Civic Intelligence

Big Bend Conservation Alliance

990EZ • Fiscal year 2018 • EIN 47-3670796

Jan 01, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018 • Filed on Apr 29, 2019

Organization ProfileN/A
PO Box 1721Alpine, TX 79831

(512) 351-0259

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

61st percentile

0.01x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 61% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Liabilities / Revenue

61st percentile

0.00x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 61% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Net Margin

91st percentile

49%

Higher net margin than 91% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Top Officer Pay

76th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 76% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Asset Growth

96th percentile

252%

Faster asset growth than 96% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Revenue Growth

96th percentile

187%

Faster revenue growth than 96% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets61st percentile

Assets

Up

$110,868

Up $79,384 (+252%) from 2017

Net Assets

$110,206

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

Up

$662

Up $662 from 2017

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue61st percentileNet Margin91st percentile

Revenue

Up

$159,406

Up $103,782 (+187%) from 2017

Expenses

Up

$80,684

Up $36,555 (+83%) from 2017

Net Income

Up

$78,722

Up $67,227 (+585%) from 2017

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth96th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$1.0M$500K$0Assets 2017: $31,484Liabilities 2017: $02017Assets 2018: $110,868Liabilities 2018: $662Net Assets 2018: $110,2062018Assets 2019: $152,124Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $152,1242019Assets 2020: $236,290Liabilities 2020: $129Net Assets 2020: $236,1612020Assets 2021: $297,688Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $297,6882021Assets 2022: $354,991Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $354,9912022Assets 2023: $818,042Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $818,0422023Assets 2024: $577,296Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $577,2962024

Highlighted filing

2018

Assets$110,868
Liabilities$662
Net Assets$110,206
Open 2018 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth96th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$1.0M$500K$0-$500KRevenue 2017: $55,624Expenses 2017: $44,129Net Income 2017: $11,4952017Revenue 2018: $159,406Expenses 2018: $80,684Net Income 2018: $78,7222018Revenue 2019: $150,877Expenses 2019: $108,959Net Income 2019: $41,9182019Revenue 2020: $265,699Expenses 2020: $181,662Net Income 2020: $84,0372020Revenue 2021: $176,863Expenses 2021: $115,336Net Income 2021: $61,5272021Revenue 2022: $342,132Expenses 2022: $279,554Net Income 2022: $62,5782022Revenue 2023: $996,197Expenses 2023: $539,244Net Income 2023: $456,9532023Revenue 2024: $197,362Expenses 2024: $444,420Net Income 2024: -$247,0582024

Highlighted filing

2018

Revenue$159,406
Expenses$80,684
Net Income$78,722
Open 2018 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
Signed
Apr 29, 2019
Return Version
2018v3.1
Gross Receipts
$159,406
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Conservation of West Texas Resources

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Land Program: Maintaining legal standing in BBCA vs. FERC, which claimed that FERC violated NEPA lawin permitting of the Trans-Pecos Pipeline. The goal of the suit was to protect the natural resources and peopleof the Big Bend Region from damage and depletion due to lack of environmental oversight.$0$34,980
Growth and Industrial Development Program: BBCA worked with WolfbirdProductions to produce video pieces to educate people across the US about issues pertaining to the natural and cultural resources as well as private property rights in the Big Bend region.$0$33,945
Water Program:BBCA provided educational resources regarding groundwater qualityand quantity to the people of West Texas. This included involvement in groundwater meetings, regular newspaper columns explaining groundwater science/management,educational materials,and the annual West Tx Water Symposium in Alpine, TX$0$11,759
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay76th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Trey GerfersPresidentPT$0--
Joselyn FenstermacherVice PresidentPT$0--
Matthew LaraSecretaryPT$0--
Margaret ShugartTreasurerPT$0--
Adeline FoxBoard MemberPT$0--
Amy HardbergerBoard MemberPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Big Bend Conservation Alliance
EIN
47-3670796
Phone
5123510259
Address
PO Box 1721, Alpine, TX 79831

Signing Officer

Name
James D Newsom
Title
Executive Director
Phone
5123510259
Signed
2019-04-29

Preparer

Firm
Laura L Lannom CPA PC
Address
301 E Cemetery Rd, Fort Davis, TX 79734
Preparer
Laura L Lannom
Phone
4324263302
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 8

“Misc income 310.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Advertising 6563.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Supplies 4548.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Website 1294.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Insurance 441.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Travel and Meetings 1119.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Misc 423.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Prior Period Adjustment 98.”

Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 26

“Payroll Liabilities 662.”

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Filings

Displayed year

2018 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$110,868
Liabilities
$662
Net assets
$110,206
Revenue
$159,406
Expenses
$80,684
Net income
$78,722
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$5.77$0.00$5.77$1.97$4.44$2.47
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$8.18$0.00$8.18$9.96$5.39$4.57
2022Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$3.55$0.00$3.55$3.42$2.80$0.63
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.98$0.00$2.98$1.77$1.15$0.62
2020Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$2.36$0.00$2.36$2.66$1.82$0.84
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.52$0.00$1.52$1.51$1.09$0.42
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.11$0.01$1.10$1.59$0.81$0.79
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.31$0.00$0.56$0.44$0.11