Totals
- Total revenue
- $76,487
- Total expenses
- $15,765
- Contributions and grants received
- $25,450
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $13,715
- Investment income
- $37,322
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,154,787
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,154,787
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $6,000
- Management and general expenses
- $9,765
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $6,000
Program services were 38.1% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$25,450
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2a · Program service revenue: TEXAS HISTORY EXPERIENCES
total $13,715 · related or exempt $13,715
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3 · Investment income
total $24,406 · excluded $24,406
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $77,827
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $64,911
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $12,916
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $12,916 · excluded $12,916
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
-
9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
-
10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $0
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
-
7 · Other salaries and wages
total $0
-
8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $0
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $0
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $0
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $0
-
11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $8,782 · management and general $8,782
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11g · Fees: other
total $0
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $0
-
13 · Office expenses
total $121 · management and general $121
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14 · Information technology
total $0
-
15 · Royalties
total $0
-
16 · Occupancy
total $0
-
17 · Travel
total $0
-
18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
-
20 · Interest
total $0
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $0
-
23 · Insurance
total $862 · management and general $862
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24a · Other expenses: TEXAS HISTORY EXPENSES
total $6,000 · program services $6,000
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24e · All other expenses
total $0
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,007,899 · end of year $105,930
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $0
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $0
-
4 · Accounts receivable
end of year $0
-
5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
-
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
-
7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
end of year $0
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
end of year $0
-
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $1,048,857
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12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
-
15 · Other assets
end of year $0
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,007,899 · end of year $154,787
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
end of year $1,000,000
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE FOUNDATION IS TO SUSTAIN THE WORK AND PURPOSES OF THE BATTLE OF FLOWERS ASSOC. BY ENCOURAGING KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF TEXAS HISTORY AND HERITAGE, CULTIVATING AND PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATION, FOSTERING PATRIOTISM AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND CONDUCTING OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES.
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The Battle of Flowers Foundation seeks to sustain the Battle of Flowers Associations mission by raising funds for and working to benefit the peoples and communities of San Antonio and Texas. Building on the Battle of Flowers Associations longstanding relationships and partnerships with Texas students, their families and communities, the Foundation will commit its resources to support excellence in education, to cultivate patriotic values, and to increase knowledge and appreciation of Texas' culture and history, by providing financial support and delivering branded programs that seek to:1) Increase accessibility to resources, historic locations and experiences that teach and bring alive Texas history;2) Provide higher education opportunities for students, especially those who have participated in the Associations activities;3) Provide training, resources and/or support to educators and educational institutions to recognize, implement and/or further, impactful educational programs, including those with special focus on Texas history and culture; and, potentially, to create a specialist teacher certification/recognition in Texas history.4) Create opportunities and awards for student excellence in the arts, writing, and public speaking;5) Promote literacy;6) Encourage and recognize Texas and United States patriotism, good citizenship, and student and community leadership; 7) Honor and support our military and service members families;8) Sustain the mission of the Battle of Flowers Association.
Expenses $6,000 · Revenue $13,715
As filed on the 2023 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Kathy JohnsonKATHY JOHNSON
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 0.5 related
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Helen EversbergHELEN EVERSBERG
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Kathi OppenheimerKATHI OPPENHEIMER
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 0.5 related
-
Lauren McLaughlinLAUREN MCLAUGHLIN
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 0.5 related
-
Amy Abbey RobinsonAMY ABBEY ROBINSON
VP INVESTMENTS
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 0.5 related
-
Carolyn JohnsonCAROLYN JOHNSON
VP DEVELOPMENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 0.5 related
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Samantha RodriguezSAMANTHA RODRIGUEZ
VP GIFTS
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 0.5 related
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Nancy HuntNANCY HUNT
VP COMMUNITY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 0.5 related
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Betty VensonBETTY VENSON
VP PHILANTHROPY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 0.5 related
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Kelly KennedyKELLY KENNEDY
R DEVELOPMENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Anne BallantyneANNE BALLANTYNE
DIR ACTIVITIES
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Lynn ZieglerLYNN ZIEGLER
DIR ACTIVITIES
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Mary West TraylorMARY WEST TRAYLOR
PHILANTHROPY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Carey HildebrandCAREY HILDEBRAND
COMM LIASON
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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.
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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501(C)(3) · TX
Directly controlled by BATTLE OF FLOWERS ASSOCIATION
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 14 May 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202531349349311758
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