NonprofitsHouston Wilderness Inc

Environment

Houston Wilderness Inc

HOUSTON, TX

Total revenue

$1.1M

Total expenses

$970K

Net assets

$970K

Grants received

$2.1M

71 grants

EIN

421573695

Tax year

2024

Mission

Houston wilderness works with a broad-based alliance of business, environmental and government interests to protect and promote the 10 diverse ecoregions of the 13+ county area around houston, galveston bay, and the gulf of mexico, including coastal prairies, forests, and waterways.

Programs

3 programs

THE RIVERINE TARGETED USE OF BUYOUTS (TUBS) PROGRAM - The pioneering Riverine Targeted Use of Buyouts (Riverine TUBs) Program is an innovative approach to coastal resilience and hazard mitigation through a long-term strategy for habitually flooded properties to be 1) purchased by respective regional counties or municipalities, 2) held by the county or municipality - with maintenance/enhancement MOUs with community partners or transferred to a state agency or NGO for fee-simple ownership, and 3) enhanced with native bioswales, large-scale native trees/plants, replaced coastal wetlands, and other types of nature-based infrastructure techniques.

Expenses: $492K

GULF HOUSTON REGIONAL CONSERVATION PLAN Facilitated by Houston Wilderness, the Gulf-Houston Regional Conservatin Plan ("RCP") is a long-term collaborative of environmental, business, and governmental entities working together to implement an ecosystem continuity and connectivity plan for the Gulf-Houston region through implementation of three key goals for enhanced resilience and nature-based infrastructure. Ecoregions Affected: All 10 ecoregions Ecosystem Services Enhanced/Utilized: Air & Water Quality, Water Absorption (flood abatement), Carbon Sequestration, Wildlife Habitat, Urban Heat Island Reduction, Ecotourism, Erosion Control, Energy savings

Expenses: $90K

Set native seed mix programexpenses $ 59,651 grants $ 0 revenue $ 0super trees for sustainabilityexpenses $ 22,468 grants $ 0 revenue $ 0 gcq & passports programexpenses $ 21,834 grants $ 0 revenue $ 0 other programsexpenses $ 14,038 grants $ 0 revenue $ 0

Expenses: $117K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$1.2M
Program service revenue
Investment income$3K
Other revenue
Total revenue$1.1M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$571K
Fundraising$57K
Other expenses$399K
Total expenses$970K
Total assets$1.0M
Net assets$970K

People

25 listed

NameRoleCompensation

DEBORAH JANUARY-BEVERS

PRESIDENT & CEO

Board

$176K

37 hrs/wk

RUSS POPPE

2ND VICE CHAIR

Board

10 hrs/wk

BILL PROUT

SECRETARY/TREASURER

Board

10 hrs/wk

GRACIELA GILARDONI

CHAIR

Board

10 hrs/wk

CHAVONNE SLOVAK

GGQ/PASSPORT COMMITTEE CHA

Board

10 hrs/wk

MATT STAHMAN

DIRECTOR

Board

7 hrs/wk

KEIJI ASAKURA

BOARD AFFAIRS COMMITTEE CH

Board

10 hrs/wk

DR DANIEL PRICE

DIRECTOR

Board

7 hrs/wk

BILL EVANS

DIRECTOR

Board

7 hrs/wk

JIM BOONE

DIRECTOR

Board

7 hrs/wk

LESLIE BERARDO CPA

DIRECTOR

Board

7 hrs/wk

SYDNEY MURPHY

DIRECTOR

Board

7 hrs/wk

PHILLIP GOODWIN

DIRECTOR

Board

7 hrs/wk

ED EMMETT

DIRECTOR

Board

7 hrs/wk

LARS N ZETTERSTROM

1ST VICE CHAIR

Board

10 hrs/wk

JENNIFER RONK

DIRECTOR

Board

7 hrs/wk

DR SAM BRODY

DIRECTOR

Board

7 hrs/wk

EVAN HOFMANN

DIRECTOR

Board

7 hrs/wk

JASON FULLER

DIRECTOR

Board

7 hrs/wk

ANDREW ROBERTS

DIRECTOR

Board

7 hrs/wk

TIMOTHY VAIL

DIRECTOR

Board

7 hrs/wk

JED APLACA

DIRECTOR

Board

7 hrs/wk

TANYA JUSTICE

DIRECTOR

Board

7 hrs/wk

MADELLINE MATHIS

DIRECTOR

Board

7 hrs/wk

CLEO JOHNSON-MCLAUGHLIN

DIRECTOR

Board

7 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 71 of 71

FromAmountPurposeYear
$100K
Continued Progress and Expansion of Riverine (TUBs)
2024
$10K
General support
2024
$10K
2025 Annual Luncheon
2024
$10K
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
2024
$10K
Toward promoting the use of native grass seed mix for southeast Texas
2024
$5K
General & Unrestricted
2024
$5K
COMMUNITY WELLBEING
2024
$1K
Great Green Quest and Wilderness Passport
2024
$500
CONTINUING OPERATIONS
2024
$317K
NATIVE TREES PLANTING & BIOSWALES FOR RESILIENCE
2023
$200K
Riverine Targeted Use-of-Buyouts (TUBs) Program
2023
$100K
Toward preserving the coastline along the Houston Ship Channel through large-scale, targeted native tree plantings
2023
$36K
To work with a variety of businesses environmental and government interest to protect and promote the 10 diverse ecoregions of the 13+ county area around Greater Houston Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico including coastal prairies forests wetlands and waterways.
2023
$10K
FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION PROGRAMS
2023
$10K
General support
2023
$10K
Conservation
2023
$10K
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
2023
$5K
Houston Ship Channel Trees
2023
$5K
General & Unrestricted
2023
$4K
TOWARDS SUPPORT OF THE CONTINUED LARGE-SCALE NATIVE TREE PLANTINGS ALONG THE HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL.
2023
$3K
Unrestricted Support
2023
$131K
COASTAL RESILIENCE
2022
$20K
REGIONAL CONSERVATION PLAN
2022
$10K
charitable
2022
$10K
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
2022
$10K
General Support
2022
$10K
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2022
$5K
General & Unrestricted
2022
$5K
General & