2026-01-19T14:21:28-05:00 2023-12-31 990EZ 2023-01-01 811326348 AUSTIN BAT REFUGE AUST 5127998847 3701 BASFORD RD AUSTIN TX 787221307 Robin Roelofs Board Member 9287108234 2026-01-27 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X austinbatrefuge.org X X 144882 X 128941 15941 0 0 0 144882 79661 3192 36140 1443 40509 160945 -16063 202050 185987 202050 185987 202050 185987 202050 185987 X The mission of Austin Bat Refuge is to promote respect for bats and their place in the environment through rehabilitation and release education conflict resolution and data collection. Rehabilitation: We provide direct loving care for hundreds of bats each year. 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 cannot 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 our followers on 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. 0 122320 Education: We provide public education programs in Central Texas that promote appreciation for bats as crucial members of local ecosystems. Some of our resident bats come with us to programs for schools master naturalist chapters TX Department of State Health Services classes wildlife management professionals and public events at partner organizations. We also host an education table on weekends from March through October at Congress Avenue Bridge where thousands of tourists and locals gather to watch and learn about Austins famous colony of Mexican Brazilian free-tailed bats. 0 32180 Conflict Resolution: We answer calls about bats roosting in buildings advising homeowners and businesses on how the bats may have entered the building and how if necessary to safely remove them and prevent their return. We are collaborating with stakeholders on the South Central Waterfront Development as it progresses near Congress Avenue Bridge to protect the bat colony there. 0 5440 Data Collection: Since 2011 we have compiled radar data nightly covering the Significant Bat Area of Central Texas. 0 1005 160945 Dianne Odegard Executive Director 40 22000 0 0 Kevin Lee MacKenzie Refuge Manager Secr-Treas 40 22000 0 0 Lisa Ramie Bat Care Specialist 20 20000 0 0 Jessica Feather Board President 1 0 0 0 Katherine Kroll Board Member 1 0 0 0 Hilary Pelham Board Member 2 0 0 0 Robin Roelofs Board Member 1 0 0 0 false false false false false 0 false false false false TX Robin Roelofs 1720 E THUNDERBIRD RD UNIT 2078 PHOENIX AZ 85022 9287108234 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 0 0 0 151267 125839 277106 1300 5000 3734 2250 19043 31327 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1300 5000 3734 153517 144882 308433 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 308433 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1300 5000 3734 153517 144882 308433 1 1 0 0.00 X Part I, line 16 | Other Expenses:, Amount:| Volunteer Expenses, $908| Insurance, $1683| Conferences, $1032| Fundraising Expenses, $4466| Bank Fees, $792| Travel, $2887| Program Supplies, $28741|