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AUSTIN BAT REFUGE

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $165K · expenses $164K · assets $187K

EIN
81-1326348
Address
3701 BASFORD RD, AUSTIN, TX 78722-1307
Website
AUSTINBATREFUGE.ORG
NTEE code
D34
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
February 2016 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity, 509(a)(2)
Principal officer
Kevin MacKenzie (its 2018 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2018 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

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.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

4 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Dianne Odegard EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2019-2024 $22,000$74,160 1
Kevin Lee Mackenzie SECRETARY/TREASURER2022-2024 $22,000$59,080 1
Lisa Ramie (former) Bat Care Specialist2020-2023 $20,000$30,313 1
Lee MacKenzie (former) Refuge Manager Secretary Treas2019-2020 $15,080$15,080 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

5 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Hilary Pelham BOARD PRESIDENT2022-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Robin Roelofs DIRECTOR AT LARGE2019-2024 8 $0 reported 1
Jessica Feather (former) Board President2022-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Katherine Kroll (former) Board Member2019-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Jessica Cochran (former) Board President2019-2020 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 4 people listed · 2 paid, $44K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DIANNE ODEGARD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $22,000-$0 $22,0001
KEVIN LEE MACKENZIE SECRETARY/TREASURER40 $22,000-$0 $22,0001
HILARY PELHAM BOARD PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
ROBIN ROELOFS DIRECTOR AT LARGE8 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 7 people listed · 3 paid, $64K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Dianne Odegard Executive Director40 $22,000-$0 $22,0001
Kevin Lee MacKenzie Refuge Manager Secr-Treas40 $22,000-$0 $22,0001
Lisa Ramie Bat Care Specialist20 $20,000-$0 $20,0001
Jessica Feather Board President1 $0-$0 $01
Katherine Kroll Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Hilary Pelham Board Member2 $0-$0 $01
Robin Roelofs Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 7 people listed · 3 paid, $40K · 4 employees · 50 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Dianne Odegard Executive Director40 $15,080$0$0 $15,0801
Kevin Lee MacKenzie Refuge Manager Secr-Treas40 $15,080$0$0 $15,0801
Lisa Ramie Bat Care Specialist20 $10,313$0$0 $10,3131
Jessica Feather Board President2 $0$0$0 $01
Robin Roelofs Board member at large2 $0$0$0 $01
Hilary Pelham Board member at large2 $0$0$0 $01
Katherine Kroll Board Member at large2 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 6 people listed · 2 paid, $30K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Dianne Odegard Executive Director Bat rehab40 $15,080-$0 $15,0801
Lee MacKenzie Refuge Manager Secretary Treas40 $15,080-$0 $15,0801
Jessica Cochran Board President1 $0-$0 $01
Katherine Kroll Board member Bat rehabilitator5 $0-$0 $01
Robin Roelofs Board member1 $0-$0 $01
Lisa Ramie Board member Bat rehabilitator10 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Dianne Odegard Executive Director Bat rehab40 $0-$0 $01
Lee MacKenzie Bat Rehabilitator Secretary Treas40 $0-$0 $01
Jessica Cochran Board President1 $0-$0 $01
Katherine Kroll Board member Bat rehabilitator5 $0-$0 $01
Robin Roelofs Board member1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$165,111$164,044 $187,054$187,054 $157,900$8,025 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$144,882$160,945 $185,987$185,987 $128,941$15,941 ---
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$213,517$97,411 $202,050$202,050 $211,267$2,250 $40,474450
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$106,802$81,741 $73,194$68,462 $100,202$6,600 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$67,522$49,251 $43,401$43,401 $54,027$1,300 ---

