2018-01-17T13:16:07-08:00 2016-12-31 Blazek & Vetterling 2900 Weslayan Suite 200 Houston TX 770275132 990 2016-01-01 760279876 Galveston Bay Foundation Inc GALV 2813323381 1100 Hercules Avenue Ste 200 Houston TX 77058 Robert J Stokes Jr President 2018-01-17 true Jody Blazek P00072674 7134395739 X 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z Robert J Stokes Jr 17330 Highway 3 Webster TX 77598 7891429 false false X www.galvbay.org X 1987 TX The Galveston Bay Foundation works to ensure a clean and healthy Galveston Bay that can be enjoyed by people today and for generations to come. Our diverse programs preserve and protect Texas largest and most productive estuary. 25 25 37 2525 0 5901685 7783061 12680 1327 42269 22942 -38732 -16336 5917902 7790994 64607 155643 0 1366723 1514156 50164 85731 548167 4332481 4944045 5813975 6699575 103927 1091419 4272205 10446415 1363703 6446494 2908502 3999921 X The mission of the Galveston Bay Foundation is to preserve, protect, and enhance the natural resources of the Galveston Bay estuarine system and its tributaries for present users and for posterity. false false 4469003 155643 GBFs conservation programs focus on estuarine habitat preservation, protection, and restoration. Continuing our work as a nationally accredited land trust, GBF acquired over 140 acres of new fee simple conservation properties in 2016, including 102 acres along Chocolate Bayou in Brazoria County, 8.55 acres adjacent to our Sweetwater Nature Preserve in Galveston County, and 29.96 acres in Kemah in Galveston County that will be restored as a habitat demonstration area and opened to the public as part of the future Galveston Bay Education Center and headquarters for GBF. We also acquired a conservation easement on a 216-acre Coastal Heritage Preserve tract in Galveston County and hosted the Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at another property on which we hold a conservation easement, the Turtle Bayou Nature Preserve in Chambers County. GBF also worked extensively in 2016 to restore degraded habitats around Galveston Bay. We coordinated the restoration of 70 acres of intertidal marsh by partnering with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Natural Resources Damage Assessment Trustees to beneficially use material dredged from the GIWW to restore wetland habitat; constructed and planted 33 marsh mounds as part of phase 2 of the Burnet Bay Wetlands Restoration project; completed two living shorelines projects with private landowners and hosted a living shorelines workshop for contractors, agency partners, and homeowners; planted 132 trees at locations including Rich Sanctuary and Turtle Bayou Nature Preserve in Chambers County and Sweetwater Preserve in Galveston County; and planted one acre of intertidal marsh at the Shipe Woods project site and 1.5 acres at the Oyster Lake project site. We welcomed a new restaurantTookies Seafoodto our Galveston Bay Oyster Shell Recycling Program and continued collecting shells from Tommys Restaurant and Oyster Bar, Topwater Grill, the Kemah Boardwalk, Crazy Alans Swamp Shack, and Captain Bennys Seafood, reclaiming 168 tons of shells, a 28% increase from the previous year. Utilizing some of this reclaimed oyster shell, we constructed approximately 200 feet of oyster bars within Sweetwater Lake with assistance from 128 volunteers during eight volunteer workdays and gardened oysters with the assistance of over 60 volunteers who deployed 7,800 oyster shells, 30% of which contained newly grown spat, on existing restoration reefs in Kemah, San Leon, and Galveston. GBF also hosted numerous community-based habitat enhancement events including TPWDs annual Abandoned Crab Trap Removal event at the Fort Anahuac Park site, in which we removed 268 crab traps from Trinity Bay with the assistance of 85 volunteers and 10 boats; a River, Lakes, Bays, N Bayous Trash Bash event at Bay Area Park, in which 585 volunteers collected an estimated 1.1 tons of trash, recyclables, and compostable materials as well as 49 tires from the Armand Bayou watershed; a trash cleanup site with the Port of Houston Authority at Morgans Point as part of the Texas Adopt-A-Beach Cleanup program, in which 84 volunteers collected 1,800 pounds of trash and 1,000 pounds of recyclable materials from a 1.3-mile stretch of shoreline; and marsh grass planting events, including Marsh Mania events in the fall and spring, at Beach City, Anahuac, Dickinson, and Brazoria County involving 121 volunteers in planting 4.09 acres of estuarine intertidal marsh. 727919 GBFs education programs allowed us to reach thousands of youth and adults in 2016, with events and campaigns aimed at increasing the publics awareness of the importance of Galveston Bay as well as more structured programs that provide science-based environmental education focused on Galveston Bay. We hosted the tenth annual Bike Around the Bay sponsored by Shell, which allowed us to bring our message to more than 1,460 registered cyclists and over 300 volunteers and expose them to the beauty of the Bay. We also hosted the Bay Day Festival at the Kemah Boardwalk, with 35 educational exhibits, support from 87 volunteers, and an estimated attendance of over 4,800 visitors. We concluded the 2015-16 Get Hip to Habitat year by serving 1,500 students at 19 schools and kicked off the 2016-17 school year with participation by 15 schools. We delivered Bay Ambassador presentations to 2,000 students and professional development training workshops and resources to 30 educators. GBF also hosted nine Rain Barrel Workshops and delivered 489 rain barrels and kits into local communities, potentially reducing 546,450 gallons of stormwater runoff from reaching Galveston Bay and improving water conservation within our watershed. We continued our outreach efforts on the Cease the Grease campaign with over 15 participating partners and established a cooking oil recycling station in partnership