Bobwhite Brigade FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

New Braunfels, TX501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 75-2703420

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Hosts youth summer camps & encourages distribution of wildlife & natural resources conservation info.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$74K 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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FY2021 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $12K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$74K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
22 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 22.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $23K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$416K
-12% vs prior year
Spent
$430K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$916K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$416K
FY2021▼ -12%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$475K
FY2021$416K
FY2022$569K
FY2023$515K
FY2024$565K
Expenses
$430K
FY2021▲ +61%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$267K
FY2021$430K
FY2022$789K
FY2023$511K
FY2024$604K
Net assets
$916K
FY2021▼ -1%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$929K
FY2021$916K
FY2022$967K
FY2023$970K
FY2024$931K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1997.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $337K Management & general 15% · $64K Fundraising 7% · $29K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $74K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$73,500Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Natalie Wolff’s $86K as Executive Director is at the 68th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Natalie Wolff$85,925$82,150$77,500$73,500$72,500

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

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Hosts summer camps for youth and shares wildlife conservation information.

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1 program · $337K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Texas Brigades hosted 8, five-day, overnight summer camps in 2021 for approximately 205 youths aged 13-17. Texas Brigades works with camp graduates throughout the year to encourage development and use of life skills (i.e. leadership, public speaking) and the transfer of wildlife and natural resources information.

$337Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$23K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $181K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$53,052
Unitemized GrantFY2023$28,934
Unitemized GrantFY2022$16,150
Unitemized GrantFY2021$31,800
Unitemized GrantFY2020$50,664

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$416K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$329K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$72K
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Money outPt IX
$430K
Ln 25
Programscol B$337K
Managementcol C$64K
Fundraisingcol D$29K
Owns and owesPt X
$916K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$793K
Total assetsLn 16$920K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$329K
Government grantsLn 1e$5K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$8K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$63K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$72K
Investment incomeLn 3$257
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$416K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$363K
SavingsLn 2$430K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$793K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$920K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$916K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 6258
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$768K$793K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$930K$920K
LiabilitiesLn 26$167$4K
Net assetsLn 32$929K$916K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$32K$32K
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$74K$29K$33K$12K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$51K$51K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K$1K$470$140
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$35K$23K$9K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$24K$16K$6K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$5K$33$3K
Office expensesLn 13$23K$21K$1K$440
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$8K$6K$2K$643
TravelLn 17$22K$18K$3K$824
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$3K$2K
InterestLn 20$5K$3K$1K$367
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$397$397
InsuranceLn 23$8K$4K$3K$474
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$121K$119K$2K$459
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$5K$1K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$430K$337K$64K$29K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $565K$604K−$39K$931K 990 PDF
FY2023 $515K$511K$4K$970K 990 PDF
FY2022 $569K$789K−$220K$967K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $416K$430K−$14K$916K 990 PDF
FY2020 $475K$267K$207K$929K 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 FY2021 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $416,274 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $15,506 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$62,541
VIII-1e Government grants$5,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$261,930
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$8,287
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$329,471
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $71,716$71,716
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $257$257
VIII-5 Royalties$0
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 −$676−$676
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $75,037 · Excluded from tax $11,766$416,274
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $429,969 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $31,800$31,800
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 staffPrograms $28,665 · Management $33,075 · Fundraising $11,760$73,500
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $51,097$51,097
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,234 · Management $470 · Fundraising $140$1,844
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $23,479 · Management $8,991 · Fundraising $2,695$35,165
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $16,318 · Management $6,249 · Fundraising $1,873$24,440
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,938 · Management $33 · Fundraising $3,383$8,354
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $21,199 · Management $1,470 · Fundraising $440$23,109
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,603 · Management $2,146 · Fundraising $643$8,392
IX-17 TravelPrograms $18,344 · Management $2,748 · Fundraising $824$21,916
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,868 · Management $1,675$4,543
IX-20 InterestPrograms $3,197 · Management $1,225 · Fundraising $367$4,789
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $397$397
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,132 · Management $3,137 · Fundraising $474$7,743
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $119,344 · Management $1,532 · Fundraising $459$121,335
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,618 · Management $1,182 · Fundraising $5,745$11,545
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $337,233 · Management $63,933 · Fundraising $28,803$429,969
Part X · Balance sheet $919,725 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $314,796$363,281
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $452,803$429,680
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $160,000$122,300
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$2,868
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,993$1,596
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $929,592$919,725
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $167$3,995
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $167$3,995
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $674,190$738,527
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $255,235$177,203
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $929,425$915,730
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $929,592$919,725
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $915,730 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$416,274
XI-2 Total expenses$429,969
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$13,695
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$929,425
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$915,730

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