2013-10-29T14:22:14-05:00 2012-12-31 760260164 BUFFINGTON & COMPANY P C 14811 SAINT MARYS LANE SUITE 180 HOUSTON TX 770792947 990 2012-01-01 760279876 GALVESTON BAY FOUNDATION GALV 2813323381 17330 HIGHWAY 3 WEBSTER TX 77598 ROBERT STOKES 2813323381 2013-10-12 1 JUDITH KAY JAGE P01283658 2819205455 2013-10-12 2012 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z ROBERT STOKES 17330 HIGHWAY 3 WEBSTER TX 77598 2124356 0 X WWW.GALVBAY.ORG X 1987 TX 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. ITS PROGRAMS IN ADVOCACY, CONSERVATION, EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH STRIVE TO ENSURE THAT GALVESTON BAY REMAINS A BEAUTIFUL AND PRODUCTIVE PLACE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. 78 57 25 2036 0 0 3250470 2067639 0 0 2710 1752 -54 0 3253126 2069391 0 51500 0 0 705884 843939 0 0 280212 2039069 951163 2744953 1846602 508173 222789 1985089 2190498 87360 69980 1897729 2120518 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. 0 0 480655 500 GBF'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS PROVIDE SCIENCE-BASED ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FOCUSED ON GALVESTON BAY. IN 2012, GBF HOSTED THE ANNUAL BAY DAY FESTIVAL, WITH OVER 40 EXHIBITORS, THOUSANDS OF ATTENDEES, AND SUPPORT FROM NEARLY 100 VOLUNTEERS. GBF ALSO HOSTED THE ANNUAL BIKE AROUND THE BAY AND EXPANDED OUR MESSAGE TO A RECORD 969 CYCLISTS WHO REGISTERED TO TAKE PART IN THE NEW 180-MILE ROUTE THAT CIRCUMNAVIGATED GALVESTON BAY FOR THE FIRST TIME. GBF INCREASED THE NUMBER OF SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING IN THE GET HIP TO HABITAT PROGRAM FROM 14 SCHOOLS IN THE 2011-12 SCHOOL YEAR TO 17 SCHOOLS IN THE 2012-13 SCHOOL YEAR AND EXPANDED HANDS-ON OPPORTUNITIES BY WORKING WITH DIFFERENT SCHOOLS TO GROW AND TRANSPLANT MARSH GRASS, DUNE GRASS, AND PRAIRIE GRASS AND TO COLLECT WATER QUALITY AND FISH DATA AT THE SCHOOLS' RESTORATION SITES. THE BAY AMBASSADOR PRESENTATION WAS GIVEN TO 1,271 STUDENTS DURING THE 2011-12 SCHOOL YEAR. GBF ALSO HELD A WETLAND EDUCATOR WORKSHOP FOR TEN LOCAL TEACHERS. 724937 50500 GBF'S CONSERVATION PROGRAMS FOCUS ON ESTUARINE HABITAT PRESERVATION, PROTECTION, AND RESTORATION. IN 2012, GBF CONSTRUCTED A LIVING SHORELINE PROJECT AT THE PRIVATE PROPERTY OF MR. FRITZ SNYDER ON CHOCOLATE BAYOU, CONSISTING OF A 150-FOOT SACRETE BREAKWATER WITH SMOOTH CORDGRASS PLANTED BEHIND. GBF HOSTED MARSH MANIA EVENTS IN THE SPRING WITH 225 VOLUNTEERS PLANTING FOUR ACRES OF ESTUARINE MARSH AT THE BAYTOWN NATURE CENTER AND AGAIN IN THE FALL IN CELEBRATION OF THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF NATIONAL ESTUARIES DAY AND THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT WITH 178 VOLUNTEERS PLANTING 0.055 ACRE ALONG THE MOSES LAKE SHORELINE OF THE TEXAS CITY PRAIRIE PRESERVE. GBF ALSO HOSTED TRASH BASH AT BAY AREA PARK WITH 748 VOLUNTEERS, WHO COLLECTED 7,480 POUNDS OF TRASH, 25 TIRES, AND 2,440 POUNDS OF REUSABLE OR RECYCLABLE MATERIALS FROM BOTH LAND AND WATERWAYS IN THE ARMAND BAYOU WATERSHED. GBF CONTINUED THE PILOT OYSTER SHELL RECYCLING PROGRAM WITH TOMMY'S RESTAURANT BY COLLECTING OVER 50 TONS OF SHELL IN 2012, AND RECEIVED A CMP GRANT TO EXPAND THE PROGRAM TO ALLOW FOR THE PARTICIPATION OF MORE RESTAURANTS. GBF ALSO TREATED INVASIVE SPECIES SUCH AS BRAZILIAN PEPPERTREE, CHINESE TALLOW, SALT CEDAR, AND BACCHARIS ON OUR CONSERVATION PROPERTIES. 