- Revenue 2025
- $20,491,336
- Expenses 2025
- $24,482,486
Program services were 86.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- U50
- Classification
- 2000
- Street
- 1700 UNIVERSITY DR
These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
EXPLORE, DISCOVER, ENGAGE: WE EXPLORE THE CRITICALLY IMPORTANT WORLD OF PLANTS, COLLABORATE TO DISCOVER THE ROLE THEY PLAY IN OUR CULTURAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS, AND ENGAGE PEOPLE TO CONSERVE NATURE AND IMPROVE THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE.
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GARDEN. EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2020, THE BOTANICAL INSTITUTE OF TEXAS (BRIT) ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF FORT WORTH TO MANAGE THE FORT WORTH BOTANIC GARDEN (FWBG). FWBG IS A 110-ACRE BOTANIC GARDEN ADJACENT TO BRIT IN THE CULTURAL DISTRICT OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS. THE GARDEN IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND CONTAINS VARIOUS HORTICULTURAL DISPLAYS INCLUDING A JAPANESE GARDEN AND A ROSE GARDEN. IN ADDITION TO INDIVIDUAL VISITATION, THE GARDEN IS ALSO USED FOR MANY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS.
Expenses $17,197,327 · Revenue $2,229,581
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RESEARCH. BRIT'S RESEARCH PROGRAM IS THE FOUNDATIONAL ACTIVITY UPON WHICH THE INSTITUTE ACHIEVES ITS MISSION. BRIT ACTS AS A CATALYST WITHIN THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY TO ADDRESS GLOBALLY CHALLENGING PROBLEMS BY USING VARIOUS BOTANICAL LENSES (TAXONOMY, ECOLOGICAL/ENVIRONMENTAL, AND GENOMICS). RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY BRITMAKES THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE, SOMETIMES DIRECTLY THROUGH IMPROVEMENTS TO LIFE AND SOMETIMES INDIRECTLY THROUGH INCREASING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD WHICH ALLOWS US TO BECOME MORE RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS OF THE PLANET.
Expenses $1,348,356
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EDUCATION. BRIT DEVELOPS AND PRESENTS NUMEROUS EDUCATION PROGRAMS COVERING VARIOUS TOPICS IN BOTANY, ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION. PROGRAMS ARE PRESENTED TO VARIOUS GROUPS INCLUDING EDUCATORS, STUDENTS AND THE PUBLIC. THE BRIT SEED (SCIENCE-BASED EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION DESIGN) SCHOOL FOR EDUCATORS INSPIRES AND SUPPORTS EDUCATORS IN CONNECTING CHILDREN TO NATURE THROUGH THE USE OF OUTDOOR CLASSROOMS, NATURE ANDURBAN ENVIRONMENTS. BRIT PROVIDES CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES THAT COMBINE RESEARCH-BASED BEST PRACTICES WITH HANDS-ON, REAL WORLD LEARNING THROUGH OUTDOOR INQUIRY, PLACE-BASED EDUCATION AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TEACHING.
Expenses $1,222,021 · Revenue $169,783
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COLLECTIONS. The cornerstone of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas is its Herbarium and botanical library. BRIT's herbarium, a collection of more than one million dried plant specimens representing much of Earth's plant diversity, is among the largest in the United States. BRIT's collections-based research provides information for conservation purposes and is a resource for research scientists, students, teachers, plant enthusiasts, gardeners, hospitals, and many others. BRIT's plant collections and educational programs are open to the public to help fulfill our mission to achieve public understanding of the value that plants bring to life.
Expenses $872,530
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PRESS. In addition to the specific programs described on lines 4A, 4B, and 4C, BRIT publishes the Journal of Botanical Research of Texas (JBRIT), which presents research from BRIT researchers as well as leading researchers from other organizations throughout the world. BRIT also publishes monographs and botanical books such as the Illustrated Flora of North Texas and the Illustrated Flora of East Texas which are leading works in botanical education in Texas.
Expenses $441,796 · Revenue $151,752
As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Officers and directors · 2025
As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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Patrick Newman
CEO
- Total calculated
- $461,090
- From this org
- $419,378
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $41,712
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $371,378
- Bonus
- $48,000
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $17,250
- Nontaxable benefits
- $24,462
- Filer's total
- $461,090
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Keri Barfield
CFO
- Total calculated
- $154,501
- From this org
- $132,927
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $21,574
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $132,927
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $6,883
- Nontaxable benefits
- $14,691
- Filer's total
- $154,501
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Peter Fritsch
VP of Research
- Total calculated
- $153,865
- From this org
- $129,066
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $24,799
- Hours/week
- 50
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $129,066
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $6,763
- Nontaxable benefits
- $18,036
- Filer's total
- $153,865
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Sara Richardson
VP of Advance.
