This page is the quick-reference for the organization’s legal identity — the details banks, vendors, grantmakers, and insurers ask for. Sources: IRS Business Master File, Texas Comptroller correspondence, and board records in the Google Drive.
- Legal name: 10Bitworks Hackerspace (as registered with the IRS and the State of Texas — not “Makerspace”; see name history)
- Brand / public name: 10BitWorks Makerspace
- Entity type: Texas nonprofit corporation, formed 2014
- EIN: 46-1440284 (public record — appears on all IRS filings)
- Federal tax status: 501©(3) public charity, NTEE classification W99 (Public & Societal Benefit); donations are tax-deductible
- Texas tax status: Sales and franchise tax exempt; Texas taxpayer number 32045285239
- Operating since: 2010 (16th anniversary October 2026); IRS exemption records begin 2014
- Registered address of record: San Antonio, TX (IRS zip 78204-1943); updates tied to the Botts Lane move were still in progress as of late 2026
- EIN 46-1440284 under the legal name 10Bitworks Hackerspace, San Antonio TX.
- Listed in the IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search — determination letters and filing history are downloadable there.
- Profile and filing extracts also mirrored on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
- The organization has historically filed Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts reported: $63,750 (2019), $62,637 (2020), $59,773 (2021), $54,826 (2022), $42,860 (2023) — most recent year in the IRS extract at time of writing.
- The IRS determination letter is the document banks and corporate accounts ask for; copies are held in the board Google Drive. A move to filing 990-EZ has been discussed but not enacted.
- Formed as a Texas nonprofit corporation in 2014 (Certificate of Formation, Form 202, filing no. 392279680002 — copy in Drive).
- Sales & franchise tax exempt: the Comptroller granted exemption as a 501©(3) in April 2026 (reference 260778010, Texas taxpayer number 32045285239). Paperwork trail: Form 801 filed January 2026 and Form 50-115 (Charitable Organization).
- Purchasing: present vendors a completed Texas Sales and Use Tax Exemption Certificate (Form 01-339) for qualifying purchases. Texas also allows each 501©(3) two one-day tax-free sales or auctions per calendar year.
- Pending amendment: the 2014 formation wording uses “organization”; filing Form 424 with the Secretary of State to align the certificate with nonprofit-corporation language was recommended by Eric Spehr (October 2026).
- Registered agent: the organization cannot act as its own registered agent — the registered agent must be an individual or commercial service. Address-of-record updates were still pending as of the August–October 2026 facility move.
¶ Bylaws and Governance Instruments
- Current bylaws: 10BitworksByLaws -PRIMARY (May 2025); scanned 2024 bylaws PDF; earlier proposed changes drafted 2024.
- Known bylaws-vs-practice divergences documented during the 2026 election review (Greg Thibodeaux, July 2026):
- Bylaws describe block voting (§4.7.1.7–§4.7.1.9); practice is STAR Voting.
- Bylaws assume in-person/proxy voting at a meeting with a one-third quorum (§4.7.4.1); practice is an online form with no meeting.
- “Annual meeting” is used ambiguously for both the board meeting (§2.3) and the membership election meeting (§2.1.4).
- Officer appointment by the board after elections (§2.1.3) matches practice — no change needed there.
- Bylaws review and amendment language: 2026 working doc.
- Board rosters by year: Board of Directors 2026 and earlier (see the Governance index).
¶ Banking and Insurance
- Bank: Security Service Federal Credit Union (SSFCU) holds the operating account. The board evaluated alternatives in September 2026 (RBFCU, Frost, Chase, Relay/Mercury) — see the Treasurer’s bank search doc. Do not post account numbers on this public page.
- Insurance: Nonprofits Insurance Alliance (NIA) carries the general liability policy.
¶ Nonprofit Programs and Accounts
- Google for Nonprofits: managed under gthibodeaux@10bitworks.org (Ads grants, Workspace).
- Amazon Business nonprofit account: set up August 2026 (Hunter Wright).
- Stripe: on the nonprofit processing rate (~2.2% + 30¢); dues-heavy volume keeps the org ineligible for Stripe’s donation-rate discount.
- The Big Give: organization profile; participated in the September 2026 match-minute campaign.
- Name history {#name}: the founders filed the IRS/Texas paperwork under “10Bitworks Hackerspace” — the original term for the concept — while the public brand has always been “10BitWorks Makerspace”. The legal name is not trivially changeable; changing it would run through a Texas Form 424 amendment and IRS name-change letter. The DBA had already shifted from “Hackerspace” to “Makerspace” in the early Roosevelt days per the point paper; see History of 10BitWorks for the full founding story.
- Members needing any of these documents for a purchase, bank, or grant: ask in the board channels or open a ticket at the helpdesk.