY REGIONAL STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING LEADERS IN GOVERNMENT, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, EDUCATION, BUSINESS, AND HEALTHCARE. THE RESEARCH PROVIDES A VALUABLE SNAPSHOT OF REGIONAL DYNAMICS, OFFERING ACTIONABLE INSIGHTS FOR ADDRESSING CRITICAL CHALLENGES. 431081 true true false false false false false false false true true false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 13 0 4 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false X 15 15 false false false false true true true true true false false true true true true false true true false false X SANDRA GUZMAN 5124774000 114 W SEVENTH STREET SUITE 800 AUSTIN TX 78701 SANDRA GUZMAN PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X 199880 0 15509 CYNTHIA SANCHEZ BOARD SECRETARY AND PROGRAM DIRECTOR 40.00 X 79869 0 11909 JEFFREY RICHARD CHAIR 20.00 X X 0 0 0 AMY JONES CHAIR-ELECT 6.00 X X 0 0 0 SANDY DOCHEN IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 DARRICK MCGILL TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 THOMAS MIRANDA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH CHURCHILL LLAMAS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARK ESTRADA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KERRY HALL DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA HUFFMAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TAMARA ATKINSON DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN BONDY DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 FAYRUZ BENYOUSEF DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID SMITH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARC RODRIGUEZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WADE COOPER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 279749 0 27418 1 false true false 696038 47395 743433 SUMMIT 900999 128775 0 0 128775 21708 0 21708 OTHER INCOME 900999 941 0 0 941 941 894857 128775 0 22649 307166 207884 91712 7570 84645 21716 62316 613 1620 292 1296 32 11837 2131 9469 237 26613 4790 21291 532 73481 0 73481 0 4143 0 0 4143 1499 1274 225 0 27651 3774 16904 6973 18236 0 18236 0 122792 22993 94571 5228 3601 0 3601 0 128676 128676 0 0 2959 296 2515 148 1667 0 1667 0 RESEARCH AND PROGRAM 25000 25000 0 0 GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE 12255 12255 0 0 853841 431081 397284 25476 311232 260742 324550 436089 394577 331939 542 1050 114929 112163 5725 2766 444220 496175 1480846 1528761 34022 2504 587750 590512 621772 593016 X 322882 362354 536192 573391 859074 935745 1480846 1528761 41016 35655 X false false false X 0 748470 911188 681614 806412 743433 3891117 0 0 748470 911188 681614 806412 743433 3891117 120504 3770613 8177 10281 9937 30665 21708 80768 0 1216 747 942 2905 3974790 0.94860 0.94920 X 0 0 0 Pt II Ln 10 Other Income Part II, Line 10 Description: OTHER INCOME 2022: 1216. 2023: 747. 2024: 942. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 446720 25000 38205 13750 496175 431532 27500 134968 147280 446720 566204 7244 141916 431532 326068 197350 46758 3972 566204 288051 8100 32533 2616 326068 0.65730 0.34270 true false 0 0 114929 112163 2766 2766 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY OTHERS 496175 496175 Pt V, Line 4 AARO TRANSFERRED $25,000 TO AUSTIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION WITH THE INTENT TO GROW THAT FUND SO THAT IN THE FUTURE, IT COULD SPIN OFF INCOME TO HELP FUND AARO RESEARCH. FROM 2010 THROUGH 2013 DUES PAYMENTS FROM ASSOCIATE MEMBERS WERE DEPOSITED IN THE QUASI-ENDOWMENT FUND. STARTING IN 2014, ONLY CONTRIBUTIONS SPECIFICALLY EARMARKED FOR THE FUND WERE DEPOSITED IN THE ACCOUNT. X X X X false false false false false false false false false SANDRA GUZMAN 181709 0 18171 0 0 0 5996 0 9513 0 215389 0 0 0 Other PART I LINE 1 CONTINUED -IN 2024, AARO HOSTED OVER 50 PROGRAMS ALLOWING MEMBERS TO ENGAGE IN SUBSTANTIVE AND FRANK CONVERSATIONS AROUND CRITICAL ISSUES FOR THE CENTRAL TEXAS REGION. MOST COMMITTEE MEETINGS WERE HELD IN A HYBRID FORMAT WHILE MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS AND THE ANNUAL MEETING WERE HELD IN PERSON. COMMITTEES CONTINUED THEIR EXPLORATION OF BBQS (BIG BEAUTIFUL QUESTIONS) AND THE VISION COMMITTEE COMMISSIONED AND OVER SAW A SURVEY OF LEADERS ACROSS THE SUPER-REGION. IN ADDITION, AARO PROVIDED EIGHT EXCEPTIONAL CENTRAL TEXAS LEADERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN AAROS ACTIVITIES THROUGH THE MCBEE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM. Pt VI, Line 1a THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DIRECTORS SHALL BE DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FROM TIME TO TIME BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BUT IN NO EVENT SHALL THE NUMBER BE LESS THAN THIRTEEN (13) OR MORE THAN SEVENTEEN (17), OR INCLUDE FEWER THAN FOUR (4) AT LARGE DIRECTORS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING THREE GROUPS: (A) THE CHAIR, CHAIR-ELECT, PAST-CHAIR, AND TREASURER (THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE); (B) THE CHAIR OF EACH OF THE CORPORATIONS STANDING COMMITTEES (THE COMMITTEE CHAIRS); AND (C) SUCH OTHER PERSONS APPOINTED AS DIRECTORS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THESE BYLAWS (THE AT LARGE DIRECTORS). Pt VI, Line 6 AAROS ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP IS CAPPED AT 130: NO LESS THAN 30 MEMBERS WITH AT LEAST TWO OF THE FOLLOWING QUALIFICATIONS: (A) LIVE IN A COUNTY OTHER THAN TRAVIS COUNTY; (B) HAVE SIGNIFICANT BUSINESS INTERESTS IN A COUNTY OTHER THAN TRAVIS COUNTY; (C) BE CIVICALLY ENGAGED IN A COUNTY OTHER THAN TRAVIS COUNTY. IN ADDITION, SUSTAINING MEMBERS ARE INDIVIDUALS FORMERLY IN THE ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP CATEGORY WHO ARE RETIRED OR SEMI-RETIRED FROM BUSINESS. Pt VI, Line 7a THE AFOREMENTIONED MEMBERS (ABOVE) ELECT A SLATE OF OFFICERS EACH YEAR. THE MEMBER RELATIONS TEAM PREPARES THE OFFICERS SLATE. Pt VI, Line 7b IF A DECISION IS TIME-SENSITIVE, THE GOVERNING BODY IS AUTHORIZED TO TAKE ACTION. OTHERWISE, SUCH DECISIONS ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY MEMBERS. Pt VI, Line 11b THE COMPLETE FORM 990 AND HIGHLIGHTS ARE PRESENTED AT THE BOARD MEETING. CHANGES FROM PREVIOUS YEARS ARE HIGHLIGHTED. Pt VI, Line 12c PRIOR TO THE START OF EACH MEETING, THE COMMITTEE CHAIR REMINDS THOSE IN ATTENDANCE TO DISCLOSE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND REFRAIN FROM VOTING ON MATTERS RELATED TO A POTENTIAL CONFLICT. ALSO, THIS REMINDER IS IN WRITING ON A CARD AT EACH PERSONS SEAT. Pt VI, Line 15a ANNUALLY, THE BOARD GOES INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO REVIEW CEO COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS SIMILAR TO AARO. THE DECISION BY THE BOARD IS INCORPORATED INTO THE ANNUAL BUDGET APPROVED BY THE BOARD. Pt VI, Line 19 THE ORGANIZATIONS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.