212453 GBF'S ADVOCACY PROGRAMS ATTEMPT TO BALANCE THE MULTIPLE USES OF GALVESTON BAY SO THAT THE LONG-TERM INTERESTS OF THE BAY ITSELF ARE NOT COMPROMISED. IN 2012, GBF'S WETLAND PERMIT REVIEW COMMITTEE CONTINUED ITS WORK FOR ITS 23RD YEAR, REVIEWING 43 APPLICATIONS FOR U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS PERMITS AND PROVIDING COMMENT LETTERS TO THE CORPS ON 21 OF THEM THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. GBF HOSTED, ALONG WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, THE GULF COAST WATER CONSERVATION SYMPOSIUM: THE BUSINESS CASE FOR WATER CONSERVATION WITH REGISTRATIONS BY 120 INDIVIDUALS. GBF DEVELOPED CLEAN WATER PARTNERSHIPS WITH MARINA DEL SOL, THE CITY OF NASSAU BAY, AND BALL HIGH SCHOOL AS THE FIRST PARTICIPANTS IN OUR NEW WATER QUALITY OUTREACH STRATEGY. GBF LAUNCHED ITS VOLUNTEER WATER MONITORING TEAM WITH 32 CERTIFIED MONITORS AT 29 SITES AROUND GALVESTON BAY, SET UP AN ON-SITE BACTERIA MONITORING LAB FOR GBF STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS TO PROCESS ENTEROCOCCUS SAMPLES, AND RECEIVED APPROVAL THE U.S. EPA FOR OUR VOLUNTEER MONITORING QUALITY ASSURANCE PROJECT PLAN (QAPP). GBF CREATED THE GALVESTON BAY ACTION NETWORK (GBAN) (WWW.GALVBAY.ORG/GBAN), AN INTERACTIVE MAPPING TOOL THAT ALLOWS CITIZENS TO REPORT WATER QUALITY CONCERNS. GBF WAS ALSO ENGAGED TO RECRUIT, REGISTER, AND TRAIN VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR NON-HAZARDOUS ROLES DURING OIL SPILL RESPONSE. 8947 500 RESEARCH 8947 500 1426992 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 36 0 1 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 78 57 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X X X THE ACCOUNTANT 2813323381 17330 HIGHWAY 3 WEBSTER TX 77598 JAMES DOYLE 0.00 X X 0 0 0 GEORGE PONTIKES 0.00 X X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY LOVE 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MELINDA KILPATRICK 0.00 X X 0 0 0 BILL KING 0.00 X X 0 0 0 GEORGE PONTIKES 0.00 X X 0 0 0 GUY ROBERT JACKSON 0.00 X X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA PICKETT-STEVENSON 0.00 X 0 0 0 SHARRON STEWART 0.00 X 0 0 0 DR ANNA ARMITAGE 0.00 X 0 0 0 PAGE WILLIAMS 0.00 X 0 0 0 JIM WINN 0.00 X 0 0 0 MATT WOODRUFF 0.00 X 0 0 0 BILL BAKER 0.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL LAYTON 0.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID HAGLUND 0.00 X 0 0 0 DR HELEN LANE 0.00 X 0 0 0 JACK SUTHERLAND 0.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF MYERSON 0.00 X 0 0 0 WADE KILPATRICK 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN RAGAN 0.00 X 0 0 0 SHARON MATTOX 0.00 X 0 0 0 DOUG MCLEOD 0.00 X 0 0 0 EVAN WATKINS 0.00 X 0 0 0 LOUIS WILSON 0.00 X 0 0 0 DEBORAH JANUARY-BEVERS 0.00 X 0 0 0 TOMMY DOUGLAS 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARIANNE IBRAHIM 0.00 X 0 0 0 PETER MEYER 0.00 X 0 0 0 LAWRENCE REARICK 0.00 X 0 0 0 CDR STEPHAN GLENN 0.00 X 0 0 0 JAYO WASHINGTON 0.00 X 0 0 0 DR THOMAS LINTON 0.00 X 0 0 0 LAWRENCE TOBIN 0.00 X 0 0 0 CAPT ROBERT THOMPSON 0.00 X 0 0 0 TRACEE JONES 0.