Parks and Wildlife Foundation of Texas

“While the full board has minutes at each meeting, there are few committee meetings and these do not have minutes. The executive committee does not take minutes due to confidentiality.”

“The controller and/or finance director review the form 990 and compares numbers to internal financials. The executive director, along with the finance committee, including the chairman of the board, review the form 990 before it is filed. The form 990 is provided to the board before it is filed.”

“The board and officers sign an annual statement declaring any potential conflicts of interest every year. The office manager collects these statements and reviews them. If there is any conflict the office manager would pass on to the controller for further investigation. If a conflict is found to exist, the conflicted member will abstain from voting and remove themselves from the board room during discussions.”

“The process to determine the compensation for the executive director includes the review and approval of the compensation by comparability data, and contemporaneous substantiation of the deliberation and decisions, and review and approval of the executive committee. Normally in august or september each year the executive director reviews all key employee's salary and performance. All reviews are documented in the employee's hr files. In 2022, the executive director retired so no review was needed.”

“The organization makes its governing documents and conflict of interest policy available to the public upon request. The audited financial statements and the form 990 are available on its website.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: TPWFs Lead program seeks to advance the capabilities of the Texas Game Wardens who have watched over the lands, waters, wildlife, and people of Texas for over 125 years. Every year Texas Game Wardens patrol over 10 million miles by vehicle and 160,000 hours by boat, facing challenges as unique as the 254 counties they serve. With more than 550 commissioned peace officers throughout the state, game wardens tirelessly lead the way in critical search and rescue operations; render aid during times of natural disaster like hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, and wildfires; and provide conservation enforcement and education for fishing, hunting, and boating. Texas Game Wardens are widely recognized as the best trained corps of conservation officers in the nation, and 2022 marked the 5th anniversary of TPWFs successful Gear Up for Game Wardens program. Since its launch in 2017, Gear Up for Game Wardens has outfitted game wardens across Texas with specialized equipment ranging from thermal search and rescue drones and side-scan sonar units to custom-outfitted ATVs and UTVs for off-road patrols, and even custom-made skiffs for shallow-water patrols and seagrass regulation enforcement. The program has now raised over $3.9 million and procured and put into service an estimated value of $4.3 million in specialty equipment for game wardens in every region of the state.”