- Total calculated
- $139,172
- From this org
- $124,227
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $14,945
- Hours/week
- 50
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Bob Byers
VP Spec Project
- Total calculated
- $132,850
- From this org
- $117,748
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $15,102
- Hours/week
- 50
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Ashton Faulds
VP of Marketing
- Total calculated
- $111,782
- From this org
- $107,015
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $4,767
- Hours/week
- 50
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Ms Carole Jordan
member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Mrs Elizabeth McCarthy
Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mr Derick Mesch
Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Ms Debbie Morrison
member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Ms Dana Burghdoff
Adv. Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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MR GREG BIRD
member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Mr Ed Bass
Board VP Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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MR CRAIG HAMILTON
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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DR R NOWELL DONOVAN
Dir of Emeritus
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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MR G CLARK KEMBLE
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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MR MICHAEL MALONE
member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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MR WILLIAM BRENTLINGER
Imm. Pst Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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MR STEVEN BRAUER JR
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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MR KACEY CORNELIUS
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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MS KRISTIN ODOM
Board Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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MS ELIZABETH Cornelsen
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Mr John Avila
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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MS DEBBIE REYNOLDS
member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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MS ESTELA MARTINEZ
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
The first 25 listed. 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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
-
2025
- Revenue
- $20,491,336
- Expenses
- $24,482,486
- Contributions
- $10,570,547
- Grants paid
- $0
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2023
- Revenue
- $18,995,939
- Expenses
- $15,200,002
- Contributions
- $13,444,975
- Grants paid
- $0
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2022
- Revenue
- $19,151,570
- Expenses
- $14,748,630
- Contributions
- $13,251,947
- Grants paid
- $0
The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.
Other returns filed
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2023 · 990-T
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- not reported
- Assets (EOY)
- not reported
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2022 · 990-T
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- not reported
- Assets (EOY)
- not reported
-
2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $12,840,800
- Expenses
- $10,977,263
- Assets (EOY)
- $6,415,209
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2021 · 990-T
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- not reported
- Assets (EOY)
- not reported
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $8,144,757
- Expenses
- $6,443,191
- Assets (EOY)
- $4,148,007
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2020 · 990-T
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- not reported
- Assets (EOY)
- not reported
-
2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $9,187,104
- Expenses
- $5,092,726
- Assets (EOY)
- $2,980,821
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2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $5,346,439
- Expenses
- $5,476,874
- Assets (EOY)
- $22,987,571
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $5,289,756
- Expenses
- $5,266,139
- Assets (EOY)
- $83,296,284
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2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $4,943,652
- Expenses
- $4,877,602
- Assets (EOY)
- $77,069,732
Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.
Grants made
No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.
Grants received
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$3,116,506
2025 Support
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$2,828,919
2023 BRIT FOUNDATION IS A SUPPORT ORGANIZATION OF BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TEXAS AND HOLDS INVESTMENTS FOR THE DIRECT BENEFIT OF BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TEXAS.
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$2,777,256
2024 BRIT FOUNDATION IS A SUPPORT ORGANIZATION OF BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TEXAS AND HOLDS INVESTMENTS FOR THE DIRECT BENEFIT OF BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TEXAS.
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$2,475,775
2022 BRIT FOUNDATION IS A SUPPORT ORGANIZATION OF BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TEXAS AND HOLDS INVESTMENTS FOR THE DIRECT BENEFIT OF BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TEXAS.
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COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTH TEXAS
$1,000,000
2022 FOR PLEDGE PAYMENT 5 OF 6 FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE BAKER MARTIN FAMILY GARDEN
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COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTH TEXAS
$1,000,000
2022 FOR PLEDGE PAYMENT 3 OF 6 FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE BAKER MARTIN FAMILY GARDEN
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COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTH TEXAS
$1,000,000
2022 FOR PLEDGE PAYMENT 4 OF 6 FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE BAKER MARTIN FAMILY GARDEN
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COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTH TEXAS
$500,000
2022 FOR PLEDGE PAYMENT 6 OF 6 FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE BAKER MARTIN FAMILY GARDEN
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$337,000
2023 BEAUTIFICATION OF FWBG IN TEXAS
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$330,000
2022 DONATION TO HELP THE BEAUTIFICATION OF THE FORT WORTH BOTANIC GARDEN IN TEXAS AND TO HELP PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF HORTICULTURE IN THE AREA.
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Related organizations
From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
Declared on its 2025 return
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501(C)(3) · Holds Endowment Fund · TX
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501(C)(3) · Holds Building · TX
Declared as related by
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On its 2025 return
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On its 2025 return
Other IRS files
Auto-Revocation List
Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.
Publication 78
Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.
These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.
What this page reflects
The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2025, the newest we have parsed for this organization.