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA LYNCH 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARY ANNE PIACENTINI 0.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER LORENZ 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOHNNY VALENTINO JR 0.00 X 0 0 0 CARO WALKER 0.00 X 0 0 0 LALISE WHORTON MASON 0.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM MATTHEWS 0.00 X 0 0 0 DAN WYATT 0.00 X 0 0 0 LAURANCE ARMOUR 0.00 X 0 0 0 JERRY MOHN 0.00 X 0 0 0 AR BABE SCHWARTZ 0.00 X 0 0 0 ALECYA GALLAWAY 0.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA CARROLL 0.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES HERBECK 0.00 X 0 0 0 CLIFFORD HILLMAN 0.00 X 0 0 0 DORIS NELSON 0.00 X 0 0 0 FRANK SMITH 0.00 X 0 0 0 GLENDA CALLAWAY 0.00 X 0 0 0 J BYRON MORRIS 0.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES BLACKBURN 0.00 X 0 0 0 KATHRYN SMYTH 0.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD MORRISON 0.00 X 0 0 0 SALLY FISH 0.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN VALERIUS 0.00 X 0 0 0 WAYNE JOHNSON 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARY CARTER 0.00 X 0 0 0 DR PHIL BEDIENT 0.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN SHAW MILLER 0.00 X 0 0 0 ROXANNA BROM 0.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL CARUSELLE 0.00 X 0 0 0 ALISHA JACKSON 0.00 X 0 0 0 BERDON LAWRENCE 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARGARET WOODRUFF 0.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS MCCARTHY 0.00 X 0 0 0 TOM KARTRUDE 0.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELE WILKENS 0.00 X 0 0 0 DR RON SASS 0.00 X 0 0 0 LYNN SPROUSE 0.00 X 0 0 0 PRISCILLA SEYMOUR 0.00 X 0 0 0 JIM DOBBERSTINE 0.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES IRVINE 0.00 X 0 0 0 BILL JACKSON 0.00 X 0 0 0 ADAM FRIEDMAN 0.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE PETIT 0.00 X 0 0 0 LEONARD HALE 0.00 X 0 0 0 DR EVAN SIEMAN 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARISE TEXTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 WALTER BARTEL 0.00 X 0 0 0 FRANK MOLINA 0.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL DUNPHEY 0.00 X 0 0 0 TIM STUDDERT 0.00 X 0 0 0 JERRY TOROK 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN CARDENAS 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOHNNY CRONIN 0.00 X 0 0 0 FRANK MADERO 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARK DUMESNIL 0.00 X 0 0 0 MICKEY EASTMAN 0.00 X 0 0 0 SHARON SCHMALZ 0.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF MYERSON 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN BARTOS 0.00 X 0 0 0 JANIECE LONGORIA 0.00 X 0 0 0 SHARON MATTOX 0.00 X 0 0 0 DOUG MATTOX 0.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT STOKES 40.00 X 118451 0 0 MARISE TEXTOR 0.00 X 0 0 0 GUY ROBERT JACKSON 0.00 X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY LOVE 0.