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← BEXAR LAND TRUST INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by BEXAR LAND TRUST INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,835,926
Total expenses
$5,760,537
Contributions and grants received
$5,647,819
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$201,844
Investment income
$1,583
Other revenue
-$15,320
Total assets, end of year
$3,682,959
Total liabilities, end of year
$71,124
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,611,835
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$5,606,911
Management and general expenses
$97,491
Fundraising expenses
$56,135
Program service expenses (Part III)
$5,606,911

Program services were 97.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $25,138

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $11,406

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $5,611,275

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $5,294,520

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Program service fees

    total $106,082 · related or exempt $106,082

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Conservation consulting

    total $93,700 · related or exempt $93,700

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Workshop fees

    total $2,062 · related or exempt $2,062

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $14,160 · excluded $14,160

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $79,972 · other assets $410,000

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $77,759 · other assets $424,790

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $2,213 · other assets -$14,790

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$12,577 · excluded -$12,577

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $1,662

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $25,138

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $16,982

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$15,320 · excluded -$15,320

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $96,501 · program services $60,895 · management and general $17,758 · fundraising $17,848

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $184,670 · program services $152,870 · management and general $15,260 · fundraising $16,540

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $2,679 · program services $2,216 · management and general $222 · fundraising $241

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $23,088 · program services $17,568 · management and general $2,703 · fundraising $2,817

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $20,276 · program services $15,428 · management and general $2,374 · fundraising $2,474

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $11,308 · program services $11,308

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $41,800 · management and general $41,800

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $2,276 · management and general $2,276

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,779 · program services $368 · management and general $2,411

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $19,378 · program services $1,810 · management and general $7,278 · fundraising $10,290

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $20,763 · program services $18,428 · management and general $1,147 · fundraising $1,188

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $13,442 · program services $10,228 · management and general $1,574 · fundraising $1,640

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $7,665 · program services $7,538 · management and general $127

  • 17 · Travel

    total $8,159 · program services $7,395 · management and general $591 · fundraising $173

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $2,991 · program services $2,680 · management and general $311

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $482 · management and general $482

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $7,914 · program services $6,021 · management and general $927 · fundraising $966

  • 24a · Other expenses: Conservation easements

    total $5,190,000 · program services $5,190,000

  • 24b · Other expenses: Restoration and maint.

    total $81,230 · program services $81,230

  • 24c · Other expenses: Events and workshops

    total $18,386 · program services $16,428 · fundraising $1,958

  • 24d · Other expenses: Dues and memberships

    total $4,750 · program services $4,500 · management and general $250

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $35,196 · end of year $66,113

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $842 · end of year $21,576

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $37,848 · end of year $9,798

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $30,000 · end of year $21,450

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $5,477 · end of year $5,270

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $2,644,716

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $26,453

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $3,440,224 · end of year $2,618,263

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $418,197 · end of year $940,489

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $78,753 · end of year $71,124

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $11,450

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,364,810 · end of year $1,799,521

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,512,771 · end of year $1,812,314

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

The mission of Bexar Land Trust (Green Spaces) is to sustain the natural environment and enhance urban spaces through land conservation, community engagement, and education.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Protect undeveloped land and water resources & educate the next generation about the environment.

  • Land Conservation and Stewardship Program: Green Spaces preserves open or undeveloped land and water resources through the City of San Antonio's Edwards Aquifer Protection Program (EAAP), the Joint Base SanAntonio - Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) program, and programming and land management practices at owned properties. To date, Green Spaces has facilitated the protection of 63,347 acres under EAPP and secured 16 parcels totaling 75 acres around Randolph Air Force Base. In addition, the Land Conservation and Stewardship Program safeguards 1,558 acres of private property through individual conservation easements, REPI conservation easements, and stewardship of 68 acres of donated land through fee simple properties in Bexar and Kendall County.

    Expenses $5,354,631 · Revenue $106,082

  • Urban Land and Water Program: Green Spaces maintains and supports a network of over 25 community gardens across San Antonio. Urban Land and Water staff assist the city-wide network by providing funding, technical support, and educational opportunities to local volunteers in the operation of their vegetable, pollinator and herb gardens. Community gardens bolster food security, expand access to nature, and promote locally led urban revitalization efforts focused on economic, social, and environmental benefits.

    Expenses $176,360 · Revenue $93,700

  • Picture Your World Youth Photography Program: A digital photography and natural science education program for youth ages 8-18. The program fosters an appreciation for the natural world through the camera lens with weekend workshops, a Title One elementary program, and an annual exhibition. The program encourages a creative approach to digital photography while advocating a personal connection to nature that promotes environmental stewardship. Picture Your World provides programming service to over 500 youth annually.

    Expenses $75,920 · Revenue $2,062

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Karen Bishop

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20
  • Mark Johnston

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Andra Clapsaddle

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Gaelen McFadden

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6
  • Taylor Allen

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Rachel Brehm

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Parks Brown

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Kyle Buckley

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Susana Canseco

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Bruce Fried

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Steve Gilbert

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Grant Herbon

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Lelynn Koch

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Stephanie Ockenfels

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Christine Westerman

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Douglas W Dillow

    Chief Executive Officer

    Total calculated
    $96,501
    From this org
    $76,791
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,710
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202433199349317548

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