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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by PARTNERS FOR EDUCATION AGRICULTURE AND SUSTAINABILITY.

Totals

Total revenue
$906,012
Total expenses
$901,465
Contributions and grants received
$712,690
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$179,322
Investment income
$4,557
Other revenue
$9,443
Total assets, end of year
$322,813
Total liabilities, end of year
$16,053
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$306,760
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$769,350
Management and general expenses
$60,861
Fundraising expenses
$71,254
Program service expenses (Part III)
$769,350

Program services were 85.3% 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

    $177

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $220,499

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $492,014

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $20,433

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CAMP PROGRAMS

    total $33,501 · related or exempt $33,501

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPME

    total $39,621 · related or exempt $39,621

  • 2c · Program service revenue: SCHOOL DAY PROGRAMS

    total $106,200 · related or exempt $106,200

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $4,557 · related or exempt $4,557

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $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

    $9,443

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $9,443 · related or exempt $9,443

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $106,811 · program services $80,108 · management and general $10,681 · fundraising $16,022

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $600,815 · program services $529,173 · management and general $33,075 · fundraising $38,567

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $66,815 · program services $56,881 · management and general $4,885 · fundraising $5,049

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $52,954 · program services $45,591 · management and general $3,270 · fundraising $4,093

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $12,064 · program services $9,505 · management and general $1,914 · fundraising $645

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $23,475 · program services $19,913 · management and general $1,248 · fundraising $2,314

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,107 · program services $22 · fundraising $2,085

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,058 · program services $1,616 · management and general $347 · fundraising $95

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,604 · program services $2,417 · fundraising $187

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,782 · program services $543 · management and general $2,239

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES

    total $15,047 · program services $14,069 · fundraising $978

  • 24b · Other expenses: OUTSIDE SERVICES

    total $7,786 · program services $4,348 · management and general $3,181 · fundraising $257

  • 24c · Other expenses: BANK FEES

    total $3,548 · program services $2,565 · management and general $21 · fundraising $962

  • 24d · Other expenses: STAFF TRAINING

    total $2,599 · program services $2,599

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $95,058 · end of year $163,053

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $236,254 · end of year $156,510

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $8,335 · 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

    beginning of year $945 · end of year $2,013

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $6,418 · end of year $1,237

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $497

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $44,300 · end of year $16,053

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $81,705 · end of year $3,820

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $220,508 · end of year $302,940

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO CULTIVATE JOYFUL CONNECTIONS WITH THE NATURAL WORLD THROUGH OUTDOOR LEARNING AND EDIBLE EDUCATION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

WE ARE AN OUTDOOR LEARNING ORGANIZATION THAT PROVIDES DIRECT SERVICES TO SCHOOL COMMUNITIES.

  • PEAS OUTDOOR EDUCATION SPECIALISTS WORKED WITH TEACHERS AND OVER 3500 STUDENTS AT DOZENS OF CENTRAL TEXAS SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE NATURE-BASED, STANDARDS-ALIGNED LESSONS AND DEEPEN LEARNING IN SCIENCE, MATH, LANGUAGES, HEALTH AND NUTRITION THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR.

    Expenses $593,319 · Grants $118,500 · Revenue $123,353

  • PEAS PROVIDED EDIBLE EDUCATION PROGRAMS THROUGH WHICH MORE THAN 533 STUDENTS LEARNED THE FULL SOIL-TO-TABLE CYCLE AND GAINED AN UNDERSTANDING OF ECOLOGICAL INTERCONNECTION AND INTERDEPENDENCE. STUDENTS ENGAGED IN SENSORY DELIGHT OF PREPARING AND TASTING FRESH FOOD IN LESSONS THAT REINFORCE CORE ACADEMIC CONCEPTS.

    Expenses $168,033 · Grants $99,000 · Revenue $10,300

  • PEAS CONTINUED TO PLANT AND MAINTAIN THE COMMUNITY FARM AND URBAN ORCHARD IN SOUTH AUSTIN THAT IS DESIGNED TO FOSTER RELATIONSHIPS AND PROMOTE SUSTAINABILITY AND STEWARDSHIP THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION.

    Expenses $4,676 · Revenue $1,019

  • PEAS PROVIDED THREE FUN FILLED WEEKS OF SUMMER CAMP IN TWO LOCATIONS. CAMPS ENGAGED KIDS THROUGH AN ARRAY OF NATURE-BASED GAMES AND ACTIVITIES INCLUDING TENDING GARDENS, OUTDOOR ADVENTURE EXPLORATIONS, NATURE ART, PLANTING, GROWING, HARVESTING, PREPARING, EATING AND MORE!

    Expenses $2,727 · Revenue $33,227

  • PEAS CONTINUED TO CRAFT A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CURRICULUM AND PILOT WORKSHOPS FOR EDUCATORS. PEAS HELPED TO SUPPORT AND EXPAND OUTDOOR LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AT AREA SCHOOLS BY PROVIDING 855 HOURS OF MAINTENANCE AT SCHOOL GARDENS AND OUTDOOR LEARNING AREAS OF LOCAL SCHOOLS.

    Expenses $595 · Revenue $19,621

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

Listed in Part VII

  • LAUREN MAPLES

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $106,811
    From this org
    $101,950
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,861
    Hours/week
    45
  • NONA EVANS

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4
  • ELIJAH KELLEY

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • COLLEEN KETCHUM

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • BEKAH MATA

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • AZALIA RODRIGUEZ

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • TATIANNA CANNON

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • ZACHARY CARR

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • LAUREN VAY

    Director

    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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
17 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202532909349300048

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