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GALVESTON BAY FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization
GALVESTON BAY FOUNDATION (EIN 76-0279876)
Tax period
2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed
2012-11-15
IRS object ID
201223209349304027
Schema version
2011v1.2
Source
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Timestamp2012-11-15T13:11:58-06:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2011-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

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Name Name

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Address Line117330 HIGHWAY 3AddressLine1
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ZIP Code77598ZIPCode

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NameROBERT STOKESName
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Activity Or Mission DescriptionTHE 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.ActivityOrMissionDescription
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Mission DescriptionTHE 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.MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services0SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change0SignificantChange
Expense456248Expense
DescriptionGBF'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS PROVIDE SCIENCE-BASED ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FOCUSED ON GALVESTON BAY. IN 2011, GBF HOSTED THE ANNUAL BAY DAY FESTIVAL ON MAY 21, WITH OVER 7,000 ESTIMATED ATTENDEES AND 150 VOLUNTEERS; SPREAD OUR MESSAGE TO A RECORD OF 956 REGISTERED CYCLISTS FOR BIKE AROUND THE BAY, 808 OF WHOM RODE DURING THE PARTIALLY RAINY BIKE RIDE; EXPANDED THE GET HIP TO HABITAT PROGRAM OVER THE SUMMER, FROM 300 STUDENTS AT SEVEN SCHOOLS IN THE 2010-11 SCHOOL YEAR TO 860 STUDENTS AT 14 SCHOOLS IN THE 2011-12 SCHOOL YEAR; PLACED 120 SEAFOOD ADVISORY SIGNS IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH AT 60 LOCATIONS IN UPPER GALVESTON BAY AND THE HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL AREA AND DEVELOPED A CORRESPONDING WEBSITE; AND CONTINUED MARKETING EFFORTS UNDER THE BOATER WASTE EDUCATION CAMPAIGN AND BEGAN PLANNING GBF'S CLEAN WATER PARTNERS PROGRAM.Description

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Expense1705326Expense
DescriptionGBF'S CONSERVATION PROGRAMS FOCUS ON ESTUARINE HABITAT PRESERVATION, PROTECTION, AND RESTORATION. IN 2011, GBF PROTECTED VULNERABLE MARSH AND PRAIRIE HABITATS FROM EROSION THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION OF 3,749 FEET OF ROCK BREAKWATER ALONG ANAHUAC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE'S GULF INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY SHORELINE; INSTALLED 800 FEET OF GEOTEXTILE TUBES AT SNAKE ISLAND COVE, PROTECTING 30 ACRES OF INTERTIDAL MARSH AND CREATING 19 ACRES OF CALM, SHALLOW WATER HABITAT CONDUCIVE TO THE RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF SEAGRASSES; CONSTRUCTED THE CLEAR LAKE FOREST PARK LIVING SHORELINE ON MUD LAKE, CONSISTING OF A 650-FOOT ROCK BREAKWATER PROTECTING APPROXIMATELY 1/3-ACRE OF NEW INTERTIDAL MARSH, AND EARNED A H-GAC PARKS AND NATURAL AREAS AWARD; REMOVED 407 ABANDONED CRAB TRAPS FROM UPPER TRINITY BAY AS PART OF TPWD'S ANNUAL ABANDONED CRAB TRAP REMOVAL PROGRAM; COORDINATED A TRASH BASH SITE ON ARMAND BAYOU, WITH 855 VOLUNTEERS COLLECTING OVER 600 BAGS OF TRASH AND OVER 250 BAGS OF RECYCLABLE ITEMS FROM THE ARMAND BAYOU WATERSHED; HOSTED MARSH MANIA EVENTS, WITH 373 VOLUNTEERS PLANTING NEARLY FIVE ACRES OF MARSH AND SEAGRASS HABITAT AT SEVEN SITES AROUND GALVESTON BAY; CELEBRATED NATIONAL ESTUARIES DAY AT DICKINSON BAY ISLAND WITH 58 VOLUNTEERS PLANTING MANGROVES AND PICKING UP AN ESTIMATED 2,500 POUNDS OF TRASH AND DEBRIS; SEEDED FIVE ACRES OF REEF PADS WITH 180 BAGS OF GARDENED OYSTERS FROM THE SAN LEON, BAYVIEW, AND KEMAH COMMUNITIES; AND COLLECTED OVER 17 TONS OF DISCARDED OYSTER SHELL FROM ONE RESTAURANT THROUGH THE PILOT GALVESTON BAY OYSTER SHELL RECYCLING PROGRAM.Description