Funders of this organization

8 grantors reported grants to this organization, $33,394 in all, tax years 2017 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2020 1$13,469 2020$13,469
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PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$6,671 2024$6,671
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I LIVE HERE I GIVE HERE Public charity Exact 2021 1$5,217 2021$5,217
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ATTWOOD WILLIAMS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “AUSTIN BAT REFUGE” 2024 1$5,000 2024$5,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “AUSTIN BAT REFUGE” 2020-2023 4$1,345 2023$412
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BANK OF AMERICA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “AUSTIN BAT REFUGE” 2017, 2021-2022 3$1,240 2022$1,000
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SEMPRA ENERGY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “AUSTIN BAT REFUGE” 2023-2024 2$427 2024$187
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THE TOPFER FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “AUSTIN BAT REFUGE” 2018 1$25 2018$25
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FRIENDS OF BRAZORIA WILDLIFE REFUGE STXD34 $235,542$175,162 BOARD MEMBER$0 Same NTEE code D34, revenue within 2x, same state
SOUTH PLAINS WILDLIFE REHABILITATION CENTER INCTXD34 $248,620$239,532 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code D34, revenue within 2x, same state, similar mission
RINGTAIL RANCH LEMUR RESCUETXD34 $98,000$104,860 President$0 Same NTEE code D34, revenue within 2x, same state
INTERNATIONAL IGUANA FOUNDATIONTXD34 $202,724$161,506 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$33,340 Same NTEE code D34, revenue within 2x, same state
SIDNEY JOHNSTON WILDLIFE REFUGE FOUNDATIONTXD34 $184,384$78,051 Director$0 Same NTEE code D34, revenue within 2x, same state
WILDLIFE ON THE MOVE INCTXD34 $101,097$100,932 President Presenter$45,936 Same NTEE code D34, revenue within 2x, same state
PINE VIEW WILDLIFE REHABILITATION CENTER INCWID34 $200,410$132,616 Executive Dir.$33,600 Same NTEE code D34, revenue within 2x, similar mission
JUNIPER WILDLIFE REFUGE INCFLD34 $116,373$45,410 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code D34, revenue within 2x
LA SENDA VERDE ANIMAL REFUGE INCFLD34 $325,514$291,146 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code D34, revenue within 2x
MARANA BAT HAVEN LTDAZD34 $108,991$77,532 President$75,700 Same NTEE code D34, revenue within 2x
MISSISSIPPI WILDLIFE REHABILITATION INCMSD34 $88,682$114,794 WILDLIFE DIR$31,200 Same NTEE code D34, revenue within 2x
CREATING ANIMAL RESPECT EDUCATION FOUNDATIONFLD34 $127,227$137,381 DIRECTOR$26,659 Same NTEE code D34, revenue within 2x
TRAILS END WILDLIFE REFUGE INCIND34 $116,211$61,874 President$0 Same NTEE code D34, revenue within 2x
SONFLOWER RANCH WILDLIFE REHABILITATION CENTERCOD34 $90,088$120,733 Animal Care/Development/Admin Officer$12,458 Same NTEE code D34, revenue within 2x
WOODSIDE WILDLIFE RESCUE LTDMSD34 $244,612$233,504 Vice-president$0 Same NTEE code D34, revenue within 2x
FRIENDS OF SHERBURNE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE INCMND34 $111,568$35,982 Board Member$5 Same NTEE code D34, revenue within 2x
WILDLIFE WORKS INCPAD34 $123,123$185,471 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code D34, revenue within 2x
SIERRA WILDLIFE RESCUECAD34 $302,149$231,931 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code D34, revenue within 2x
ACADIA WILDLIFE CENTERMED34 $143,835$136,106 EXECUTIVE DI$0 Same NTEE code D34, revenue within 2x
URBAN WILDLIFE REHABILITATION INCMAD34 $204,042$99,094 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code D34, revenue within 2x
FOUNDATION FOR WILDLIFE CONSERVATIONWAD34 $222,121$201,209 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code D34, revenue within 2x
BEAR CREEK FELINE CENTER INCFLD34 $93,712$105,382 DIRECTOR$13,500 Same NTEE code D34, revenue within 2x
SACO RIVER WILDLIFE CENTERMED34 $109,567$120,570 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code D34, revenue within 2x
WILDLIFE RECOVERY ASSOCIATIONMID34 $86,174$79,953 Wildlife Biologist$18,000 Same NTEE code D34, revenue within 2x
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$1,238,79842 202014–2024 SONFLOWER RANCH WILDLIFE REHABILITATION CENTER; WILD WEST WILDLIFE REHABILITATION CENTER; FOUNDATION FOR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION; SIERRA WILDLIFE RESCUE and 16 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$916,96341 202016–2024 ALL THINGS WILD REHABILITATION INC; INTERNATIONAL IGUANA FOUNDATION; WILDWOOD FARM SANCTUARY & PRESERVE; MUSTANG VALLEY SANCTUARY INC and 16 more
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC funds this one DAF sponsor$557,82730 132019–2024 WILD WEST WILDLIFE REHABILITATION CENTER; ALL THINGS WILD REHABILITATION INC; TREEHOUSE WILDLIFE CENTER INC; WOLF WOODS and 9 more
PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND funds this one DAF sponsor$432,70132 242018–2024 WINDWALKER RIDGE MUSTANG SANCTUARY INC; SACO RIVER WILDLIFE CENTER; JUNIPER WILDLIFE REFUGE INC; KANDA FARM SANCTUARY INC and 20 more
T ROWE PRICE PROGRAM FOR CHARITABLE GIVING INC DAF sponsor$425,0006 12020–2025 PAULINE S SCHNEEGAS WILDLIFE FOUNDATION
FRIESE FOUNDATION Private foundation$410,0005 12020–2024 SPIRIT OF ANIMALS
FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor$364,65738 162015–2024 SACO RIVER WILDLIFE CENTER; WILDLIFE RESCUE LEAGUE; SIERRA WILDLIFE RESCUE; WILDLIFE REHABILITATION CLINIC and 12 more
DUFFY FOUNDATION Private foundation$311,00011 12014–2024 TRAILS END WILDLIFE REFUGE INC
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$258,40013 32014–2024 WOLF WOODS; FARMHOUSE ANIMAL & NATURE SANCTUARY INC; DREAMCATCHER WILD HORSE AND BURRO
AMARILLO AREA FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$241,6713 12021–2024 WILD WEST WILDLIFE REHABILITATION CENTER
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor$222,1184 22020–2024 KINDRED SPIRITS SANCTUARY INC; TREEHOUSE WILDLIFE CENTER INC
BOTTON FOUNDATION Private foundation$200,0002 12024–2025 MAKAI FOUNDATION
GATES FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$161,3026 12020–2025 BORN FREE WILDLIFE REHABILITATION
KINSMAN FOUNDATION Private foundation$120,0009 12017–2025 BADGER RUN WILDLIFE REHAB
COLORADO GIVES FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$115,01212 22015–2024 WOLF WOODS; PAULINE S SCHNEEGAS WILDLIFE FOUNDATION

