Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by WIMBERLEY VALLEY WATERSHED ASSOC INC.

Totals

Total revenue: $3,350,276
Total expenses: $1,329,356
Contributions and grants received: $3,213,883
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $0
Investment income: $3,527
Other revenue: $132,866
Total assets, end of year: $16,755,712
Total liabilities, end of year: $10,541,155
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $6,214,557
Program services expenses (Part IX): $1,104,174
Management and general expenses: $182,348
Fundraising expenses: $42,834
Program service expenses (Part III): $1,104,174

Program services were 83.1% 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.

1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$3,213,883
1g · Noncash contributions included above

$1,305,507
3 · Investment income

total $3,527 · excluded $3,527
6a · Gross rents

personal property $129,040
6c · Rental income or loss

real property $0 · personal property $129,040
6d · Net rental income or loss

total $129,040 · excluded $129,040
7c · Gain or loss

securities $0 · other assets $0
7d · Net gain or loss

total $0
8c · Net income from fundraising events

total $0
9c · Net income from gaming

total $0
10a · Gross sales of inventory

$3,826
10b · Cost of goods sold

$0
10c · Net income from sales of inventory

total $3,826 · excluded $3,826
11e · Other revenue, total

$0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $320,118 · program services $304,112 · management and general $0 · fundraising $16,006
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $183,502 · program services $159,647 · management and general $14,680 · fundraising $9,175
8 · Pension plan contributions

total $35,665 · program services $31,029 · management and general $2,853 · fundraising $1,783
9 · Other employee benefits

total $987 · program services $869 · management and general $69 · fundraising $49
10 · Payroll taxes

total $137,176 · program services $120,715 · management and general $9,602 · fundraising $6,859
11b · Fees: legal

total $146,561 · management and general $146,561 · fundraising $0
11c · Fees: accounting

total $8,495 · program services $0 · management and general $8,495 · fundraising $0
11g · Fees: other

total $276,475 · program services $276,387 · management and general $88 · fundraising $0
13 · Office expenses

total $18,081 · program services $15,141 · management and general $0 · fundraising $2,940
14 · Information technology

total $17,984 · program services $12,355 · management and general $0 · fundraising $5,629
16 · Occupancy

total $124,359 · program services $124,359 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
17 · Travel

total $3,466 · program services $3,466 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $0
23 · Insurance

total $28,786 · program services $28,786 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
24a · Other expenses: Water Quality Testing

total $7,703 · program services $7,703 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
24b · Other expenses: Misc expenses

total $19,998 · program services $19,605 · management and general $0 · fundraising $393
24e · All other expenses

total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $1,849,968 · end of year $541,175
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $711,454 · end of year $2,616,181
4 · Accounts receivable

beginning of year $0 · end of year $80,000
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$13,751,271
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$232,915
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $10,314,745 · end of year $13,518,356
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $10,826 · end of year $31,741
19 · Deferred revenue

beginning of year -$540 · end of year $6,777
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

beginning of year $8,603,333 · end of year $10,256,583
25 · Other liabilities

beginning of year $113,277 · end of year $246,054
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $4,076,932 · end of year $5,571,085

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

The Watershed Associations (WVWA) mission is to ensure that communities are aware of their connection and responsibilities to their watershed and are supported in implementing water policies and practices that will ensure ecological sustainability for future generations. We advocate for clean, clear flowing springs and streams and the sustained health of the Central Texas region through conducting scientific research, networking and facilitating diverse stakeholders, and providing community engagement through experiential education.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Our mission is to ensure that communities are aware of their connection and responsibility to their watershed; we advocate for the sustained health of land and water through research and education.

Policy Advocacy and Environmental PlanningThe organization works with nonprofits, governments, and resource management agencies to promote sustainable environmental policies to protect and preserve land and water. We hold a broad lens of the dynamics affecting water in Central Texas and engage stakeholders in community and regional planning processes that promote best management practices for new development and incentives for protecting open space for aquifer recharge and water quality. The WA provides crucial support for partnering organizations and districts to address large policy cases that pose significant threats to our water resources. By leveraging its extensive network and providing sound scientific expertise, the Watershed Association enables a coordinated and effective response to complex water issues. This collaborative approach allows us to address water challenges at both local and regional levels, comprehensively ensuring a strong, unified stance in the face of emerging threats to our water resources. In 20242025, our advocacy focused on defending the authority of Groundwater Conservation Districts (GCDs) in the face of ongoing legal challenges. Regionally, we helped establish and implement the Blanco-Cypress Watershed Protection Plana first-of-its-kind interlocal agreement uniting Hays County, Wimberley, Woodcreek, and Texas State University to coordinate monitoring and policy efforts. This collaborative governance framework is now funding long-term watershed protection and clean water initiatives across jurisdictions. Through local, regional, and state-level initiativesincluding drought-stage policy development, pristine streams advocacy, and land-use planning reformswe advance proactive and innovative strategies to ensure water resilience and ecological integrity in a rapidly shifting landscape.

Expenses $319,955
Expenses $270,972
Expenses $457,367
Watershed Protection & Conservation Science - The Watershed Association protects vital water resources through scientific monitoring, policy development, and collaborative watershed management. Since 2003, we have collected quality-assured water quality data for the Texas Clean Rivers Program, monitoring the Blanco River and Cypress Creek for Clean Water Act compliance. Our organization initiated the EPA-approved Cypress Creek Watershed Protection Plan in 2008, the first in Texas to proactively focus on groundwater protection supporting surface water quality. Our advocacy and technical expertise also supported the Pristine Streams Rulemaking Initiative at TCEQ, the Dye Trace Study in lower Cypress Creek, and watershed restoration following harmful flooding and drought impacts. In 2024, we achieved a significant milestone through an interlocal agreement with Hays County, the cities of Wimberley and Woodcreek, and the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment. This innovative partnership funds water quality monitoring and implements watershed protection strategies through a dedicated County Watershed Coordinator position. The Association continues to serve on the Jacob's Well Groundwater Management Zone initiative, working with the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District and regional stakeholders to establish drought triggers and management practices. This comprehensive approach to watershed protection integrates scientific monitoring, policy development, and multi-jurisdictional collaboration to ensure sustainable water resources for future generations.

Expenses $55,880

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Parc Smith

President

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

3
Scott Price

Treasurer

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Jason Pinchback

Secretary

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Dorothy Knight

Member at Large

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Pokey Rehmet

Member at Large

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Dain Dunston

Member at Large

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
David Baker

Executive Director

Total calculated

$320,118

From this org

$154,875

From related orgs

$0

Other

$165,243

Hours/week

60

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.

Schedule J

Itemized on Schedule J with no Part VII listing of the same name on this return:

David Baker Executive Director

Schedule J breakdown

Base

$154,875

Bonus

not reported

Other

not reported

Deferred

$165,243

Nontaxable benefits

not reported

Filer's total

$320,118

Answered yes

None.

Answered no

1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
7 · Other non-fixed payments
8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
9 · Followed the rebuttable-presumption procedure

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type: form_990
Tax year: 2024
Filed: 13 November 2025
IRS schema version: 2024v5.2
Source object: 202523179349305682

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