2011-11-11T17:20:27-06:00 2010-12-31 BUFFINGTON & COMPANY P C 12012 WICKCHESTER LNSTE 430 HOUSTON TX 770791228 990 2010-01-01 760279876 GALVESTON BAY FOUNDATION GALV 2813323381 17330 HIGHWAY 3 WEBSTER TX 77598 ROBERT STOKES 2813323381 2011-11-11 1 JUDITH KAY JAGE 2819205455 2011-11-11 2010 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z ROBERT STOKES 17330 HIGHWAY 3 WEBSTER TX 77598 2241490 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. 25 25 0 0 -17253 -17253 2152888 2214551 0 0 3961 3758 132 -50636 2156981 2167673 0 0 0 0 518351 642371 0 0 92312 1609316 1357211 2127667 1999582 29314 168091 1277494 1473150 141373 83594 1136121 1389556 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 383308 EDUCATION PROGRAMS REACHED OVER TEN THOUSAND ADULTS AND YOUTH IN 2010. THE LARGEST PROGRAMS INCLUDED THE GET HIP TO HABITAT PROGRAM FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL CHILDREN, THE BOATER WASTE EDUCATION CAMPAIGN FOR ADULT BOATERS, THE FAMILY-FOCUSED BAY DAY FESTIVAL, AND THE BIKE AROUND THE BAY TWO-DAY CYCLING EVENT. THE GET HIP TO HABITAT PROGRAM INVOLVED 317 STUDENTS FROM 16 CLASSES AT EIGHT SCHOOLS SETTING UP, MONITORING, AND MAINTAINING 92 MARSH POOLS. GBF CONTINUED TO SPREAD THE PUMP DONT DUMP MESSAGE IN SUPPORT OF OUR BOATER WASTE EDUCATION CAMPAIGN THOUGH STAFFED EDUCATION BOOTHS AT BOAT AND FISHING SHOWS, A NEW HOW TO PUMP OUT VIDEO, NUMEROUS PRINT ADVERTISEMENTS AND BILLBOARDS, AND NEW OUTREACH MATERIALS SUCH AS CLINGS FOR BOAT HEADS AND COASTERS AT CLEAR LAKE RESTAURANTS. BIKE AROUND THE BAY INVOLVED 830 CYCLISTS AND 272 COMMUNITY AND CORPORATE VOLUNTEERS IN A TWO DAY, 150-MILE RIDE AROUND GALVESTON BAY. IN ADDITION, GBFS BAY AMBASSADOR PRESENTATION WAS GIVEN 44 TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO 2,627 CHILDREN AND ADULTS, AND THE GALVESTON BAY CHILDRENS ART CALENDAR ART COMPETITION RECEIVED ENTRIES FROM 356 GALVESTON BAY AREA FIFTH GRADERS REPRESENTING 10 SCHOOLS. 1040073 CONSERVATION PROGRAMS INVOLVE RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION OF THE BAYS NATURAL RESOURCES. IN 2010, GBF CONTRACTED THE CONSTRUCTION OF 19,151 FEET (3.63 MILES) OF SHORELINE PROTECTION STRUCTURES TO PROTECT 1,158 ACRES OF SENSITIVE COASTAL HABITAT ALONG THE EAST BAY SHORELINE OF THE ANAHUAC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. GBF ENGAGED COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM SAN LEON IN GARDENING LIVE OYSTERS FOR USE IN LOCAL REEF RESTORATION WORK, AND STRENGTHENED ITS EFFORTS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST INVASIVE VEGETATION SUCH AS BRAZILIAN PEPPERTREE AND CHINESE TALLOW AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS AROUND GALVESTON BAY. MARSH MANIA COMMUNITY-BASED MARSH GRASS PLANTING