Texas Restaurant Association
Public records raise at least one point you should look into before giving.
What it says it does
TO BE THE MOST TRUSTED AND INDISPENSABLE PARTNER FOR EVERY FOODSERVICE OPERATOR IN TEXAS-CHAMPIONING THEIR SUCCESS THROUGH DEEP RELATIONSHIPS, WORLD-CLASS ADVOCACY, AND UNMATCHED RESOURCES-WHILE BUILDING A THRIVING, INCLUSIVE, AND SUSTAINABLE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. WE LIVE OUR MISSION THROUGH OUR CORE VALUES: NIMBLE, TRUSTED, EMPATHETIC, COMPASSIONATE, ENTREPRENEURIAL, INCLUSIVE, SMART, STRATEGIC, AND CONNECTED.
- Income
- $8.5 million
- Spending
- $6.1 million
- Employees
- 32
- Volunteers
- 62
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- MEMBERSHIP & MEMBER ENGAGEMENT - AS A 501(C)(6) MEMBER DRIVEN ORGANIZATION, IT IS OUR FUNDAMENTAL FOCUS TO ENGAGE AND RETAIN THE MOST RESTAURANT AND FOODSERVICE OPERATORS IN TEXAS AS MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION.
- TEXAS RESTAURANT SHOW - OUR ANNUAL TRADE SHOW AND EDUCATION CONFERENCE IS THE LARGEST STATE-RUN CONVENTION OF ITS KIND, AND SECOND LARGEST IN THE US BEHIND THE NRA ANNUAL RESTAURANT SHOW. THE EVENT BRINGS TOGETHER THE INDUSTRY AND PRESENTS THEM WITH THE LATEST INFORMATION, INNOVATIONS, AND TECHNOLOGIES/EQUIPMENT IN ORDER TO SUCCESSFULLY RUN THEIR FOODSERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS.
- SPONSOR AND PARTNER RELATIONSHIPS - TO BRING A CURATED SET OF SOLUTIONS TO OUR MEMBERS, SUPPORTING THEIR RUNNING OF AN EFFICIENT OPERATIONS, THE TRA SEEKS OUR SPONSORS AND PARTNERS TO PROVIDE NOT ONLY FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF THE ASSOCIATION SO THAT DUES MAY BE KEPT AT A REASONABLE, BUT ALSO TO PROVIDE OUR MEMBERSHIP WITH THE PRODUCTS, SERVICES, AND DISCOUNTS THAT HELP THEM RUN AN EFFICIENT AND MORE PROFITABLE BUSINESS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 1986.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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