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Expense147756Expense
DescriptionGBF'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 2011, GBF'S WETLAND PERMIT REVIEW COMMITTEE CONTINUED ITS WORK FOR ITS 22ND YEAR, REVIEWING 54 APPLICATIONS FOR U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS PERMITS AND PROVIDING COMMENT LETTERS TO THE CORPS ON 25 OF THEM THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. GBF ALSO HOSTED AN EPA COASTAL WETLANDS REVIEW WEBINAR, TOOK PART IN THE EPA STAKEHOLDER REVIEW PROCESS, AND MET WITH THE CORPS DISTRICT COMMANDER TO SHARE OUR CONCERNS WITH POLICY AND PROCEDURES. GBF CONCLUDED TWO YEARS OF OUTREACH ON THE 2007 SENATE BILL 3, WHICH REQUIRED TCEQ TO ESTABLISH FRESHWATER INFLOWS STANDARDS FOR GALVESTON BAY AND INSTREAM FLOWS FOR THE TRINITY AND SAN JACINTO RIVERS BY JUNE 1, 2011. AS A RESULT OF OUR OUTREACH PARTNERSHIP WITH NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION AND THE LONE STAR CHAPTER OF SIERRA CLUB, TCEQ RECEIVED OVER 2,000 COMMENT LETTERS CALLING FOR STRONGER STANDARDS FOR GALVESTON BAY AND ITS TRIBUTARIES THAN THOSE PROPOSED BY TCEQ. GBF PARTICIPATED IN THE TEXAS LIVING WATERS PARTNERSHIP WATER CONSERVATION ROUNDTABLE WITH AREA UTILITIES AND STAKEHOLDERS AND USED THE RESULTS AND FINDINGS, PARTICULARLY THE FINDINGS ON WATER CONSERVATION VS. UTILITY REVENUE, TO BEGIN DESIGNING A WATER FOOTPRINT CONSERVATION PROJECT WITH A LOCAL UTILITY. UNDER THE DIRECT COORDINATION OF THE EPA, WE OVERSAW THE COMPLETION OF THE INTERMEDIATE CAPPING OF THE SAN JACINTO RIVER WASTE PITS SUPERFUND SITE AND CONTINUED SERVICE ON THE COMMUNITY AWARENESS COMMITTEE. GBF ALSO BEGAN WORKING WITH THE CENTRAL TEXAS COASTAL AREA COMMITTEE (CTCAC) TO BECOME THE LEAD VOLUNTEER-COORDINATING ORGANIZATION IN CASE OF AN OIL SPILL WITHIN THE HOUSTON-GALVESTON AREA.Description

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (100 entries)

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Travel Travel

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total38120Total
Program Services35315ProgramServices
Management And General1367ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising1438Fundraising

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total1990Total
Program Services1555ProgramServices
Management And General360ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising75Fundraising

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total10927Total
Management And General10927ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total58385Total
Program Services27891ProgramServices
Management And General26972ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising3522Fundraising

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionTotalTotalProgram ServicesProgramServicesManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralFundraisingFundraising
EVENTS990958846618218808
MEMBERSHIP DUES185181581716901011
LICENSES & PERMITS137701375713
COMMITTEE EXPENSES52063869966371

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total13545Total
Program Services3403ProgramServices
Management And General1080ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising9062Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total2744953Total
Program Services2310621ProgramServices
Management And General263011ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising171321Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY2BOY
EOY2EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY514758BOY
EOY1058762EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY343278BOY
EOY317752EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY1712BOY
EOY0EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY7071BOY
EOY7091EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis752038LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec150556LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY606329BOY
EOY601482EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY1473150BOY
EOY1985089EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY58594BOY
EOY87360EOY

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayable

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY25000BOY
EOY0EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY83594BOY
EOY87360EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117XFollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY923825BOY
EOY929506EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY399631BOY
EOY902123EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY66100BOY
EOY66100EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY1389556BOY
EOY1897729EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY1473150BOY
EOY1985089EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses508173ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes0ReconcilationOtherChanges
Info In Schedule O Part XIIXInfoInScheduleOPartXII
Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited1FSAudited
Audit Committee1AuditCommittee
Financial Statement SeparateXFinancialStatementSeparate
Federal Grant Audit Required1FederalGrantAuditRequired
Federal Grant Audit Performed1FederalGrantAuditPerformed

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 AviXPubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years1712211CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years1283986CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years2152888CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year2214551CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year3250470CurrentTaxYear
Total10614106Total