EVENTS IN 2010 MOBILIZED 469 VOLUNTEERS IN PLANTING APPROXIMATELY 74,965 MARSH PLANTS TOTALING AN ESTIMATED 25.68 ACRES AT SEVEN SITES AROUND THE GALVESTON BAY. ALSO IN 2010, GBF HIRED A FULL-TIME CONSERVATION LANDS MANAGER TO ACTIVELY MANAGE ITS 3,000+ ACRES OF CONSERVATION PROPERTIES, MONITOR ITS CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, IDENTIFY FUTURE LAND ACQUISITION/EASEMENT OPPORTUNITIES, WORK TOWARD ACCREDITATION AS A NATIONAL LAND TRUST. 245400 ADVOCACY PROGRAM IS CENTERED ON SEVERAL KEY PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THE WETLAND PERMIT REVIEW, FRESHWATER INFLOWS ADVOCACY, AND TMDL WORK FOR GALVESTON BAY. GBF REVIEWED 54 PERMIT APPLICATIONS AND SUBMITTED 28 COMMENT LETTERS TO THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS, EITHER IN OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED PROJECTS OR WITH CONCERNS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT. GBF CONTINUED ADVOCACY IN THE AREAS OF WATER QUANTITY AND WATER QUALITY THROUGH ITS PARTICIPATION IN THE STATE WATER PLANNING PROCESS TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FRESHWATER INFLOWS TO GALVESTON BAY AND IN DEVELOPING A TMDL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN TO REDUCE BACTERIAL LEVELS IN GALVESTON BAY. GBF ALSO PLAYED AN ACTIVE ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY AWARENESS COMMITTEE FOR THE SAN JACINTO RIVER WASTE PITS SUPERFUND SITE. 25510 RESEARCH 25510 1694291 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 X X X THE ACCOUNTANT 2813323381 17330 HIGHWAY 3 WEBSTER TX 77598 TIMOTHY LOVE X X 0 0 0 DR ANNA ARMITAGE X 0 0 0 JOHN BARTOS X 0 0 0 BILL BAKER X 0 0 0 HARVERY DENMAN X 0 0 0 MARK GADDY X 0 0 0 DANIEL LAYTON X 0 0 0 JANIECE LONGORIA X 0 0 0 KEN MURPHY X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA PICKETT-STEVENSON X 0 0 0 SHARRON STEWART X 0 0 0 CAROLYN WHITE X 0 0 0 PAGE WILLIAMS X 0 0 0 JIM WINN X 0 0 0 MATT WOODRUFF X 0 0 0 PETER BROWN X 0 0 0 MARK FOSTER X 0 0 0 DAVID HAGLUND X 0 0 0 LARRY JOHNSON X 0 0 0 WALTER JOHNSON X 0 0 0 SAMRA JONES-BUFKINS X 0 0 0 MELINDA KILPATRICK X 0 0 0 WADE KILPATRICK X 0 0 0 MIKE KING X 0 0 0 BILL KING X 0 0 0 SHARON MATTOX X 0 0 0 DOUG MCLEOD X 0 0 0 GEORGE PONTIKES X 0 0 0 EVAN WATKINS X 0 0 0 LOUIS WILSON X 0 0 0 DEBORAH JANUARY-EVERS X 0 0 0 HARLESS BENTHUL X 0 0 0 TOMMY DOUGLAS X 0 0 0 TRACY HESTER X 0 0 0 MARIANNE IBRAHIM X 0 0 0 MICHAEL MARTIN X 0 0 0 PETER MEYER X 0 0 0 LAWRENCE REARICK X 0 0 0 CAROLYN WHITE X 0 0 0 CDR STEPHAN GLENN X 0 0 0 JAYO WASHINGTON X 0 0 0 JOSETTA HAWTHORNE X 0 0 0 DR THOMAS LINTON X 0 0 0 LAWRENCE TOBIN X 0 0 0 BILL CLEMENT X 0 0 0 CAPT ROBERT THOMPSON X 0 0 0 ROSIE ZAMORA X 0 0 0 BEVERLY VAN ZANDT X 0 0 0 MARY ANNE PIACENTINI X 0 0 0 HARVEY DENMAN