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Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program INC FY2024 filing

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Corp Christi, TX501(c)(3)Since 1999Environment EIN 74-2924909Revenue $13.3M in FY2024

On file with the IRScbbep.org1305 N Shoreline Blvd Ste 205, 78401-1500 · Corp Christi, TXTax-exempt since Jan 2002Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program is dedicated to protecting and restoring Bays and Estuaries of the texas Coastal Bend. Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries remain a vital part of the environmental and economic landscape by preserving and enhancing their roles as a recreational resource, international seaport, and habitat for fish and wildlife.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$129K 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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FY2024 · 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 $1.0M a year · 12% 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
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$129K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $11.4M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.9M
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$13.3M
+55% vs prior year
Spent
$11.9M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$34.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$13.3M
FY2024▲ +55%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$8.9M
FY2021$4.3M
FY2022$5.3M
FY2023$8.6M
FY2024$13.3M
FY2025$12.6M
Expenses
$11.9M
FY2024▲ +50%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$7.6M
FY2021$4.0M
FY2022$5.3M
FY2023$7.9M
FY2024$11.9M
FY2025$10.1M
Net assets
$34.1M
FY2024▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$31.5M
FY2021$31.8M
FY2022$31.9M
FY2023$32.7M
FY2024$34.1M
FY2025$37.0M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending August 2024) · 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 Jan 2002.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $11.1M Management & general 6% · $759K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $129K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Kiersten Stanzel
Executive Director
$129,107Pt VII · Sec A
Bob Paulison
Board Member-Proxy
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Joe Christina
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sharon Bailey Murphy
Board Member-Proxy
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Paulette Guajardo
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Robert Anderson
Proxy & Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
James Jensen
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Alicia Matus
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kiersten Stanzel’s $151K as Executive Director is at the 15th percentile of top reported officer pay among 324 $10–100M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kiersten Stanzel$151,200$129,107————
Raymond Allen——$110,655$125,650$133,318$126,622

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

Programs and updates

Protects and restores Texas coastal bays and estuaries for recreation, commerce, and wildlife.

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3 programs · $6.7M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

The texas general land office orginated the cepra and gomesa programs to address declining colonial waterbird populations and disappearing rookery islands in nueces bay and throughout the coastal bend.

$3.1Mprogram expense
02

See schedule o

$1.8Mprogram expense
03

See schedule o

$1.8Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Gulf of Mexico AllianceFY2025$15K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$13.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.0M
Money outPt IX
$11.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$11.1M
Managementcol C$759K
Owns and owesPt X
$34.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.8M
Total assetsLn 16$38.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$8.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$79K
Investment incomeLn 3$1.0M
Total revenueLn 12$13.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.2M
SavingsLn 2$1.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$11.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18.8M
Other assetsLn 15$232K
Total assetsLn 16$38.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.9M
Net assetsLn 32$34.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 528
VolunteersI 6443
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.6M$2.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10.1M$11.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18.8M$18.8M
Total assetsLn 16$36.8M$38.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.1M$3.9M
Net assetsLn 32$32.7M$34.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$129K$129K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.3M$1.1M$218K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$120K$91K$29K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$222K$152K$70K
Payroll taxesLn 10$113K$85K$28K
Accounting feesLn 11c$19K$2K$17K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$12K$700
Office expensesLn 13$106K$86K$20K
Information technologyLn 14$16K$1K$15K
OccupancyLn 16$114K$26K$87K
TravelLn 17$63K$40K$22K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$70K$70K
InsuranceLn 23$86K$16K$70K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9.5M$9.4M$42K
All other expensesLn 24e$47K$35K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$11.9M$11.1M$759K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $12.6M$10.1M$2.4M$37.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $13.3M$11.9M$1.5M$34.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $8.6M$7.9M$713K$32.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.3M$5.3M$57K$31.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.3M$4.0M$291K$31.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $8.9M$7.6M$1.3M$31.5M 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 $13,332,022 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $8,158,913$12,324,789
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $346,724$1,007,233
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $103,638$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $8,609,275$13,332,022
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 $1,519,493$1,872,058
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $6,377,045$9,997,900
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,896,538$11,869,958
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $712,737$1,462,064
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $13,332,022 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$8,182,335
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,142,454
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$78,585
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$12,324,789
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,007,233$1,007,233
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,007,233$13,332,022
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $11,869,958 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $129,107$129,107
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,070,500 · Management $217,580$1,288,080
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $90,917 · Management $29,303$120,220
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $152,176 · Management $69,789$221,965
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $85,024 · Management $27,662$112,686
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,500 · Management $16,526$19,026
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $12,359 · Management $700$13,059
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $86,016 · Management $19,559$105,575
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,171 · Management $14,534$15,705
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $26,296 · Management $87,419$113,715
IX-17 TravelPrograms $40,235 · Management $22,363$62,598
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $70,256$70,256
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $16,287 · Management $69,730$86,017
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,422,181 · Management $42,271$9,464,452
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $35,442 · Management $12,055$47,497
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $11,111,360 · Management $758,598 · Fundraising $0$11,869,958
Part X · Balance sheet $38,007,644 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,017,933$1,226,142
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,602,622$1,573,557
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $4,909,059$4,743,047
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $66,121$64,968
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $18,766,095$18,807,985
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $10,148,135$11,359,971
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $302,617$231,974
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $36,812,582$38,007,644
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,218,969$1,166,159
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $605,511$2,461,543
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,134,570$3,867,568
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $31,476,467$32,566,519
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,201,545$1,573,557
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $32,678,012$34,140,076
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $36,812,582$38,007,644
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $34,140,076 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$13,332,022
XI-2 Total expenses$11,869,958
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,462,064
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$32,678,012
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$34,140,076

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