2026-04-01T20:59:47-05:00 2024-12-31 742920819 ATCHLEY & ASSOCIATES LLP 1005 LA POSADA DRIVE AUSTIN TX 78752 990EZ 2024-01-01 811326348 AUSTIN BAT REFUGE AUST 5126954116 3701 BASFORD RD AUSTIN TX 78722 KEVIN LEE MACKENZIE SECRETARY/TREASURER 5126954116 2026-04-01 1 1 RENAE DUNCAN P01257722 5123462086 2026-04-01 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X AUSTINBATREFUGE.ORG X X 166026 X 157900 8025 101 915 -814 165111 75325 9461 14400 635 64223 164044 1067 185987 0 187054 X 185987 184354 0 2700 185987 187054 0 0 185987 187054 X THE MISSION OF AUSTIN BAT REFUGE IS TO PROMOTE RESPECT FOR BATS AND THEIR PLACE IN THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH EDUCATION, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, REHABILITATION AND RELEASE. 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 80184 EDUCATION: WE PROVIDE PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN CENTRAL TEXAS THAT PROMOTE APPRECIATION FOR BATS AS A CRUCIAL MEMBERS OF LOCAL ECOSYSTEMS. SOME OF OUR RESIDENT BATS COME WITH US TO PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOLS, MASTER NATURALIST CHAPTERS, TEXAS 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 AUSTIN'S FAMOUS COLONY OF MEXICAN/BRAZILIAN FREE-TAILED BATS. 0 42000 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 5091 127275 DIANNE ODEGARD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 22000 0 0 KEVIN LEE MACKENZIE SECRETARY/TREASURER 40.00 22000 0 0 HILARY PELHAM BOARD PRESIDENT 5.00 0 0 0 ROBIN ROELOFS DIRECTOR AT LARGE 8.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 KEVIN LEE MACKENZIE 3701 BASFORD RD AUSTIN TX 78722 5126954116 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 100202 100612 211267 125839 157900 695820 100202 100612 211267 125839 157900 695820 17963 677857 695820 39652 0.97420 1.00000 X 1.00000 0.00000 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 7 - SALES OF INVENTORY INCOME: GROSS RECEIPTS: 101. RETURNS AND ALLOWANCES: 0. LESS COST OF GOODS SOLD: 915. GROSS PROFIT: -814. COST OF GOODS SOLD: INVENTORY AT BEGINNING OF YEAR: 0. MERCHANDISE PURCHASED: 0. COST OF LABOR: 0. MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES: 0. OTHER COSTS: 915. INVENTORY AT END OF YEAR: 0. COST OF GOODS SOLD: 915. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 7B - OTHER COSTS DESCRIPTION: COST OF GOODS SOLD. AMOUNT: 915. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: VOLUNTEER EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 87. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 2,131. DESCRIPTION: IT EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 8,298. DESCRIPTION: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 4,242. DESCRIPTION: BANK FEES. AMOUNT: 600. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL AND MEETINGS. AMOUNT: 2,136. DESCRIPTION: PROGRAM SUPPLIES. AMOUNT: 23,576. DESCRIPTION: BAT REHAB STRUCTURES. AMOUNT: 7,692. DESCRIPTION: MISCELLANEOUS FEES. AMOUNT: 10,942. DESCRIPTION: OPERATIONS. AMOUNT: 2,356. DESCRIPTION: BOOKS, SUBSCRIPTIONS, REFERENCE. AMOUNT: 2,163. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 64,223. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETS DESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 2,700. THE ORGANIZATION IS RESPECTFULLY ASKING FOR THE ABATEMENT OF ANY ASSESSED LATE FILING PENALTIES AND ANY RELATED INTEREST DUE TO SOME EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES. AUSTIN BAT REFUGE IS A SMALL ORGANIZATION WITH MAINLY VOLUNTEER BOARD MEMBERS. BETWEEN 2022 THROUGH 2023, FOUR OF THE SEVEN BOARD MEMBERS MOVED OUT OF STATE, WHICH INCLUDED THE ORGANIZATION'S VOLUNTEER ACCOUNTANT (A CERTIFIED NON-PROFIT ACCOUNTING PROFESSIONAL, CNAP). THE VOLUNTEER BOARD ACCOUNTANT HAD BEEN FILING ALL NECESSARY TAX FORMS FOR THE ORGANIZATION FOR MANY YEARS, INCLUDING THE FILING OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990S. HOWEVER, THE REMAINING THREE BOARD MEMBERS (INCLUDING THE TWO FOUNDERS OF THE ORGANIZATION), LATER BECAME AWARE THAT THE 2023 FORM 990 HAD NOT BEEN TIMELY PREPARED AND FILED AND DETERMINED THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO SOME EXTENUATING PERSONAL HEALTH ISSUES THAT THE VOLUNTEER ACCOUNTANT WAS EXPERIENCING AT THE TIME.THE ORGANIZATION'S FOUNDING MEMBERS HAD RECENTLY REACHED OUT TO THE VOLUNTEER ACCOUNTANT AGAIN IN JANUARY 2026 AND THE 2023 FORM 990 WAS ABLE TO GET FILED DURING THAT MONTH. IN EARLY FEBRUARY 2026, THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED AN IRS NOTICE INQUIRING ABOUT THE FILING STATUS OF THE 2024 FORM 990. THE REMAINING BOARD MEMBERS AGAIN REACHED OUT TO THE VOLUNTEER ACCOUNTANT SEVERAL TIMES DURING FEBRUARY TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE RECENT TAX PENALTY AND FILING NOTICES AND THE ACCOUNTANT RESPONDED BY PROVIDING A RESIGNATION FROM HER POSITION WITH THE ORGANIZATION. THE REMAINING BOARD MEMBERS THEN TOOK IMMEDIATE STEPS TO REACH OUT TO A LOCAL CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM TO PROMPTLY PREPARE AND FILE THE 2024 FORM 990. BASED ON THE ABOVE CIRCUMSTANCES, WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST FOR THE ABATEMENT OF THE ASSESSED PENALTIES & ANY RELATED INTEREST FOR THE 2024 FORM 990 BASED ON REASONABLE CAUSE. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.