X 0 0 0 JENNIFER LORENZ X 0 0 0 MARY DODSON X 0 0 0 JOHNNY VALENTINO JR X 0 0 0 CARO WALKER X 0 0 0 JOHN STOUT X 0 0 0 LALISE WHORTON MASON X 0 0 0 JAN LAWLER X 0 0 0 WILLIAM MATTHEWS X 0 0 0 DAN WYATT X 0 0 0 LAURANCE ARMOUR X 0 0 0 GUY ROBERT JACKSON X 0 0 0 JERRY MOHN X 0 0 0 SHARON SCHMALZ X 0 0 0 AR BABE SCHWARTZ X 0 0 0 ALECYA GALLAWAY X 0 0 0 BARBARA CARROLL X 0 0 0 CHARLES HERBECK X 0 0 0 CLIFFORD HILLMAN X 0 0 0 DORIS NELSON X 0 0 0 FRANK SMITH X 0 0 0 GLENDA CALLAWAY X 0 0 0 J BYRON MORRIS X 0 0 0 JAMES BLACKBURN X 0 0 0 KATHRYN SMYTH X 0 0 0 RICHARD MORRISON X 0 0 0 SALLY FISH X 0 0 0 STEVEN VALERIUS X 0 0 0 WAYNE JOHNSON X 0 0 0 MARY CARTER X 0 0 0 ELLYN ROOF X 0 0 0 DR PHIL BEDIENT X 0 0 0 GUY ROBERT JACKSON X 0 0 0 TRACEE JONES X 0 0 0 KAREN SHAW MILLER X 0 0 0 BEVERLY VAN ZANDT X 0 0 0 ROXANNA BROM X 0 0 0 PAUL CARUSELLE X 0 0 0 JAMES ELOI DOYLE X 0 0 0 ALISHA JACKSON X 0 0 0 BERDON LAWRENCE X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY LOVE X 0 0 0 FRANK MADERO X 0 0 0 KAREN SHAW MILLER X 0 0 0 FRANK MOLINA X 0 0 0 KEN MURPHY X 0 0 0 MARGARET WOODRUFF X 0 0 0 CHRIS MCCARTHY X 0 0 0 TOM KARTRUDE X 0 0 0 MICHELE WILKENS X 0 0 0 DR RON SASS X 0 0 0 JOHNNY VALENTINO JR X 0 0 0 DAVE HANBY X 0 0 0 PRISCILLA SEYMOUR X 0 0 0 JIM DOBBERSTINE X 0 0 0 JIM GUIDRY X 0 0 0 BILL BAKER X 0 0 0 TOMMY DOUGLAS X 0 0 0 CHARLES IRVINE X 0 0 0 MARIANNE IBRAHIM X 0 0 0 BILL JACKSON X 0 0 0 CHRIS MCCARTHY X 0 0 0 PETER MEYER X 0 0 0 MIKE PETIT X 0 0 0 LAWRENCE REARICK X 0 0 0 DR EVAN SIEMAN X 0 0 0 MATT WOODRUFF X 0 0 0 WALTER BARTEL X 0 0 0 ROBERT STOKES 40.00 X 115000 0 1725 BILL KING X 0 0 0 JAMES DOYLE X 0 0 0 MELINDA KILPATRICK X 0 0 0 GEORGE PONTIKES X 0 0 0 JAMES DOYLE X 0 0 0 GEORGE PONTIKES X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY LOVE X 0 0 0 TRACEE JONES X 0 0 0 MELINDA KILPATRICK X 0 0 0 BILL KING X 0 0 0 115000 0 1725 1 0 0 0 ABB INDUSTRIAL SERVICES INC PO BOX 26019 DEPT 7082 BEAUMONT TX 77720 MOBILIZATION OF MARSH MACHINE AND DREDGI 165000 COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS INC 1260 MAIN STREET BATON ROUGE LA 70802 BUILT REEF FOR SHORELINE PROTECTION 144900 SAN LUIS RESORT SPA & CONF CNTR 5222 SEAWALL BLVD GALVESTON TX 77551 RESTORE AMERICA'S ESTUARIES CONFERENCE 136014 HOUSTON SPRAYING & SUPPLY PO BOX 920725 HOUSTON TX 77292 CHEMICAL VEGETATION CONTROL OF INVASSIVE 110396 4 13374 68649 104962 760847 1266719 129920 2214551 3058 3058 700 700 700 700 22256 104962 55639 -33383 -33383 925 18178 -17253 -17253 2167673 0 -17253 -29625 116724 85993 13883 16848 430768 342082 67849 20837 14413 11269 2152 992 36855 31136 4665 1054 43611 33120 7774 2717 46675 46675 19191 19191 754965 707082 28514 19369 69590 60831 6532 2227 136147 105311 10010 20826 3172 1348 1575 249 48902 