Bayou Land Conservancy

Tax-deductible

Spring, TX501(c)(3)Since 1997EnvironmentEIN 76-0557498Revenue $975K in FY2025

On file with the IRSbayoulandconservancy.org8801 Gosling Rd, 77381-4844 · Spring, TXTax-exempt since Feb 1998Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To preserve Land along streams for flood control, clean water, and wildlife in the geographical area that drains into lake houston.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 750 volunteers and 6 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $409K a year · 18% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$116K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 59% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
14
named funders · $270K
Looks good: 14 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$90K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$975K
-57% vs prior year
Spent
$885K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$4.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$975K
FY2025▼ -57%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.9M
FY2021$766K
FY2022$505K
FY2023$6.3M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$975K
Expenses
$885K
FY2025▼ -60%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$756K
FY2021$664K
FY2022$568K
FY2023$6.3M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$885K
Net assets
$4.3M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.9M
FY2021$4.0M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$4.1M
FY2025$4.3M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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 Feb 1998.

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

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $647K Management & general 10% · $88K Fundraising 17% · $150K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $116K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$115,712Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jill Boullion’s $116K as Executive Di is at the 41st 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jill Boullion$115,712$114,224$101,850$102,819$99,857$96,949

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

Preserves stream-side land for flood control, clean water, and wildlife.

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1 program · $647K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Land Conservation & Stewardship

BLC works with private landowners, businesses, and local municipalities to establish conservation easements, legal agreements between a landowner and a land trust that allow the landowner to retain ownership of their land, while permanently protecting the propertys conservation value.

$647Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$975K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$877K
Investment incomeLn 3$55K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$42K
Money outPt IX
$885K
Ln 25
Programscol B$647K
Managementcol C$88K
Fundraisingcol D$150K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$842K
Total assetsLn 16$4.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$90K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$877K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$176K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$168K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$42K
Investment incomeLn 3$55K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Total revenueLn 12$975K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$292K
SavingsLn 2$551K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$842K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.1M
Other assetsLn 15$67K
Total assetsLn 16$4.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$90K
Net assetsLn 32$4.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 6750
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M$842K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$860K$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.1M$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$4.2M$4.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$48K$90K
Net assetsLn 32$4.1M$4.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$116K$83K$2K$30K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$296K$213K$6K$77K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$8K$6K$160$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$27K$20K$539$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$29K$21K$569$8K
Legal feesLn 11b$51K$51K
Accounting feesLn 11c$37K$37K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$38K$6K$19K$13K
Office expensesLn 13$39K$25K$11K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$3K$109$1K
OccupancyLn 16$23K$14K$2K$6K
TravelLn 17$6K$3K$567$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$12K$4K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$722$24$323
InsuranceLn 23$12K$11K$373$264
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$186K$186K
Total functional expensesLn 25$885K$647K$88K$150K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $975K$885K$90K$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.3M$2.2M$82K$4.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.3M$6.3M$57K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $505K$568K−$63K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $766K$664K$101K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.9M$756K$2.2M$3.9M 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $974,909 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,122,432$876,844
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $96,315$41,850
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $50,959$54,915
I-11 Other revenue$1,300
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,269,706$974,909
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $398,194$476,229
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,789,685$408,669
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,187,879$884,898
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $81,827$90,011
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $974,909 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$168,435
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$708,409
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$175,911
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$876,844
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $41,850$41,850
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $54,915$54,915
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,300$1,300
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $98,065$974,909
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $884,898 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $83,240 · Management $2,281 · Fundraising $30,191$115,712
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $213,081 · Management $5,841 · Fundraising $77,283$296,205
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $5,843 · Management $160 · Fundraising $2,119$8,122
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $19,660 · Management $539 · Fundraising $7,131$27,330
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,761 · Management $569 · Fundraising $7,530$28,860
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $51,340$51,340
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $36,640$36,640
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,500 · Management $19,000 · Fundraising $13,000$37,500
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $25,075 · Management $11,202 · Fundraising $3,164$39,441
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,220 · Management $109 · Fundraising $1,438$4,767
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,024 · Management $2,294 · Fundraising $6,264$22,582
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,469 · Management $567 · Fundraising $1,550$5,586
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,685 · Management $8,232$11,917
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $722 · Management $24 · Fundraising $323$1,069
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,315 · Management $373 · Fundraising $264$11,952
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $185,875$185,875
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $646,810 · Management $87,831 · Fundraising $150,257$884,898
Part X · Balance sheet $4,378,086 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $279,429$291,810
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $892,968$550,634
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $49,200$75,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,702$14,176
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,066,683$2,079,399
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $859,866$1,299,733
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $24,609$67,334
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,181,457$4,378,086
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $27,602$28,310
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $20,283$62,032
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $47,885$90,342
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,654,122$3,883,494
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $479,450$404,250
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,133,572$4,287,744
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,181,457$4,378,086
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,287,744 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$974,909
XI-2 Total expenses$884,898
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$90,011
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,133,572
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$64,161
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,287,744

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