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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Total |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | 1,434,556 | 10,833,999 | 495,154 | 1,613,339 | 19,469,262 | 33,846,310 |
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | 137,589 | 137,589 | ||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | 1,434,556 | 10,833,999 | 495,154 | 1,613,339 | 19,606,851 | 33,983,899 |
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | 297,500 | 1,271,936 | 19,974,350 | 21,543,786 | ||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | 0 | |||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | 297,500 | 1,271,936 | 19,974,350 | 21,543,786 | ||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 12,440,113 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | 1,434,556 | 10,833,999 | 495,154 | 1,613,339 | 19,606,851 | 33,983,899 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 20,594 | 134,032 | 172,975 | 90,059 | 417,660 | |
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 20,594 | 134,032 | 172,975 | 90,059 | 417,660 | |
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | 86 | 86 | ||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | 1,434,556 | 10,854,593 | 629,186 | 1,786,314 | 19,696,996 | 34,401,645 |
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2019 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2019 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2019: | ||||
| a From 2014....... | ||||
| b From 2015....... | ||||
| c From 2016....... | ||||
| d From 2017....... | ||||
| e From 2018....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
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i
Carryover from 2014 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2019, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2019. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2019..... | ||||
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1 | THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS COMPOSED OF THE CHAIRPERSON, VICE CHAIRPERSON, SECRETARY, TREASURER, AND THE CHAIR OF EACH STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE CONSERVANCY AND MAY ALSO INCLUDE ONE OR TWO ADDITIONAL DIRECTORS APPOINTED BY THE CHAIRPERSON. THE COMMITTEE MAY EXERCISE ALL POWERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BETWEEN REGULAR MEETINGS EXCEPT FOR AMENDING BYLAWS OR THE CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION OF THE CONSERVANCY AND MAY NOT TAKE ANY OTHER ACTION THAT PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS CODE MAY ONLY BE TAKEN BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ALL ACTIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OUTSIDE THE ORDINARY COURSE OF BUSINESS SHALL BE REPORTED THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THE NEXT MEETING OF THE BOARD. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE CONSERVANCY ENSURES THAT ITS REQUIRED TAX RETURNS ARE SUBMITTED ACCURATELY AND TIMELY TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. THESE INCLUDE, BUT MAY NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE FORM 990, FORM 990-T (IF APPROPRIATE), AND FORMS 941. IT MAY ENGAGE CONTRACTORS AND/OR CONSULTANTS, INCLUDING ITS PAYROLL PROCESSING CONTRACTOR AND/OR ITS INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM TO ASSIST WITH THE PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF THOSE REPORTS. THE FORM 990 AND THE FORM 990-T (IF APPROPRIATE), ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE JANUARY 17, 2017 AUDIT COMMITTEE CHARTER, BEFORE FINAL APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE IRS. COPIES OF THE CONSERVANCY'S FORMS 990 AND FORM 1023 ARE MAINTAINED BY THE CFO AND ARE POSTED TO THE CONSERVANCY'S WEB SITE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE CONSERVANCY ENSURES THAT EACH OFFICER, DIRECTOR, EMPLOYEE OR COMMITTEE MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION HAS COMPLETED AND SIGNED A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM AT LEAST ANNUALLY. IF A CONFLICT ARISES A PANEL OF DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS WILL BE ASSEMBLED AND WILL DETERMINE BY MAJORITY VOTE WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS REASONABLE AND FAIR TO THE CONSERVANCY. IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS REASONABLE AND FAIR TO THE CONSERVANCY, THEN THE DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS BY MAJORITY VOTE MAY APPROVE THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. DETAILED MINUTES OF THE MEETING WILL BE RECORDED. THE FOLLOWING TRANSACTIONS OR ARRANGEMENTS SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS POLICY: A WHOLLY GRATUITOUS TRANSFER OF ASSETS OR PROMISE TO TRANSFER ASSETS TO THE CONSERVANCY, AN INTEREST-FREE LOAN TO THE CONSERVANCY, AND A WHOLLY GRATUITOUS LEASE TO THE CONSERVANCY. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS ESTABLISHED ANNUALLY TO EVALUATE THE CEO ON HIS/HER PERFORMANCE, AND ASK FOR HIS/HER INPUT ON MATTERS OF PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION. THE COMMITTEE COMMITTEE WILL OBTAIN RESEARCH AND INFORMATION TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL BOARD FOR THE COMPENSATION (SALARY AND BENEFITS) OF THE CEO BASED ON A REVIEW OF COMPARABILITY DATA. 1. SALARY AND BENEFIT COMPENSATION STUDIES BY INDEPENDENT SOURCES; 2. WRITTEN JOB OFFERS FOR POSITIONS AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS; 3. DOCUMENTED TELEPHONE CALLS ABOUT SIMILAR POSITIONS AT BOTH NONPROFIT AND FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS; AND 4. INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE IRS FORM 990 FILINGS OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. DETAILED MINUTES OF THE MEETING WILL BE RECORDED. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN 2017. CEO, CFO AND CAO REVIEW AND DETERMINE COMPENSATION OF OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE CONSERVANCY. WORKFORCE GO, THE HR SYSTEM UTILIZED IN THE CONSERVANCY, TRACKS AND RECORDS DETAILS OF ANNUAL REVIEW AND COMPENSATION. COMPARABLE DATA AND BOARD APPROVED ORGANZIATION BUDGETING HELP TO ESTABLISH AMOUNTS. DETAILED MINUTES OF ALL REVIEWS WILL BE RECORDED. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN 2019. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | CONSERVANCY'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AND ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,553,983. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 18,214. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 118,529. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,690,726. PLANNING STUDIES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 558,783. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 6,550. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 42,621. TOTAL EXPENSES 607,954. MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 253,811. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 2,975. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 19,359. TOTAL EXPENSES 276,145. OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 28,372. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 334. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 2,164. TOTAL EXPENSES 30,870. |
| FROM PART XII, LINE 2C | THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGES FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. |
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