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Bear Branch Trail Association

Not tax-deductible

Kingwood, TX501(c)(4)Since 1972EIN 23-7231257

To provide landscape maint., maintain parks & recreational areas, and pest control - all for the benefit of the community.

99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 11 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $40K a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$179K
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$505K
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$630K
To programs
99%
Net assets
$710K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$505K
FY2025▲ +7%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$356K
FY2021$323K
FY2022$343K
FY2023$401K
FY2024$473K
FY2025$505K
Expenses
$630K
FY2025▼ -22%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$237K
FY2021$242K
FY2022$347K
FY2023$373K
FY2024$809K
FY2025$630K
Net assets
$710K
FY2025▼ -15%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$344K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$835K
FY2025$710K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1973.

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

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $624K Management & general 1% · $7K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Brad Jude
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Christopher Bloch
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vikki Cheney
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lee Danner
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Robert Jones
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Larry Polich
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tom Sanders
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Maintains parks, recreational areas, and landscapes, controlling pests for community benefit.

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1 program service account for $624K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

To provide landscape maint., maintain parks & recreational areas, and pest control - all for the benefit of the community.

$624Kprogram expense

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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$505K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$362K
Other incomeLn 4–11$104K
Investment incomeLn 3$39K
Money outPt IX
$630K
Ln 25
Programscol B$624K
Managementcol C$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$710K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$847K
Total assetsLn 16$890K
LiabilitiesLn 26$179K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$362K
Investment incomeLn 3$39K
Other incomeLn 4–11$104K
Total revenueLn 12$505K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$214K
SavingsLn 2$633K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$847K
Total assetsLn 16$890K
LiabilitiesLn 26$179K
Net assetsLn 32$710K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 611
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$943K$847K
Total assetsLn 16$982K$890K
LiabilitiesLn 26$147K$179K
Net assetsLn 32$835K$710K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Legal feesLn 11b$55K$53K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$558K$558K
All other expensesLn 24e$142$142
Total functional expensesLn 25$630K$624K$7K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $505K$630K−$125K$710K 990 PDF
FY2024 $473K$809K−$336K$835K 990 PDF
FY2023 $401K$373K$28K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $343K$347K−$4K$344K 990 PDF
FY2021 $323K$242K$81K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $356K$237K$119K$1.1M 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 FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $505,371 across 4 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $362,346$362,346
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $38,703$38,703
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $104,322$104,322
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $505,371 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$505,371
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $630,451 across 5 lines filed
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $53,053 · Management $1,670$54,723
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,140$5,140
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,804$12,804
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $557,642$557,642
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $142$142
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $623,641 · Management $6,810 · Fundraising $0$630,451
Part X · Balance sheet $889,593 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $283,141$214,003
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $660,000$633,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $39,274$42,590
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $982,415$889,593
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,700$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $144,463$179,421
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $147,163$179,421
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $835,252$710,172
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $982,415$889,593
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $710,172 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$505,371
XI-2 Total expenses$630,451
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$125,080
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$835,252
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$710,172

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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