with the City of Nassau Bay. 410157 1327 GBFs advocacy program attempts to balance the multiple uses of Galveston Bay so that the long-term interests of the Bay itself are not compromised. In 2016, we engaged in dialogue with local staff of our U.S. and State representatives and senators on a variety of Galveston Bay issues including San Jacinto River Waste Pits, storm surge mitigation, seafood consumption safety, closure of Rollover Pass, and the Clean Waters Rule (Waters of the U.S.). Of critical importance, we advocated for removal of the dioxin wastes at the San Jacinto River Waste Pits in Channelview by providing official comments to EPA and educating and rallying local community members, recreational fishermen, commercial fishermen, and all eight local U.S. congressmen to support the call for removal. GBF also began meeting with local stakeholders to discuss the No Discharge Zone initiative for Galveston Bay. In partnership with the Houston Advanced Research Center, GBF released the second annual Galveston Bay Report Card in 2016, with the Bay earning an overall grade of C, and continued our efforts to spread the message on how the Galveston Bay community can work to improve this grade. Through our partnership with Texas Living Waters, we helped to launch the Texas Water Conservation Scorecard, an analysis that ranks 306 Texas water utilities according to their water conservation efforts. We also launched the Galveston Bay Water Brigade, a campaign designed to raise awareness of the effect of water conservation on environmental flows and freshwater inflows for Galveston Bay, and partnered with City of Houstons Sustainability Office to include it as part of the 2016 City of Houston Green Office Challenge. We also engaged Hispanic community leaders and citizens in water-related issues through the event Strengthening Alliances for our Regions Water Future and the newly created Facebook page ATH: Agua Para Todos Houston. GBF began development of a downloadable mobile app for the Galveston Bay Action Network pollution reporting tool that allows the public to report pollution around the Bay and automatically forwards those reports to one of eleven authorities in charge of response/enforcement. Our volunteer Wetland Permit Review Committeeactive for a consecutive 27 yearsreviewed 28 applications for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permits and provided letters of concern or comments on 7 of them. 86921 5694000 true true false true false false true false false false true false false false false false true false false false false false false true true false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false true 46 0 true 37 true false false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 25 25 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false X X Bob Bright 7133323381 1100 Hercules Ste 200 Houston TX 77058 Guy Robert Jackson Chairman 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Fred Pounds 1st Vice Chair 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Jeff Miers 2nd Vice Chair 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Larry Neuhaus Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Jeff Myerson Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Timothy Love Imm Past Chair 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Anna Armitage Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Monty Briscoe Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 James Dismukes Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 James Doyle Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Clayton Forswall Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dale Friedrichs Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Helen Lane Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Madeleine Montes Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Leah Oberlin Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Cynthia Pickett-Stevenson Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Matthew Pistner Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 George Pontikes Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Steve Provenzano Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lawrence Rearick Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sharron Stewart Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tom Tollett Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lori Traweek Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Matt Woodruff Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dean Corgey Dir 1/1-5/31/16 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Deforester Jones Dir 1/1-5/31/16 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bill King Dir 1/1-5/31/16 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jerry Langdon Dir 1/1-5/31/16 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Robert J Stokes Jr President 40.00 0.00 X 142326 0 4212 Justine Townsend CFO to Feb 40.00 0.00 X 10036 0 902 Ron Jeffers CFO Fr March 40.00 0.00 X 80632 0 5400 232994 10514 1 false false false RLB Contracting PO Box 1739 Port Lavaca TX 77979 Construction 480400 American Youthworks 1901 E Ben White Blvd Austin TX 78741 Conservation work 175000 HDR Inc PO Box 3480 Omaha NE 68103 Engineering Services 176287 3 339474 2284787 5158800 2812599 7783061 Workshop fees 900099 1327 1327 1327 442 442 0 0 0 22500 22500 22500 22500 60501 339474 95235 -34734 -34734 0 23598 5200 18398 18398 0 7790994 1327 6606 X 155643 155643 0 0 0 156574 99018 29866 27690 0 1150234 744266 178381 227587 0 101006 65179 16096 19731 106342 68623 16946 20773 0 7469 7469 31197 31197 0 85731 85731 0 1581500 1533511 16189 31800 10116 5383 4733 287453 213973 11443 62037 0 0 97471 73049 9181 15241 87675 77303 836 9536 0 9574 6901 901 1772 107520 107520 0 18096 9472 8624 53273 28816 20729 3728 Conservation easements 2448574 2448574 Event expenses 140931 121784 2838 16309 Other expenses 31972 19715 