2024-11-14T16:54:59-06:00 2023-12-31 760269860 Blazek & Vetterling 2900 Weslayan Suite 200 Houston TX 77027 990 2023-01-01 760279876 Galveston Bay Foundation Inc GALV 2813323381 1725 Highway 146 Kemah TX 77565 Robert J Stokes Jr President 2813323381 2024-11-14 1 0 Barbara Murphy P01386215 7134395739 2024-11-14 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z Robert J Stokes Jr 1725 Highway 146 Kemah TX 77565 19921260 0 X www.galvbay.org X 1987 TX To preserve and protect Galveston Bay, Texas' largest estuary, for generations to come. 21 20 43 2010 0 0 6477456 19132900 61310 50059 459359 331186 -49895 -205989 6948230 19308156 50649 5322734 0 0 2293107 2539257 92057 25000 1017270 2504853 5869633 4940666 13756624 2007564 5551532 29773235 35772945 1018731 1466909 28754504 34306036 X The mission of the Galveston Bay Foundation (GBF) is to preserve and enhance Galveston Bay as a healthy and productive place for generations to come. 0 0 11060086 5307213 See Schedule OConservation programs work to preserve, protect, and restore important coastal habitats that provide critical ecosystem services and have suffered loss or degradation. The Foundation works closely with numerous partners in land acquisition, land stewardship, habitat restoration, and habitat enhancement activities across the Bay. As an accredited land trust, the Foundation protects natural areas by acquiring real estate and partnering with landowners to establish conservation easements on private lands. Currently, the Foundation owns or holds conservation easements on over 15,140 acres of land around Galveston Bay to ensure the Bay is conserved in perpetuity. Habitat restoration activities work to ensure healthy habitats for productive and sustainable populations of native species. Projects, located at restoration sites all around Galveston Bay, focus on protection of eroding shorelines; restoration of wetlands, oyster reef, coastal prairie, and bird rookery; and removal of marine debris. The Foundation maintains a native plant nursery to provide stock for habitat restoration work around Galveston Bay and offers native plants sales within the community. 671113 50059 See Schedule OEducation and outreach programs aim to connect our community to Galveston Bay and inspire lifelong stewardship through diverse programs, trainings, tools, and events that reach tens of thousands of people each year. The Foundation's youth education programs connect students, teachers, and administrators with the rich local environment, whether in the classroom, in the field, or online, through hands-on STEM curriculum and resources. The Foundation also offers rain barrel installation workshops and distributes rain barrels to the public. Ongoing public outreach campaigns and initiatives target segments of the population to increase awareness of the importance of Galveston Bay and address specific issues of concern. 267825 15521 See Schedule O Research programs monitor trends affecting Galveston Bay's most valuable coastal resources. Current efforts monitor dolphin populations (in partnership with the Environmental Institute of Houston), marine debris, and water quality at sites around Galveston Bay. These efforts are collaborative, involving research partners throughout the region and beyond. Several utilize trained citizen scientists to augment professional monitoring data. Findings are widely communicated through data portals, public presentations, and scientific publications. Most monitoring efforts are ongoing in an effort to collect large datasets spanning many years, though some are initiated to allow the Foundation to respond to specific incidents impacting the bay. Beyond the research efforts the Foundation takes on, it also regularly advocates for the allocation of research dollars to the region to ensure the health of Galveston Bay and its users. 136188 Advocacy programs aim to give a voice to Galveston Bay, taking an inclusive and collaborative approach to protect the health and well-being of the bay. The Foundation attempts to balance the multiple uses of Galveston Bay so that the long-term interests of the Bay itself are not compromised. Through initiatives such as the Galveston Bay Report Card (released in partnership with the Houston Advanced Research Center) and the Galveston Bay Action Network (GBAN) pollution reporting app, the Foundation provides tools to enable the public to take positive actions for Galveston Bay. 136188 12135212 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 83 0 1 43 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 21 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X X X Dawn Wahl Asbury 2813323381 1725 Highway 146 Kemah TX 77565 Charlie Prioleau Chair 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Janelle Daniel 1st Vice Chair 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Mark Burroughs 2nd Vice Chair 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Brian C Sauer Secretary 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Jeff T Miers Treasurer 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Monty Briscoe Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Shelley Britton Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Trae Camble Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Matthew Doyle Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 JP Fjeld-Hansen Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Patrick Giffhorn Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Pat Hammond Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Sarah Hudgins Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Shawn Jackson Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Fay Kirby Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Jay Lendrum Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Kathleen Lucas Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Madeleine Montes Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Jeff Myerson Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Larry B Neuhaus Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Fred Pounds Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Edward Randall Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Scott Rice Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Brad Robbins Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Tom Tollett Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Lori Traweek Director 2.00 X 0 0 0 Robert J Stokes Jr President 40.00 X 186964 0 6173 Nicole Scanlin Director of Development 40.00 X 154132 0 10588 Dawn Asbury Controller 40.00 X 131372 0 9905 Greg Loushine Director of Strategic Part 40.00 X 131764 0 4508 604232 0 31174 4 0 1 