AUSTIN BAT REFUGE: Form 990EZ, tax year 2019
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- Organization
- AUSTIN BAT REFUGE (EIN 81-1326348)
- Tax period
- 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
- Filed
- 2020-07-20
- IRS object ID
- 202012029349200751
- Schema version
- 2019v5.0
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2020-07-20T08:54:08-04:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2019-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2019-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 811326348 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | AUSTIN BAT REFUGE | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| In Care Of | % Dianne Odegard | InCareOfNm |
| Business Name Control | AUST | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 5127998847 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 3701 Basford Rd | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Austin | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | TX | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 78722 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Lee MacKenzie | PersonNm |
| Person Title | Secretary/Treasurer | PersonTitleTxt |
| Phone | 5126954116 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2020-07-20 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | false | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation
IP Address IPAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| I Pv4 Address | 75.160.21.150 | IPv4AddressTxt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| IP | 2020-07-20 | IPDt |
| IP Timezone | ES | IPTimezoneCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2019 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2020-09-23 17:36:50Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Cash | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingCashInd |
| Schedule B Not Required | Yes (X) | ScheduleBNotRequiredInd |
| Website Address | austinbatrefuge.org | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $67,522 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $54,027 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Program Service Revenue | $1,300 | ProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| Gross Sales Of Inventory | $0 | GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | $0 | CostOfGoodsSoldAmt |
| Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry | $0 | GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt |
| Other Revenue Total | $12,195 | OtherRevenueTotalAmt |
| Total Revenue | $67,522 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint | $13,808 | OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $1,518 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $33,925 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $49,251 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | $18,271 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $25,130 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $0 | OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $43,401 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $25,130 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $43,401 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $25,130 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $43,401 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $25,130 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $43,401 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | Goals and Purposes The goals of Austin Bat Refuge are to provide individual bats the resources and care they require to recover from injury and be released back to the wild. Equally important is educating the public so that over time, the fears and misinformation that often guide people to harm bats, will be replaced with knowledge, appreciation and respect. Our ultimate goal is for people to be willing to peacefully coexist with bats. Mission The mission of Austin Bat Refuge is to promote respect for bats and their place in the environment through rehabilitation and release, education, and conflict resolution,. Vision Austin Bat Refuge envisions a future in which bats and humans can live in harmony, and where bats that have adapted to urban areas, as their habitat is increasingly lost, are welcomed rather than reviled. | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)
| Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | Grants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmt | Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
|---|---|---|
| BAT REHABILITATION We provided direct, loving care for over 350 bats. Injured, orphaned or displaced due to a variety of circumstances, all were given the opportunity to heal, recover and return to the wild in most cases. Bats that could not support themselves in the wild have a home with Austin Bat Refuge for the remainder of their lives. Each rescue is an educational opportunity for the people who find bats in trouble, and for their families, and is leveraged through our social media. We continued our quest to divert bats that have had no contact with people or pets, from certain euthanasia by some county animal control agencies. With donations from the public and a couple of small grants, we created a bat intake area that allows for separation and quarantine of bat species that are vulnerable to White-nose Syndrome. | $0 | $33,713 |
| EDUCATION Our education table on Friday and Saturday nights at Congress Avenue Bridge was again a fixture from April through Halloween. We were available for information about our storied Mexican/Brazilian free-tailed bats that make this bridge their home, and occasionally delighted visitors to our table with a close-up view of a little bat, before releasing him or her at the end of the evening, when most of the crowd has gone home. We presented 44 programs about bats in 2019, for audiences as diverse as elementary school classrooms, both in person and via distance learning; Master Naturalist chapters in Central Texas, and riverboat tours for convention groups meeting in Austin, wanting a little local weird! We were asked by several local media outlets including Austin's public television station, KLRU, and public radio station, KUT, to contribute to stories about bats from interest in bat flights at Congress Avenue Bridge, to stories examining mythology and the origins of | $0 | $13,847 |
| CONFLICT RESOLUTION We consulted on issues involving bats in buildings via email, phone and in person for more than 75 individuals in homes and businesses. On a large project, we hired and arranged flights for a neutral third-party consultant at our own expense and arranged for him to meet with stakeholders. We implemented his suggestions in order to safeguard hundreds of thousands of bats. We performed two humane bat exclusions for individuals who did not have the capacity to pay market rate for a professional bat exclusion service. | $0 | $1,691 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $49,251 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part IV | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIVInd |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (5 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt | Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt | Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dianne Odegard | ||||
| Executive Director Bat rehab | 40 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Lee MacKenzie | ||||
| Bat Rehabilitator Secretary Treas | 40 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jessica Cochran | ||||
| Board President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Katherine Kroll | ||||
| Board member Bat rehabilitator | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Robin Roelofs | ||||
| Board member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | false | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt | false | ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd |
| Organization Had UBI | false | OrganizationHadUBIInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | false | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Form1120 Pol Filed | false | Form1120PolFiledInd |
| Made Loans To From Officers | false | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | false | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld | TX | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Robin S Roelofs | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 3055 N Chichicoi Ln | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Prescott | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | AZ | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 86305 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 9287108234 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Donor Advised Fnds | false | DonorAdvisedFndsInd |
| Operate Hospital | false | OperateHospitalInd |
| Tanning Services Provided | false | TanningServicesProvidedInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | false | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | false | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Lobbying Activities | false | LobbyingActivitiesInd |
| School Operating | false | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt |
| Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc | NONE | PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt |
| Filed Schedule A | Yes (true) | FiledScheduleAInd |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org509a2 | Yes (X) | PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind |
Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $54,027 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $54,027 | TotalAmt |
Total509 Total509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $54,027 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $54,027 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total509 | $54,027 | PublicSupportTotal509Amt |
Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $2,767 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $12,195 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $14,962 | TotalAmt |
Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $2,767 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $66,222 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $68,989 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| First5 Years509 | Yes (X) | First5Years509Ind |
Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp (2 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Part III, line 12 | | S.No:, Amount:, Description:| 1, $12195, Sale of logo merchandise| |
| Part III, line 12 | | S.No:, Year:, Description:| 1, 2018, Sale of logo merchandise| |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Part I, line 8 | | Other Revenues:, Amount:| Sale of logo merchandise, $12195| |
| Part I, line 16 | | Other Expenses:, Amount:| Reference books, subscriptions, $237.00| Office Supplies, $2278.00| Bat Rehab Supplies, $18632.00| Internet, Telephone, $3945.00| Liability Insurance, $902.00| Travel, Meetings, $3798.00| Bank fees, fundraising platform fees, business registration, $1297.00| Logo merchandise for resale, $1841.00| Sales Tax paid on merchandise sales, $824.00| Donor and Volunteer Recognition, $171.00| |