1768 10489 Membership dues & subs 31224 15321 4893 11010 0 6699575 5694000 457408 548167 24524 41714 1600591 814589 518065 1116539 543087 421962 0 0 0 0 82636 42212 8234717 225318 1503302 8009399 0 0 0 0 0 4272205 10446415 545828 416448 817875 5144996 885050 1363703 6446494 X 1266460 2194114 1575942 1739707 66100 66100 2908502 3999921 4272205 10446415 1091419 X false true X true true true X 2067639 3247159 4403480 5901685 7443587 23063550 0 8844 17682 17682 17682 61890 2067639 3256003 4421162 5919367 7461269 23125440 99978 23025462 1752 2574 3856 1488 442 10112 0 0 23135552 84943 0.99520 0.97660 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false false true false false false false true 870 false false 870 false false Part II-B, Line 1i - Other Activities Description During 2016, the Foundation contacted and visited U.S. congressional representatives to discuss appropriations related to various federal estuarine programs and educate them about the benefits of conservation easement incentives. GBF staff also contacted Texas legislators to discuss state funding for conservation easements in Texas. X X X 12 45 2 1 true 16 3453 false 7637557 7637557 200126 16121 184005 16710 2924 13786 238035 184609 53426 142289 21664 120625 8009399 7808676 17682 17682 7790994 7790994 6717257 17682 17682 6699575 6699575 Part II, Line 5: Summarized Policy Monitoring and inspections of conservation easements are conducted at least once per year via ground inspection 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: Organization Reporting of conservation easements. Conservation easements represent rights to restrict the use, access, and development of certain properties. The Foundation holds conservation easements on 12 tracts of land totaling approximately 4,567 acres at December 31, 2016a and on 10 tracts of land totaling 4,349 acres at December 31, 2015. The Foundation 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 over 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. X X X X X X X true Sterling & Associates 55 Waugh Dr Ste 601 Houston TX 77007 Capital campaign false 697135 85731 611404 697135 85731 611404 TX Luncheon 399975 339474 60501 20503 32391 12000 30341 399975 339474 60501 20503 32391 12000 30341 95235 -34734 true Conservation Fdn of the Gulf PO Box 902 Osprey FL 34229 200345249 501(c)(3) 22500 0 Land Conservation projects Land Tr for MS Coastal Plain PO Box 245 Biloxi MS 39533 640936130 501(c)(3) 8300 0 Land Conservation projects The Conservation Fund 1655 N Fort Myer Drive Arlington VA 22209 521388917 501(c)(3) 20000 0 Land Conservation projects The Trust for Public Land 101 Montgomery St San Francisco CO 94104 237222333 501(c)(3) 25000 0 Land Conservation projects 4 0 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used Reimbursable grants issued to other conservation organizations require that organizations submit proof of expenditures and validity of expenditures to the Conservation Lands Manager. The Conservation Lands Manager reviews and approves the expenses, the CFO confirms that the records are complete, and then the Grants Billing Specialist issues payment. All grants paid upfront 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 1 21000 Value date rec X 2 2448574 FMV X Land 1 226500 FMV X Supplies/food 13 86184 FMV X Auction items 24 30341 Sales false true false Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: GBFs research program focuses on the monitoring of some of Galveston Bays most valuable coastal resources. Several programs utilize trained citizen scientists to augment professional monitoring data and aid in watershed planning. In 2016, GBFs Volunteer Water Monitoring Team was represented (at year-end) by 57 volunteers who sampled from 59 sites. GBF continued to contribute our water quality data to the Citizen Science Data Portal, a part of the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System (GCOOS). We also trained 15 citizen monitors for the new Bottlenose Dolphin Field Research Assistant program and utilized their services on seven boat-based dolphin surveys in Upper Galveston Bay conducted by program partner, Environmental Institute of Houston. GBF continued to be actively engaged in discussion and planning on improving coastal resiliency and to advocate for the allocation of research dollars to the region to ensure the health of Galveston Bay and its users. Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, Et James Doyle and Cynthia Pickett-Stevenson have a business relationship. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The Form 990 is electronically distributed to the Board of Directors prior to filing and is reviewed in detail with the finance and audit committee of the board prior to filing. The finance and audit committee reviews both the Form 990 and the independent annual audit and presents reports to the full Board of Directors. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts 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. The management reviews and ensures that all board members and key employees complete and submit a signed disclosure and policy annually. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management Board members looked at outside data sources, Charity Navigator and the local United Way wages and benefits summary, to determine reasonable compensation when the President was hired in 2004 and again when the President received his last salary increase in 2015. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees Management looks at outside data sources, Charity Navigator or the local United Way wages and benefits summary, to determine reasonable compensation for all employees. This process is used every time any employee is hired or evaluated for salary increases. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Annual audited financial statements are available via the organization's website. All other documents are available by request.