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES DOYLE 0.00 X 0 0 0 118451 0 0 1 0 0 0 REEF INNOVATIONS INC 2415 MCMICHAEL RD ST CLOUD FL 347719251 BAY BALLS FOR RESTORATION/CONSTRUCTION P 102500 1 23753 25500 239706 430930 1347750 163060 2067639 1752 1752 54965 239706 54965 0 2069391 0 0 1752 X 51500 51500 118450 84052 6328 28070 642438 469319 62666 110453 14377 10418 2191 1768 3155 3155 65519 42767 12011 10741 10377 10377 13010 13010 290763 252130 2100 36533 31092 25166 5926 94051 38281 5156 50614 18092 4988 7525 5579 53971 38533 5014 10424 49591 50438 -3219 2372 5468 2945 1625 898 9800 2606 7194 61869 41772 10895 9202 PROGRAM SUPPLIES AND MA 179975 179975 PROGRAM EVENTS 103185 96377 673 6135 LICENSES & PERMITS 12606 12506 100 0 MEMBERSHIP DUES 11379 7930 2480 969 5934 4912 494 528 1846602 1426992 139398 280212 2 1058762 1345470 317752 245117 7091 8229 752038 160356 601482 591682 1985089 2190498 87360 69980 87360 69980 X 929506 1161870 902123 892548 66100 66100 1897729 2120518 1985089 2190498 222789 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 1283986 2152888 2214551 3250470 2067639 10969534 1283986 2152888 2214551 3250470 2067639 10969534 1004252 9965282 11213 3961 3758 2710 1752 23394 10992928 130374 0.90650 0.91840 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 0 0 1 42 0 1 448 1 54 0 544 0 EXPLANATION OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES: PART II-B, LINE 1: VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS SPENT 1.5 HOURS OF HER TIME VIEWING A GREAT WATERS' CONGRESSIONAL APPROPRIATIONS WEBINAR. VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS SPENT 1.0 HOUR PROOFING AND FINALIZING AN OP ED FOR THE RESTORE ACT. PRESIDENT SPENT 7 HOURS OF HIS TIME MEETING WITH TEXAS STATE LEGISLATURES TO DISCUSS GALVESTON BAY ISSUES AND THE GREAT WATERS COALITION. X X 4 103.37 0 0 0 1 1 8.00 256 542774 542774 209264 160356 48908 591682 2069391 0 2069391 0 2069391 1846602 0 1846602 0 1846602 DESCRIPTION OF HOW ORGANIZATION REPORTS CONSERVATION EASEMENTS: PART II, LINE 9: AT THE END OF THE YEAR THE ORGANIZATION HELD 4 EASEMENTS TOTALING 103.37 ACRES (32.04, 2.91,31.39, AND 37.03 ACRES), ALL IN GALVESTON COUNTY, TEXAS. THERE WERE NO EASEMENTS MODIFIED, SOLD, TRANSFERRED, RELEASED OR TERMINATED DURING THE YEAR. THERE WERE NO EASEMENTS ON BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES THAT ENCUMBER A GOLF COURSE OR PORTIONS OF A GOLF COURSE. THERE WERE 3 EASEMENTS WITHIN OR ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS AND HOUSING SUBDIVISIONS, INCLUDING EASEMENTS RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROPERTY. THERE WERE NO CONSERVATION EASEMENTS THAT WERE ACQUIRED IN A TRANSACTION DESCRIBED UNDER PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY FROM CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS IN NOTICE 2004-41. THERE WERE 4 EASEMENTS, 103.37 ACRES, THAT WERE MONITORED BY PHYSICAL INSPECTION OR OTHER MEANS DURING THE TAX YEAR. THERE WERE 8 STAFF HOURS AND $256 EXPENSES INCURRED FOR THE MONITORING AND ENFORCING OF NEW OR EXISTING EASEMENTS DURING THE TAX YEAR. THERE WERE NO EASEMENTS ON BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURES ACQUIRED AFTER AUGUST 17, 2006. THE FOUNDATION ASSIGNS NO VALUE TO CONSERVATION EASEMENTS FOR WHICH IT HAS NO OWNERSHIP RIGHTS OTHER THAN MONITORING AND ENFORCING THE EASEMENT TO PROTECT AND CONSERVE THE PROPERTY. THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FOUNDATION'S MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT ARE RECORDED AS