Nonprofit · EIN 26-1440164
JEFFERSON COUNTY GO TEXAN INC
Tax-exempt · BEAUMONT, TX 77707
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990-EZ | $76,362 | $68,302 | $8,060 | $148,149 | $0 | $148,149 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990-EZ | $53,065 | $90,555 | -$37,490 | $140,089 | $0 | $140,089 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990-EZ | $42,194 | $69,596 | -$27,402 | $177,579 | $0 | $177,579 |
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $75,550
- Investment income
- $1,579
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$767
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $58,500
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Professional fees and payments to contractors
- $3,040
- Other expenses
- $6,762
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $140,089
- Total assets, end of year
- $148,149
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $148,149
- Cash, savings and investments
- $148,149
- Gross receipts
- $142,804
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEL WRIGHT | DIRECTOR/SECRETARY/TREASUR | 10 | $0 |
| ANDY BARRY | DIRECTOR/VICE PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
| BRIAN ABNEY | DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT | 10 | $0 |
| GEORGE LUKE | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| ALBERT WILLIAMSON | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| KERRY ABNEY | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| JOHN WILLMAN | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| JILL BOURQUE | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| JULIE JACKSON | COUNTY CHAIRPERSON | 5 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEL WRIGHT | DIRECTOR/SECRETARY/TREASUR | 10 | $0 |
| ANDY BARRY | DIRECTOR/VICE PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
| BRIAN ABNEY | DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT | 10 | $0 |
| GEORGE LUKE | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| ALBERT WILLIAMSON | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| KERRY ABNEY | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| JOHN WILLMAN | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| JILL BOURQUE | COUNTY CHAIRPERSON | 5 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEL WRIGHT | DIRECTOR/SECRETARY/TREASUR | 10 | $0 |
| ANDY BARRY | DIRECTOR/VICE PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
| BRIAN ABNEY | DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT | 10 | $0 |
| GEORGE LUKE | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| ALBERT WILLIAMSON | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| KERRY ABNEY | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| JOHN WILLMAN | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| JILL BOURQUE | COUNTY CHAIRPERSON | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 5802 WASHINGTON BLVD, BEAUMONT, TX 77707-3513
- Signed the 990-EZ
- MEL J WRIGHT, DIRECTOR/TREASURER
- Phone
- (409) 842-2496
- Website
- WWW.JEFFERSONCOGOTEXAN.COM
- Return prepared by
- COOK PARKER AND ASSOCIATES LLC
Mission
TO SUPPORT YOUTH THROUGH EDUCATION BY PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS. FUNDRAISERS ARE CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IN JEFFERSON COUNTY TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. JEFFERSON COUNTY GO TEXAN, INC., ALSO SUPPORTS THE EFFORTS OF THE JEFFERSON COUNTY AREA GO TEXAN COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW AND RODEO (HLSR), WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING CONTESTANTS AND A BARBECUE TEAM TO PARTICIPATE IN GO TEXAN EVENTS OF HLSR. STUDENTS SUBMITTING APPLICATIONS AND PARTICIPATING IN THESE EVENTS QUALIFY FOR A CHANCE TO RECEIVE AREA GO TEXAN SCHOLARSHIPS. APPLICANTS NOT SELECTED FOR A HLSR SCHOLARSHIP, ARE THEN CONSIDERED FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY GO TEXAN, INC. SCHOLARSHIPS. IN 2021, AN ADDITIONAL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP HONORING DALTON W. HORN WAS ESTABLISHED FOR GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS AND/OR COLLEGIATE UPPER-CLASSMEN. ANNUAL BANQUET FUNDRAISERS WERE HELD IN 2021 & 2022 TO FUND UP TO EIGHT $5,000 SCHOLARSHIPS EACH YEAR FOR 5 YEARS, OR UNTIL THE $200,000 MARK IS REACHED.
Program accomplishments
- IN THE EIGHTEENTH YEAR, JEFFERSON COUNTY GO TEXAN, INC. AWARDED THIRTY-THREE GRADUATING SENIORS FROM JEFFERSON AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES $1000 SCHOLARSHIPS TO ATTEND A COLLEGE OF THEIR CHOICE.grants $33,000
- JEFFERSON COUNTY GO TEXAN, INC., USING PROCEEDS FROM THE DALTON HORN MEMORIAL FUNDRAISER, AWARDED 4 STUDENTS $5000 SCHOLARSHIPS AND ONE STUDENT $2500 TO ATTEND A COLLEGE OF THEIR CHOICE.grants $22,500
- JEFFERSON COUNTY GO TEXAN, INC., ALSO DONATED $3000 TO HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW & RODEO, SO THOSE FUNDS COULD AWARD SCHOLARSHIPS TO LAMAR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS.grants $3,000
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 26-1440164
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2008
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B82)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $148,149
- Income (IRS master file)
- $142,804
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-EZ | December 2025 | $76,362 | $68,302 | $148,149 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2024 | $53,065 | $90,555 | $140,089 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2023 | $42,194 | $69,596 | $177,579 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 26-1440164).
Questions about JEFFERSON COUNTY GO TEXAN INC
- What is the EIN of JEFFERSON COUNTY GO TEXAN INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of JEFFERSON COUNTY GO TEXAN INC is 26-1440164.
- Is JEFFERSON COUNTY GO TEXAN INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2008.
- Are donations to JEFFERSON COUNTY GO TEXAN INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does JEFFERSON COUNTY GO TEXAN INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of JEFFERSON COUNTY GO TEXAN INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did JEFFERSON COUNTY GO TEXAN INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended December 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of JEFFERSON COUNTY GO TEXAN INC?
- The 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 9 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does JEFFERSON COUNTY GO TEXAN INC have?
- On its 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $76,362, expenses of $68,302 and total assets of $148,149 at year end.
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