Texas Water Foundation INC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 74-2866967)

Sarah Schlessinger’s $219K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 88th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M environment 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Sarah Schlessinger	$207,725	$198,558	$172,417	$151,667	$127,083	$125,417
Ashley Kjos	$159,313	—	—	—	—	—
Alan Leonard	$156,517	—	—	—	—	—
Elizabeth Hood	$141,508	—	—	—	—	—
Colin McDonald	$103,345	—	—	—	—	—

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

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

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Educates Texans on water issues and policy through resources and services.

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1 program · $243K · in their own filed words · FY2025

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Leadership

Leadership and workforce initiatives that support water professionals throughout Texas.

$243Kprogram 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

Harte Charitable FoundationFY2024$800K

Meadows Foundation IncorporatedFY2024$500K

Water FoundationFY2024$100K

Jacob and Terese Hershey FoundationFY2024$35K

Kaleta a Doolin FoundationFY2024$6K

Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$1.4M

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By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$3.3M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.8M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$317K

Other incomeLn 4–11$139K

Money outPt IX

$2.8M

Ln 25

Programscol B$2.2M

Managementcol C$380K

Fundraisingcol D$205K

Owns and owesPt X

$1.1M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$446K

Total assetsLn 16$1.7M

LiabilitiesLn 26$626K

PeoplePt VI, VII

23

listed · VII A

PaidVII A6

Voting boardVI 1a17

IndependentVI 1b17

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.8M

Government grantsLn 1e$931K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$12K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$317K

Other incomeLn 4–11$139K

Gains on assetsLn 7$0

Total revenueLn 12$3.3M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$446K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$446K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0

Other assetsLn 15$420K

Total assetsLn 16$1.7M

LiabilitiesLn 26$626K

Net assetsLn 32$1.1M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 511

VolunteersI 617

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3More from this return

EndowmentSch D · Pt V

Line	FY25	FY24	FY23	FY22	FY21
End of yearLn 1g	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

4Year over year

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$490K	$446K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$0	$0
Total assetsLn 16	$641K	$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$44K	$626K
Net assetsLn 32	$597K	$1.1M

5Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$219K	$153K	$38K	$28K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$921K	$642K	$160K	$119K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$27K	$16K	$8K	$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$129K	$76K	$37K	$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$81K	$58K	$13K	$11K
Legal feesLn 11b	$11K	$3K	$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$21K	$6K	$15K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$922K	$885K	$38K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$147K	$144K	$2K	$644
Office expensesLn 13	$34K	$10K	$15K	$8K
Information technologyLn 14	$37K	$9K	$28K
OccupancyLn 16	$65K	$45K	$11K	$8K
TravelLn 17	$77K	$63K	$9K	$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$0
InsuranceLn 23	$3K	$780	$1K	$674
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$10K	$10K
All other expensesLn 24e	$101K	$100K	−$3K	$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$2.8M	$2.2M	$380K	$205K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$3.3M	$2.8M	$462K	$1.1M	990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 6, 2025	$1.4M	$1.2M	$224K	$597K	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Apr 26, 2024	$871K	$1.0M	−$149K	$373K	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 5, 2023	$942K	$760K	$182K	$523K	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Apr 12, 2022	$727K	$697K	$30K	$330K	990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jun 10, 2021	$654K	$572K	$82K	$300K	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 J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $3,267,331 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,252,789$2,811,298

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $90,438$316,833

I-10 Investment income$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $91,402$139,200

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,434,629$3,267,331

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $835,193$1,377,465

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $375,507$1,427,535

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,210,700$2,805,000

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $223,929$462,331

Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17

VI-1b Independent voting members17

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 $3,267,331 across 9 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $29,066 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1e Government grants$930,852

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,880,446

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$12,200

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,811,298

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $316,833$316,833

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 eventsExcluded from tax $110,134$110,134

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $345,899 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $110,134$3,267,331

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,805,000 across 17 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $152,524 · Management $37,968 · Fundraising $28,233$218,725

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $642,305 · Management $159,893 · Fundraising $118,895$921,093

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $15,807 · Management $7,650 · Fundraising $3,480$26,937

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $75,870 · Management $36,724 · Fundraising $16,709$129,303

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $57,562 · Management $13,180 · Fundraising $10,665$81,407

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $3,338 · Management $8,024$11,362

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $6,284 · Management $15,104$21,388

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $884,648 · Management $37,516$922,164

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $144,144 · Management $2,170 · Fundraising $644$146,958

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,730 · Management $15,358 · Fundraising $8,421$33,509

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,938 · Management $27,965$36,903

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $45,359 · Management $11,293 · Fundraising $8,398$65,050

IX-17 TravelPrograms $62,789 · Management $8,924 · Fundraising $5,282$76,995

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $780 · Management $1,230 · Fundraising $674$2,684

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,880$9,880

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $100,387 · Management −$3,154 · Fundraising $3,409$100,642

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,220,345 · Management $379,845 · Fundraising $204,810$2,805,000

Part X · Balance sheet $1,685,316 assets, 14 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $489,648$445,753

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $136,565$155,608

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$612,992

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $15,006$50,615

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$420,348

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $641,219$1,685,316

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $44,137$198,392

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$6,233

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$421,278

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $44,137$625,903

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $479,781$345,967

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $597,082$1,059,413

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $641,219$1,685,316

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,059,413 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$3,267,331

XI-2 Total expenses$2,805,000

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$462,331

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$597,082

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,059,413

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

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