41344 7108 450 54905 53653 153 1099 -261 -2725 2454 10 7972 1995 5977 59700 34724 23162 1814 EVENTS 107599 102744 3657 1198 LICENSES & PERMITS 20750 20650 100 MEMBERSHIP DUES 12034 7393 3263 1378 COMMITTEE EXPENSES 4434 3046 935 453 PROPERTY TAXES 3302 3028 274 8134 3592 3751 791 1999582 1694291 212979 92312 2 638267 514758 130173 343278 19890 1712 6035 7071 745958 139629 483129 606329 1277494 1473150 91373 58594 50000 25000 141373 83594 X 147596 923825 533469 399631 455056 66100 1136121 1389556 1277494 1473150 X 168091 85344 X 0 1 0 X 1 1 X 1146881 1712211 1283986 2152888 2132250 8428216 1146881 1712211 1283986 2152888 2132250 8428216 681617 7746599 30905 32367 11213 3961 3759 82205 8510421 260788 0.91020 0.91980 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X X 1 1 542774 542774 203184 139629 63555 606329 2167673 1999582 168091 85343 1 85344 253435 2241491 73817 73817 2167674 0 2167674 2073400 73817 73817 1999583 0 1999583 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 PROPETY FROM CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS IN NOTICE 2004-41. THERE WERE 3 EASEMENTS, 66.34 ACRES, THAT WERE MONITORED BY PHYSICAL INSPECTION OR OTHER MEANS DURING THE TAX YEAR. THERE WERE 59 STAFF HOURS AND $2690 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. PART XI, LINE 8 - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: ROUNDING PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF FUND RAISING EVENTS 55,639. COST OF GOODS SOLD, FORM 990-T 18,178. PART XIII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF FUND RAISING EVENTS 55,639. COST OF GOODS SOLD, FORM 990-T 18,178. PART XIII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: ROUNDING LUNCHEON 116325 94855 21470 21470 27042 REDFISH RAFT-UP 10893 10107 786 249 786 6092 127218 104962 22256 249 22256 33134 55639 -33383 X FORGIVENESS OF DEBT 1 25000 FAIR MARKET VALUE OF DEBT REPAYMENT X LEGAL FEES 1 46676 FAIR MARKET VALUE AS DETERMINED BY DONOR X PLANTS AND SUPPLIES 1 43050 FAIR MARKET VALUE AS DETERMINED BY DONOR X CONSULTING SERVICES 1 5500 FAIR MARKET VALUE AS DETERMINED BY DONOR X MISC SMALL IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS 8 9694 FAIR MARKET VALUE AS DETERMINED BY DONOR 1 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE FORM 990 WAS ELECTRONICALLY DISTRIBUTED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PRIOR TO FILING AND WILL BE REVIEWED IN DETAIL WITH THE BUDGET AND AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD AFTER 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 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. CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENTS: 85,343. ROUNDING 1. TOTAL TO FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: 85,344.