Texas Conservation Alliance FY2021 filing

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Dallas, TX501(c)(3)Since 1971AnimalsEIN 23-7112618Revenue $723K in FY2021

On file with the IRStcatexas.orgPo Box 822554, 75382-2554 · Dallas, TXTax-exempt since May 1971Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Texas Conservation Alliance educates Texans and builds alliances to enhance and sustain wildlife habitat and protect our land, air, and water for future generations.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$120K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $186K a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$120K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
33 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 33.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $673K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.3M
63% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 63% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$723K
-42% vs prior year
Spent
$722K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$767K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$723K
FY2021▼ -42%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$723K
FY2022$953K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$2.1M
Expenses
$722K
FY2021▼ -42%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$722K
FY2022$937K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$767K
FY2021▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$752K
FY2021$767K
FY2022$748K
FY2023$765K
FY2024$796K
FY2025$2.9M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending September 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1971.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $567K Management & general 10% · $73K Fundraising 11% · $82K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

16 people listed on the 990; $120K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$120,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Grahame Jones’s $110K as Executive Director is at the 52nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1137 $1–10M animals nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Benjamin Jones——$15,265$130,615$120,000$16,154
Grahame Jones$109,615—————
John Defilipo—$108,726$81,846———
Janice Bezanson—————$88,800

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates Texans on natural resource protection and connects people to nature through outdoor events.

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3 programs · $537K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Texas Conservation Alliance conducts a number of conservation projects, participates in the state's water planning process,supports issues led by other conservation organizations, holds or participates in events such as Earth Day, serves on state and federal advisory boards, and disseminates general conservation information directly, at…

$383Kprogram expense
02

Marvin Nichols Reservoir

TCA coordinates a coalition of property owners, timber industry officials, citizens engaged in agribusiness, conservationists, and other Texas residents who oppose construction of the 66,000-acre Marvin Nichols Reservoir on the Sulphur River in Texas and who advocate for cost-effective water supply options that are less damaging to the…

$102Kprogram expense
03

Texas Alliance for America's Fish and Wildlife (taafw)

TCA coordinates a Texas coalition with approximately 175 member organizations promoting increased funding for wildlife, in particular projects to keep Species of Greatest Conservation Need from becoming endangered.

$52Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$723K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$653K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$65K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$722K
Ln 25
Programscol B$567K
Managementcol C$73K
Fundraisingcol D$82K
Owns and owesPt X
$767K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$653K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$65K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$306
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$723K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$19K
SavingsLn 2$2.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$81K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$767K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 62,000
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M$2.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$68K$81K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$752K$767K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$120K$60K$30K$30K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$102K$65K$17K$20K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$10K$5K$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$10K$4K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$21K$21K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K$300
Office expensesLn 13$11K$5K$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$3K$494$989
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$3K$1K$596$894
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$408K$407K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$722K$567K$73K$82K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.1M$1.1M$1.1M$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$1.0M$15K$796K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$1.1M$28K$765K 990 PDF
FY2022 $953K$937K$16K$748K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $723K$722K$1K$767K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.2M$1.2M$1K$752K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $723,338 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,155,735$652,901
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $83,822$65,123
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,648$5,008
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$279$306
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,246,926$723,338
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $148,239$249,351
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $2,000$20,800
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,095,676$451,868
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,245,915$722,019
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,011$1,319
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $723,338 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $306 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$11,122
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$641,779
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$652,901
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $65,123$65,123
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $5,008$5,008
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,008 · Excluded from tax $65,429$723,338
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $722,019 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $60,000 · Management $30,000 · Fundraising $30,000$120,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $64,833 · Management $17,053 · Fundraising $20,456$102,342
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,000 · Management $2,500 · Fundraising $2,500$10,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,525 · Management $3,572 · Fundraising $3,912$17,009
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,632$8,632
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $20,800$20,800
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $2,051$2,051
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,110 · Fundraising $300$5,410
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,679 · Management $3,370 · Fundraising $2,568$10,617
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,460 · Management $494 · Fundraising $989$4,943
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,490 · Management $596 · Fundraising $894$2,980
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,587$3,587
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,399$2,399
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,944$2,944
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $406,505 · Management $1,800$408,305
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $566,588 · Management $73,012 · Fundraising $82,419$722,019
Part X · Balance sheet $2,082,853 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $82,944$18,757
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,719,240$1,977,796
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$4,951
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $68,301$81,349
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,870,486$2,082,853
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $97$2,081
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $1,117,893$1,316,671
X-25 Other liabilities−$2,515
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,117,990$1,316,237
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $752,496$766,616
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,870,486$2,082,853
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $766,616 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$723,338
XI-2 Total expenses$722,019
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,319
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$752,496
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$13,048
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$247
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$766,616

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