0 Kirksey Architecture Inc 6909 Portwest Dr Houston TX 77024 Architectural design services 572304 Padgett Shoreline Construction Inc 4115 Miller St Bacliff TX 77518 Marine construction services 492579 Ducks Unlimited Inc One Waterfowl Way Memphis TN 38120 Land conservation services 296525 3 1362992 1714639 16055269 5451758 19132900 Workshop fees & other revenue 900099 50059 50059 50059 331186 331186 109825 0 109825 109825 109825 273821 1362992 610052 -336231 -336231 23469 3052 20417 20417 19308156 50059 0 125197 5322734 5322734 357857 103279 16386 238192 1871561 1145902 299064 426595 46790 23348 13888 9554 97827 55472 26999 15356 165222 83702 39305 42215 20869 20869 38309 38309 4981 4981 25000 25000 53913 25504 16483 11926 37049 13756 82 23211 339513 171075 21902 146536 43696 43696 223859 209041 8148 6670 65623 54235 1000 10388 16340 14247 1649 444 29654 29654 150999 103166 25247 22586 115498 62587 42314 10597 Conservation easements 4456966 4456966 Contracted materials 116984 116984 Event supplies 63242 32192 7363 23687 Dues and subscriptions 35515 29703 1499 4313 56623 55815 808 13756624 12135212 604142 1017270 1195407 668641 7110399 8002524 1649404 3055736 1703 47494 26348 24275082 611800 19744061 23663282 16767 354414 8000 2000 29773235 35772945 284229 688694 60571 155476 155476 579026 562168 1018731 1466909 X 20300395 24232437 8454109 10073599 28754504 34306036 29773235 35772945 5551532 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 9106905 11264606 21351975 6477456 19132900 67333842 48353 33534 33534 33534 33534 182489 9155258 11298140 21385509 6510990 19166434 67516331 4840527 62675804 18258 10214 16132 169742 441011 655357 120000 120000 68291688 305790 0.91780 0.93250 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10, Explanation of Other Income: Insurance proceeds - 2020 Amount: $ 120,000. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2475 1 6 1 2500 4981 0 Part II-B, Line 1: GBF staff contacted and met with state and federal senators and representatives, attended hearings, testified in hearings and attended conference advocacy days. GBF also hired a lobbying firm. X X X 19 6428.00 0 0 0 1 1 58.00 2968 0 1 X 19545483 19545483 2587481 302576 2284905 5952 5952 0 504389 303272 201117 1631777 1631777 23663282 20145726 837570 837570 19308156 0 19308156 14594194 837570 837570 13756624 0 13756624 Part II, Line 5: Monitoring and inspections of conservation easements are conducted at least once per year via ground inspection or drone by the Conservation Lands Manager or his appropriately trained designee. Enforcement of easements is conducted primarily through landowner education and relationship building, but also carries legal insurance if litigation becomes necessary. All easements are monitored, inspected, and enforced. Part II, Line 9: Conservation easements represent rights to restrict the use, access, and development of certain properties. GBF monitors these easements in the normal course of its operations and associated costs are expensed as incurred. The Foundation receives gifts of conservation easements and grants toward the purchase of conservation easements, which represent numerous restrictions regarding the use and development of land not owned by the Foundation. The donated value of conservation easements are recorded, based on the estimated appraised value, as revenue when received and estimated conservation easement expense is recorded for an equal amount. Easements are not reported as assets because the Foundation does not believe the easements represent a future economic benefit. Part IV, Line 2b: GBF holds custodial funds pursuant to an agreement with another local nonprofit conservation entity for the purchase of undeveloped land. GBF will hold these funds until they are requested for disbursement of such purchase. X X X X X X X 1 Sterling & Associates 55 Waugh Dr Ste 601 Houston TX 77007 Capital campaign 0 420663 25000 395663 420663 25000 395663 TX Guardian Gala 822352 644342 178010 58392 87215 14125 89754 Bike Around the Bay 695685 624922 70763 3825 10132 39023 79945 2700 150372 1 118776 93728 25048 36294 29553 1891 6831 1636813 1362992 273821 3825 10132 133709 196713 18716 246957 610052 -336231 1 Texas Parks and Wildlife Department 4200 Smith School Rd Austin TX 78744 741680372 Govt. 0 5271011 FMV Land General support The Trust for Public Land PO Box 889336 Los Angeles CA 90088 237222333 501(c)(3) 21252 0 General support University of Houston Clear Lake 2700 Bay Area Boulevard Bayou Building 1604 Houston TX 77058 746001399 Govt. 15521 0 EIH Marine Life research Mississippi Land Trust PO Box 23 Stoneville MS 38776 640934069 501(c)(3) 14950 0 General support 4 0 Part I, Line 2: Reimbursable grants issued to other conservation organizations require that organizations submit proof of expenditures and validity of expenditures to the Director of Land Conservation. The Conservation Lands Manager reviews and approves the expenses, the Controller confirms that the records are complete and issues payment. All grants paid up front require the receiving entity to provide weekly updates on the progress of the project and expenditures. A final report is due upon completion of the project which details the use of the funds and the project accomplishments. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Robert J Stokes Jr President 174859 0 6705 0 5400 0 5609 0 564 0 193137 0 0 0 Nicole Scanlin Director of Development 153632 0 500 0 0 0 4624 0 5964 0 164720 0 0 0 Mark Burroughs Board 2nd Vice Chair 1785663 Bargain sale land purchase 0 X 1 2695 FMV X 2 5341956 FMV X Supplies 37 54477 FMV X Auction items 32 35514 FMV X Food 1 16696 FMV X Raffle items 3 420 FMV 1 0 1 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b Form 990 is electronically distributed to the Board of Directors and is reviewed in detail by the Board. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c All Board members and key employees are required to disclose any potential conflicts of interest and relationships via an annual disclosure statement and signed written conflict of interest policy. Management ensures that all Board members and key employees complete and submit the signed disclosure and COI policy annually, and reviews the completed forms. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a Board members review outside data sources, Charity Navigator and the local United Way wage and benefits summary to determine reasonable compensation on an annual basis. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 Audited financial statements and annual tax returns are available via the organization's website. All other documents are available upon request.