Merlin Tuttles Bat Conservation INC

Tax-deductible

Austin, TX501(c)(3)Since 2014AnimalsEIN 46-5077536Revenue $497K in FY2025

On file with the IRSmerlintuttle.org5000 Mission Oaks Blvd Unit 41, 78735-6744 · Austin, TXTax-exempt since Jul 2014Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Mtbc was founded with one true goal in mind; teaching the world to understand and appreciate the vital contributions bats make to human beings and the world we live in.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 7 volunteers and 6 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · 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)(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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $34K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $183K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$156K
34% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 34% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$497K
-15% vs prior year
Spent
$454K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$299K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$497K
FY2025▼ -15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$166K
FY2021$453K
FY2022$450K
FY2023$483K
FY2024$586K
FY2025$497K
Expenses
$454K
FY2025▼ -31%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$237K
FY2022$462K
FY2023$481K
FY2024$662K
FY2025$454K
Net assets
$299K
FY2025▲ +17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$127K
FY2021$343K
FY2022$331K
FY2023$332K
FY2024$257K
FY2025$299K

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 Jul 2014.

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

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $345K Management & general 24% · $109K

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

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Inspires bat conservation efforts in Texas and globally.

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3 programs · $345K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Educational Programs and Speaking Engagements

Conduct webinars, media interviews and conservation consultations to educators, conservationists, the public and virologists at major institutions worldwide.

$193Kprogram expense
02

Research Creating/Restoring Habitat

Researched best practices for creating and restoring critical roosting habitat for bats that have lost their preferred or original habitat.

$107Kprogram expense
03

Photo Collection Management

Focus on keywording, captioning, and checking for database inconsistencies (typos, misspellings, taxonomy, and errors) which is crucial to efficient, impactful, and cost-effective use. In addition to providing images for educational and conservation publications and exhibits worldwide.

$45Kprogram 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 FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$497K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$476K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$13K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$454K
Ln 25
Programscol B$345K
Managementcol C$109K
Owns and owesPt X
$299K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$354K
Total assetsLn 16$456K
LiabilitiesLn 26$156K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$476K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$13K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$497K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$135K
SavingsLn 2$219K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$354K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$100K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Other assetsLn 15$293
Total assetsLn 16$456K
LiabilitiesLn 26$156K
Net assetsLn 32$299K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$326K$354K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1K$100K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$330K$456K
LiabilitiesLn 26$73K$156K
Net assetsLn 32$257K$299K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2K$2K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$12K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$255K$184K$72K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$6K$4K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$4K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$14K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$36K$36K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$17K$17K
TravelLn 17$57K$57K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$741$741
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$17K$17K
All other expensesLn 24e$216$216
Total functional expensesLn 25$454K$345K$109K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $497K$454K$42K$299K 990 PDF
FY2024 $586K$662K−$76K$257K 990 PDF
FY2023 $483K$481K$2K$332K 990 PDF
FY2022 $450K$462K−$13K$331K 990 PDF
FY2021 $453K$237K$216K$343K 990 PDF
FY2020 $166K$127K 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 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $496,609 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $568,938$475,938
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $12,933$12,971
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,211$4,868
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,008$2,832
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $586,090$496,609
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$13,600
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $341,147$288,526
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $320,753$152,029
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $661,900$454,155
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$75,810$42,454
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $496,609 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$475,938
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$475,938
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $12,971$12,971
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $4,868$4,868
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,832$2,832
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $20,671 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$496,609
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $454,155 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,000$2,000
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $11,600$11,600
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $183,862 · Management $71,502$255,364
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,429 · Management $1,722$6,151
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,320 · Management $3,020$7,340
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,163 · Management $5,508$19,671
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,700$4,700
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,219$6,219
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $35,963$35,963
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,448$5,448
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $16,759$16,759
IX-17 TravelPrograms $57,448$57,448
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,432$3,432
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,795$3,795
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $741$741
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $17,308$17,308
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $216$216
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $344,725 · Management $109,430 · Fundraising $0$454,155
Part X · Balance sheet $455,683 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $170,683$134,831
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $154,893$218,905
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,688$1,613
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,345$100,041
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$293
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $329,735$455,683
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $73,205$156,406
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $73,205$156,406
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $256,530$299,277
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $256,530$299,277
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $329,735$455,683
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $299,277 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$496,609
XI-2 Total expenses$454,155
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$42,454
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$256,530
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$293
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$299,277

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

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