Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 1992.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
11 people listed on the 990; $348K paid to officers and key staff.
Mary Anne Piacentini’s $181K as President & CEO is at the 26th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Anne Piacentini | $180,837 | $175,230 | $235,862 | $165,000 | $165,000 |
| Elisa Donovan | $109,760 | $116,116 | $111,650 | $101,500 | $100,000 |
| Wesley Newman | $105,077 | — | — | — | — |
| Ali Dodson | — | $101,208 | — | — | — |
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.
See Coastal Prairie Conservancy executive salaries →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
Conserves and restores coastal prairie and wetlands, educating the public on their value.
Questions for Coastal Prairie Conservancy
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Land Conservation
The Coastal Prairie Conservancy (CPC, formerly known as Katy Prairie Conservancy) protects coastal prairie, wetlands, and agricultural lands in the following ways: acquisition of conservation lands at fair market value, acquisition of conservation lands through a bargain sale arrangement, receipt of donated conservation lands to CPC…
Land Stewardship
CPC monitors its conservation easement lands annually to ensure that the goals and objectives of the easement are followed and that the land retains its conservation values. CPC establishes baseline data on all its easements so it can track changes over time through regular monitoring protocols.
Land Management & Restoration
During 2003-2004, CPC's Board of Directors purchased a majority interest in the historic Warren Ranch, a 6,000-acre working cattle ranch. It's part of CPC's mission to protect the unique scenic, historic, and natural resources on the Katy Prairie.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Federal money
The auditor reported no findings.
The auditor reported no findings.
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The auditor reported no findings.
By the numbers
The FY2022 990, line by line.
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| Line | FY22 | FY21 | FY20 | FY19 | FY18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $1.6M | $1.9M | $1.1M | $674K | $544K |
| Given inLn 1b | $577K | $311K |
| Line | Start FY22 | End FY22 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $3.5M | $3.5M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $2.5M | $2.7M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $32.6M | $32.5M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $38.7M | $38.9M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $6.2M | $5.2M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $32.5M | $33.7M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $239K | $177K | $34K | $29K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $380K | $231K | $74K | $75K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $9K | $6K | $1K | $1K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $54K | $35K | $9K | $9K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $46K | $31K | $8K | $8K |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $810 | $810 | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $113K | $113K | ||
| Lobbying feesLn 11d | $6K | $6K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $15K | $15K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $149K | $141K | $8K | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $83K | $70K | $4K | $9K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $121K | $94K | $14K | $14K |
| TravelLn 17 | $7K | $7K | $246 | $61 |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $22K | $20K | $1K | $154 |
| InterestLn 20 | $123K | $123K | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $112K | $103K | $9K | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $36K | $26K | $5K | $5K |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $4K | $7K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $28K | $6K | $16K | $6K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $2.6M | $2.2M | $309K | $170K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 12, 2025 | $19.9M | $16.1M | $3.8M | $41.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 2, 2025 | $6.4M | $3.2M | $3.2M | $37.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 9, 2023 | $4.3M | $2.6M | $1.7M | $33.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Sep 30, 2022 | $11.0M | $6.3M | $4.7M | $32.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Sep 27, 2021 | $5.2M | $4.4M | $790K | $27.5M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,300,902 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,300,902 across 12 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,640,965 across 19 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $38,917,092 assets, 19 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $33,722,262 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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