Edwards Aquifer Conservancy: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 47-1602215)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$9K
FY2021	$13K
FY2022	$208K
FY2023	$17.7M
FY2024	$383K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$52K
FY2021	$4K
FY2022	$87K
FY2023	$75K
FY2024	$87K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$5.5M
FY2021	$5.6M
FY2022	$5.7M
FY2023	$23.3M
FY2024	$23.5M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2015.

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

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

95%

Program services 95% · $83K Management & general 5% · $4K

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

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Benjamin Youngblood III

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Byron Miller

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Luana Buckner

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Deborah Carington

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Don Laffere

Director - Resigned

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Carol Patterson

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rachel Allyn Sanborn

Vice-President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Abelardo a Salinas III

President

$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

Supports and benefits the Edwards Aquifer Authority for water resource management.

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3 programs · $81K · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Annual recognition of leased water rights in the Edwards Aquifer region for water conservation purposes.

$70Kprogram expense

02

"Blooms & Roots" promotional plant giveaway of Texas native plants that are drought resistant and use less water.

$11Kprogram expense

03

In 2024, the Edwards Aquifer Conservancy entered into a collaborative agreement with Microsoft Corporation related to water replenishment in the Edwards Aquifer Authority region.

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2023

Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$247

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$247

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$383K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$372K

Investment incomeLn 3$11K

Other incomeLn 4–11$433

Money outPt IX

$87K

Ln 25

Programscol B$83K

Managementcol C$4K

Owns and owesPt X

$23.5M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$520K

Total assetsLn 16$24.3M

LiabilitiesLn 26$790K

PeoplePt VI, VII

8

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a7

IndependentVI 1b7

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$372K

Government grantsLn 1e$0

Noncash giftsLn 1g$275K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0

Investment incomeLn 3$11K

Other incomeLn 4–11$433

Total revenueLn 12$383K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$520K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$520K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$23.7M

Other assetsLn 15$112K

Total assetsLn 16$24.3M

LiabilitiesLn 26$790K

Net assetsLn 32$23.5M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 652

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$194K	$520K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$23.5M	$23.7M
Total assetsLn 16	$23.8M	$24.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$560K	$790K
Net assetsLn 32	$23.3M	$23.5M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
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	$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6	$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$0
Office expensesLn 13	$1K		$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$73K	$70K	$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$13K	$13K	$0	$0
Total functional expensesLn 25	$87K	$83K	$4K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$383K	$87K	$295K	$23.5M	990 PDF
FY2023	$17.7M	$75K	$17.6M	$23.3M	990 PDF
FY2022	$208K	$87K	$121K	$5.7M	990 PDF
FY2021	$13K	$4K	$10K	$5.6M	990 PDF
FY2020	$9K	$52K	−$43K	$5.5M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $382,807 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $17,633,968$371,559

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $21,214$10,815

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $100$433

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $17,655,282$382,807

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $74,978$87,445

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $74,978$87,445

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $17,580,304$295,362

Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7

VI-1b Independent voting members7

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $382,807 across 12 lines filed

VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0

VIII-1b Membership dues$0

VIII-1c Fundraising events$0

VIII-1d Related organizations$0

VIII-1e Government grants$0

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$371,559

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$275,000

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$371,559

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,815$10,815

VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $333$333

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $100 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$100

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $100 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $11,148$382,807

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $87,445 across 12 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 staff$0

IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0

IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0

IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0

IX-9 Other employee benefits$0

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,449$1,449

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $70,000 · Management $2,954$72,954

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $13,042 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$13,042

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $83,042 · Management $4,403 · Fundraising $0$87,445

Part X · Balance sheet $24,339,273 assets, 9 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $194,311$519,862

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $23,505,575$23,707,621

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $111,790$111,790

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $23,813,676$24,339,273

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $146$381

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $560,000$790,000

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $560,146$790,381

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $23,253,530$23,548,892

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $23,813,676$24,339,273

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $23,548,892 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$382,807

XI-2 Total expenses$87,445

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$295,362

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$23,253,530

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0

XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0

XI-7 Investment expenses$0

XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$23,548,892

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Edwards Aquifer Conservancy

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Edwards Aquifer Conservancy

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV