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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by BAYOU CITY WATERKEEPER INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$721,185
Total expenses
$1,287,349
Contributions and grants received
$699,531
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$21,004
Other revenue
$650
Total assets, end of year
$752,601
Total liabilities, end of year
$39,802
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$712,799
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,030,577
Management and general expenses
$249,684
Fundraising expenses
$7,088
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,030,577

Program services were 80.1% 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

    $699,531

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $21,004 · excluded $21,004

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $468

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $468

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $468 · related or exempt $468

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLEANOUS REVENUE

    total $182 · excluded $182

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $182

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $322,499 · program services $257,999 · management and general $64,500

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $575,194 · program services $460,155 · management and general $115,039

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $39,009 · program services $31,207 · management and general $7,802

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $64,393 · program services $51,514 · management and general $12,879

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $106,577 · program services $71,003 · management and general $35,424 · fundraising $150

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $17,954 · program services $4,228 · management and general $6,788 · fundraising $6,938

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $11,730 · program services $11,730

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $26,123 · program services $26,123

  • 17 · Travel

    total $37,416 · program services $37,416

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $6,299 · program services $6,299

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,234 · management and general $5,234

  • 24a · Other expenses: OUTREACH & ACTION

    total $51,805 · program services $51,805

  • 24b · Other expenses: STAFF DEVELOPMENT

    total $9,283 · program services $8,912 · management and general $371

  • 24c · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $7,487 · program services $5,840 · management and general $1,647

  • 24d · Other expenses: MEMBER AWARDS AND BENEF

    total $4,455 · program services $4,455

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,891 · program services $1,891

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $260,712 · end of year $231,492

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $795,450 · end of year $466,312

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $200,000 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $871 · end of year $613

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $9,234 · end of year $7,569

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

    $30,425

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

    $20,226

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $12,717 · end of year $10,199

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $11,056 · end of year $36,416

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $21 · end of year $3,386

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $11,056 · end of year $36,416

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,278,963 · end of year $712,799

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

BAYOU CITY WATERKEEPER PROTECTS THE WATERS AND PEOPLE OF THE HOUSTON REGION THROUGHBOLD LEGAL ACTION, COMMUNITY SCIENCE, AND CREATIVE, GRASSROOTS POLICY TO FURTHER JUSTICE, HEALTH,AND SAFETY FOR OUR REGION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

BAYOU CITY WATERKEEPER PROTECTS THE WATERS AND PEOPLE OF THE HOUSTON REGION THROUGH BOLD LEGAL ACTION, COMMUNITY SCIENCE, AND CREATIVE, GRASSROOTS POLICY TO FURTHER JUSTICE, HEALTH, AND SAFETY FOR OUR REGION.

  • ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION: COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND PARTNERSHIPS INCLUDING PRESENTATIONS, PUBLICATIONS, AND COLLABORATIONS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT CLEAN WATER, WETLANDS PROTECTIONS, INDUSTRIAL RISKS, AND HEALTH.

    Expenses $340,091

  • WATER POLLUTION ADVOCACY: RELATIONS WITH THE MEDIA, PRESS RELEASES, LETTERS AND OPINION PIECES FOR PUBLICATION. PARTICIPATING IN HEARINGS AND COMMENTING ON REGULATIONS. RELATIONS AND MEETINGS WITH OTHER KEY STAKEHOLDERS (E.G. INDUSTRY GROUPS, OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS AND LOCAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES).

    Expenses $309,173

  • WATER QUALITY RESEARCH: GATHER AND ANALYZE SCIENTIFIC, LEGAL OR REGULATORY INFORMATION, PREPARE COMMENTS, WRITE AND PUBLISH REPORTS RELATED TO WATER QUALITY ISSUES.

    Expenses $381,313

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Vanessa Toro Barragan

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Katy Butterwick

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lindsay Dofelmier

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Leah Chambers

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tanweer Kaleemullah

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jolea Payne

    BOARD PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Hugo Colon

    BOARD VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rachel Powers

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Libby Viera-Bland

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ayanna Jolivet McCloud

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $130,862
    From this org
    $122,999
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,863
    Hours/week
    40
  • Kristen Schlemmer

    LEGAL DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $115,612
    From this org
    $112,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,112
    Hours/week
    40
  • Minh Nguyen

    DEPUTY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $87,000
    From this org
    $87,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    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
2024
Filed
14 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202503189349305740

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