2026-05-14T07:44:32-07:00 2025-12-31 462979080 Allman & Associates Inc 9600 Great Hills Trail Suite 150W Austin TX 78759 990 2025-01-01 742148447 AUSTIN AREA RESEARCH ORGANIZATION AUST 5124774000 114 W SEVENTH STREET AUSTIN TX 787013040 SANDRA GUZMAN PRESIDENT & CEO 5124774000 2026-05-14 true Peter L Allman CPA P00648533 5125023077 2026-05-14 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z AARO SANDRA GUZMAN 114 W SEVENTH STREET STE 800 AUSTIN TX 78701 923814 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. IN 2025, AARO HOSTED OVER 50 PROGRAMS ALLOWING MEMBERS TO (cont on sch O) 15 15 4 140 0 0 743433 704778 128775 172190 21708 46283 941 563 894857 923814 0 0 431881 459861 0 20662 421960 421293 853841 881154 41016 42660 1528761 1662344 593016 638430 935745 1023914 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. IN 2025, AARO HOSTED OVER 50 PROGRAMS ALLOWING MEMBERS TO (cont on sch O) false false 255179 0 21500 PROGRAM 1 - 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. 153108 0 169690 PROGRAM 2 - CATALYST SUMMIT HOSTED THE THIRD 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 AFFORDABILITY AND WATER SECURITY TO EVOLVING THE K- 12 TO WORKFORCE READINESS PIPELINE IN AN EVER EVOLVING ENVIRONMENT. ATTENDEES PARTICIPATED IN INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS, HEARD FROM THOUGHT PROVOKING SPEAKERS AND NETWORKED TO EXPLORE THE INTERDEPENDENCIES OF SUBJECT MATTER AND COMMUNITIES AND HOW TO MOVE THE NEEDLE FORWARD FOR OUR REGION. 102071 0 0 PROGRAM 3 - MEMBERSHIP ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVE COMPLETED A REVIEW OF BOTH THE MEMBERSHIP STRUCTURE AND MEMBER ENGAGEMENT MODEL. LEVERAGING A 2024 MEMBER SURVEY, 2025 STEERING COMMITTEE AND MEMBER INTERVIEWS, BCG CONDUCTED AN 8-WEEK SPRINT TO EVALUATE AAROS FINANCIAL STABILITY, BENCHMARK AGAINST OTHER ORGANIZATIONS NATIONALLY AND ARTICULATE MEMBER ROI, INCLUDING AN ANALYSIS OF 2024 SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS DATA TO PRIORITIES OF RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT CENTRAL TEXAS AS A COMPARATIVE TO AAROS 2024 SURVEY OF CIVIC, BUSINESS AND PUBLIC LEADERS ACROSS THE SUPER-REGION. RESULTING RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDED REDUCING THE COMPLEXITY OF MEMBERSHIP TIERS TO THREE, SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING THE NUMBER OF REGULAR MEETINGS TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION WHILE REDUCING THE TIME BURDEN OF MEMBERSHIP, AND TARGETING NEW MEMBERS ACROSS REGIONALLY KEY, BUT UNDER-REPRESENTED IN MEMBERSHIP, INDUSTRIES. 510358 true false 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 6 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 207875 0 14976 CYNTHIA SANCHEZ BOARD SECRETARY AND PROGRAM DIRECTOR 40.00 X 94034 0 10443 AMY JONES CHAIR 20.00 X X 0 0 0 MARC A RODRIGUEZ CHAIR-ELECT 6.00 X X 0 0 0 JEFFREY RICHARD IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 JON CALVIN TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 LISSA ADAMS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 STACY ARMIJO DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TAMARA ATKINSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN BONDY DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH CHURCHILL LLAMAS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 WADE COOPER DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 MARK ESTRADA DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 JAY FOX DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BETH GUILLIOT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KERRY HALL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA HUFFMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 301909 0 25419 1 false true false 672972 31806 704778 SUMMIT 900999 169690 0 0 EVENTS 900999 2500 0 0 172190 28161 0 28161 18122 18122 18122 0 0 18122 OTHER INCOME 900999 563 0 0 563 563 923814 172190 0 46846 327329 222449 96997 7883 93718 23829 69175 714 1740 313 1392 35 8183 1473 6546 164 28891 5200 23113 578 73923 0 73923 0 4716 0 0 4716 1561 1327 234 0 21175 9450 11551 174 16851 1685 14324 842 128240 75080 47714 5446 1624 0 1624 0 147935 147935 0 0 2201 220 1871 110 1670 0 1670 0 RESEARCH AND PROGRAM 10099 10099 0 0 GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE 11298 11298 0 0 881154 510358 350134 20662 260742 232536 436089 472837 331939 374013 1050 6176 114929 114364 2766 565 496175 576217 1528761 1662344 2504 3454 590512 634976 593016 638430 X 362354 379608 573391 644306 935745 1023914 1528761 1662344 42660 45509 X false false false X 0 911188 681614 806412 743433 704778 3847425 0 0 911188 681614 806412 743433 704778 3847425 0 3847425 10281 9937 30665 21708 28162 100753 0 1216 747 942 564 3469 3951647 0.97360 0.94860 X 0 0 0 Pt II Ln 10 Other Income Part II, Line 10 Description: OTHER INCOME 2022: 1216. 2023: 747. 2024: 942. 2025: 564. 496175 496175 446720 25000 38205 13750 496175 431532 27500 134968 147280 446720 566204 7244 141916 431532 326068 197350 46758 3972 566204 true false 0 0 114929 114364 565 565 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY OTHERS 576217 576217 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. false false false false false false false false false SANDRA GUZMAN 188977 0 18898 0 0 0 6236 0 8740 0 222851 0 0 0 Other PART I LINE 1 CONTINUED -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 BOARD COMPLETED A REVIEW OF BOTH THE MEMBERSHIP STRUCTURE AND MEMBER ENGAGEMENT MODEL, LEVERAGING A PARTNERSHIP WITH BCG FOR PRO BONO EXPERTISE AND RECOMMENDATIONS. IN ADDITION, AARO PROVIDED TEN 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.