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $164,044 spent · pay $75,325 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $75,325 45.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $64,223 39.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $14,400 8.8%
Fees to independent contractors $9,461 5.8%
Printing, publications, postage $635 0.4%
Total$164,044100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $160,945 spent · pay $79,661 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $79,661 49.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $40,509 25.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $36,140 22.5%
Fees to independent contractors $3,192 2.0%
Printing, publications, postage $1,443 0.9%
Total$160,945100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $97,411 spent · pay $47,059 · grants $0 · events $58
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $40,474$34,403$4,047$2,024 41.5%
Other (as described)Supplies $16,753$16,753$0$0 17.2%
Occupancy $14,400$12,240$1,440$720 14.8%
Office expenses $4,362$0$4,362$0 4.5%
Other (as described)Internet, telephone $4,214$2,948$633$633 4.3%
Payroll taxes $3,344$2,879$310$155 3.4%
Other salaries and wages $3,241$3,241$0$0 3.3%
Travel $2,807$2,807$0$0 2.9%
Advertising and promotion $2,229$0$39$2,190 2.3%
Other (as described)Fundraising expenses $1,928$0$0$0 2.0%
Insurance $1,631$0$1,631$0 1.7%
All other expenses $1,377$559$63$755 1.4%
Fees: other services $472$472$0$0 0.5%
Other (as described)Volunteer expenses $121$0$0$0 0.1%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $58$58$0$0 0.1%
Total$97,411100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $81,741 spent · pay $32,499 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $32,499 39.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $31,353 38.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $16,727 20.5%
Printing, publications, postage $1,162 1.4%
Total$81,741100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $49,251 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $33,925 68.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $13,808 28.0%
Printing, publications, postage $1,518 3.1%
Total$49,251100%

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