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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by RIVER BEND NATURE WORKS.

Totals

Total revenue
$809,085
Total expenses
$859,178
Contributions and grants received
$575,485
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$107,529
Investment income
$43,541
Other revenue
$82,530
Total assets, end of year
$7,352,938
Total liabilities, end of year
$152,437
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$7,200,501
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$772,936
Management and general expenses
$44,443
Fundraising expenses
$41,799
Program service expenses (Part III)
$772,936

Program services were 90.0% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $18,293

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $36,925

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $71,454

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $448,813

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Program revenue

    total $107,529 · related or exempt $107,529

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $43,541 · excluded $43,541

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $49,746

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $49,746

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $49,746 · related or exempt $49,746

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $5,850

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

    $36,925

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $1,721

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $4,129 · excluded $4,129

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $50,699

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $24,444

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $26,255 · excluded $26,255

  • 11a · Other revenue: Miscellaneous

    total $2,400 · related or exempt $2,400

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,400

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $125,452 · program services $112,906 · management and general $6,273 · fundraising $6,273

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $221,408 · program services $199,268 · management and general $11,070 · fundraising $11,070

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $34,693 · program services $31,121 · management and general $1,837 · fundraising $1,735

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $28,864 · program services $25,978 · management and general $1,443 · fundraising $1,443

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $11,100 · program services $5,550 · management and general $2,775 · fundraising $2,775

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,533 · program services $2,533

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $16,062 · program services $14,456 · fundraising $1,606

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $20,352 · program services $13,261 · management and general $2,733 · fundraising $4,358

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $222,096 · program services $199,886 · management and general $11,105 · fundraising $11,105

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $48,764 · program services $45,601 · management and general $3,163

  • 24a · Other expenses: Utilities

    total $49,277 · program services $46,544 · management and general $2,643 · fundraising $90

  • 24b · Other expenses: Maintenance

    total $30,538 · program services $30,538

  • 24c · Other expenses: Supplies: educational/s

    total $25,093 · program services $25,093

  • 24d · Other expenses: Supplies: live butterfl

    total $6,490 · program services $6,490

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $16,456 · program services $13,711 · management and general $1,401 · fundraising $1,344

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $163,552 · end of year $179,105

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $12,662 · end of year $15,775

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

    $8,905,712

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

    $3,542,768

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $5,326,845 · end of year $5,362,944

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $1,728,903 · end of year $1,795,114

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $18,890 · end of year $21,767

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $138,362 · end of year $130,670

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,241,402 · end of year $5,331,728

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,833,308 · end of year $1,868,773

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Connecting people to the natural environment of Texas.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Encourages people to explore and enjoy their natural environment while learning innovative ways to be good stewards of our natural resources.

  • Includes programs, camps, field trips, classes and presentations for youth, adults, and families encouraging an understanding of the environment with a focus on conservation and stewardship of natural resources.

    Expenses $744,312 · Revenue $159,675

  • Encompasses the identification, cultivation, and expansion of memberships to promote conservation/preservation.

    Expenses $28,624

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Carl Brown

    Vice-President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Allyson Flack

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Paul Menzies

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeremy Dorzab

    Secretary/Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeff Blacklock

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tyler Sales

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ray Taylor

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Clint B Wood Jr

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marc Cannedy

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jennica Lambert

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $49,802
    From this org
    $48,964
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $838
    Hours/week
    40
  • Elizabeth Martin

    Former Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $75,649
    From this org
    $73,625
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,024
    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
202413199349314376

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