Total170 Total170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years1712211CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years1283986CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years2152888CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year2214551CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year3250470CurrentTaxYear
Total10614106Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total816787AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total1709797319PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years32367CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years11213CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years3961CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year3758CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year2710CurrentTaxYear
Total54009Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support10668115TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc130367GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage1700.91840PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year0.91020PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170XThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate ContributionsRESTRICTEDAggregateContributions

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0Volunteers
Paid Staff Or Management1PaidStaffOrManagement
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisements
Mailings Members0MailingsMembers
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcast
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizations
Direct Contact Legislators1DirectContactLegislators
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrations
Other Activities0OtherActivities
Total Lobbying Expenditures IIB0TotalLobbyingExpendituresIIB
Not Described In501c30NotDescribedIn501c3

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Protection Of Natural HabitatXProtectionOfNaturalHabitat
Preservation Of Open SpaceXPreservationOfOpenSpace
Total Number Of Easements4TotalNumberOfEasements
Total Acreage103.37TotalAcreage
Nmbr Hist Struct Easements0NmbrHistStructEasements
Nmbr Hist Struct Easements After0NmbrHistStructEasementsAfter
Nmbr Easements Modified0NmbrEasementsModified
Nmbr States In Which Easements Held1NmbrStatesInWhichEasementsHeld
Written Policy Monitoring1WrittenPolicyMonitoring
Staff Hours Spent On Enforcement35.00StaffHoursSpentOnEnforcement
Expenses Incurred For Enforcement1022ExpensesIncurredForEnforcement

Land Land

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis542774OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value542774BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis209264OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation150556Depreciation
Book Value58708BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings601482TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Total Revenue3253126TotalRevenue
Total Expenses2744953TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year508173ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Excess Or Deficit Per FS508173ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt3253126TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Revenue Not Rptd F9900RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal3253126RevenueSubtotal
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form9903253126TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt2744953TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Not Rptd F9900ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal2744953ExpensesSubtotal
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form9902744953TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierDESCRIPTION OF HOW ORGANIZATION REPORTS CONSERVATION EASEMENTS:Identifier
Return ReferencePART II, LINE 9:ReturnReference
ExplanationAT 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 35 STAFF HOURS AND $1022 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.Explanation

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1LUNCHEONNameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1121426GrossReceiptsEvent1
Charitable Contributions Event196051CharitableContributionsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event125375GrossRevenueEvent1
Food And Beverage Event117520FoodAndBeverageEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event17855OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Name Of Event2REDFISH RAFT-UPNameOfEvent2
Gross Receipts Event210531GrossReceiptsEvent2
Charitable Contributions Event27994CharitableContributionsEvent2
Gross Revenue Event22537GrossRevenueEvent2
Food And Beverage Event2379FoodAndBeverageEvent2
Other Direct Expenses Event22158OtherDirectExpensesEvent2
Total Number Of Other Events3TotalNumberOfOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Other Events25887GrossReceiptsOtherEvents
Charitable Contrib Other Events20669CharitableContribOtherEvents
Gross Revenue Other Events5218GrossRevenueOtherEvents
Food And Beverage Other Events800FoodAndBeverageOtherEvents
Entertainment Other Events600EntertainmentOtherEvents
Other Direct Expenses Other Events3819OtherDirectExpensesOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Total157844GrossReceiptsTotal
Charitable Contributions Total124714CharitableContributionsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events33130GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Food And Beverage Total Events18699FoodAndBeverageTotalEvents
Entertainment Total Events600EntertainmentTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events13832OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events33131DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary-1NetIncomeSummary

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contributions Table OtherNonCashContributionsTable (5 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxDescriptionDescriptionNumber Of ContributionsNumberOfContributionsNoncash Contribs Rptd F990NoncashContribsRptdF990Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenues
XFORGIVENESS OF DEBT125000FAIR MARKET VALUE OF DEBT REPAYMENT
XLEGAL FEES122598FAIR MARKET VALUE AS DETERMINED BY DONOR
XPLANTS AND SUPPLIES1127725FAIR MARKET VALUE AS DETERMINED BY DONOR
XREEF RESTORATION435939FAIR MARKET VALUE AS DETERMINED BY DONOR
XMISC SMALL IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS88378FAIR MARKET VALUE AS DETERMINED BY DONOR
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsed

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2TWO MARRRIED 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 11THE 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 REVIEWES 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 12CBOARD HAS TO SIGN AND ACKNOWLEDGE A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE 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 19AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
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.