EXPENSES WHEN THEY ARE INCURRED. LUNCHEON 291025 236060 54965 15750 1500 27784 9931 REDFISH RAFT-UP 3646 3646 294671 239706 54965 15750 1500 27784 9931 54965 0 1 CHAMBERS - LIBERTY COUNTIES NAVIGATION DISTRICT 211 MILLERT ST ANAHUAC TX 77514 746000039 GOVERNMENT ENTITY 50000 PURCHASE CONSERVATION TRACT 1 0 PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS IN THE U.S.: PART I, LINE 2: SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2: IN 2012, GBF RAISED $50,000 TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARD THE FEE SIMPLE ACQUISITION OF A 511 ACRE TRACT OF LAND ASSOCIATED WITH THE TURTLE BAYOU CONSERVATION PROJECT IN CHAMBERS COUNTY. THESE FUNDS WERE PROVIDED DIRECTLY TO THE TITLE COMPANY TO BE UTILIZED IN FULL TOWARD THE PURCHASE OF THIS SPECIFIC PROPERTY. THESE FUNDS WERE DEDICATED BY DONORS WITH THE SOLE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING GAP FUNDING TO COMPLETE THIS CONSERVATION TRANSACTION. GBF'S ROLE IN THIS PROJECT WILL BE TO HOLD AND STEWARD A PERPETUAL CONSERVATION EASEMENT AND OVERSEE MAINTENANCE, MANAGEMENT, AND RESTORATION ACTIVITIES AS DESCRIBED IN A TERM MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE CHAMBERS LIBERTY COUNTY NAVIGATION DISTRICT. GBF POLICY REQUIRES STAFF TO REVIEW LEGAL DOCUMENTS AND CONDUCT A MONITORING VISIT AT LEAST ONCE EVERY 12 MONTHS. THESE ACTIONS WILL ENSURE THE DEDICATED FUNDS CONTINUE TO BE UTILIZED APPROPRIATELY. X ADVERTISING 2 16340 FAIR MARKET VALUE AS DETERMINED BY DONOR X LEGAL FEES 1 8352 FAIR MARKET VALUE AS DETERMINED BY DONOR X MISC SMALL IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS 5 3199 FAIR MARKET VALUE AS DETERMINED BY DONOR X SUPPLIES 2 127950 FAIR MARKET VALUE AS DETERMINED BY DONOR X SANITATION SERVICES 1 7220 FAIR MARKET VALUE AS DETERMINED BY DONOR 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 TWO MARRIED COUPLES SIT ON THE BOARD AS TRUSTEES OF THE ORGANIZATION AND TWO OTHER TRUSTEES ARE PARTNERS OF THE SAME LAW FIRM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE FORM 990 WAS ELECTRONICALLY DISTRIBUTED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PRIOR TO FILING AND IS REVIEWED IN DETAIL WITH THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. THE BUDGET AND AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS BOTH THE FORM 990 AND THE INDEPENDENT ANNUAL AUDIT AND PRESENTS A REPORT TO THE FULL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD HAS TO SIGN AND ACKNOWLEDGE A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE LOOKS AT OUTSIDE DATA SOURCES LIKE CHARITY NAVIGATOR OR THE LOCAL UNITED WAY WAGES AND BENEFITS SUMMARY. THEY ALSO BASE THEIR DECISIONS ON PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. OTHER FEES FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G FEES FOR SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 252,130. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 2,100. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 36,533. TOTAL EXPENSES 290,763. FORM 990, PAGE 12, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE TREASURER IS REQUIRED TO CHAIR THE COMMITTEE AND OTHER QUALIFIED BOARD MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO JOIN THE COMMITTEE BY THE TREASURER.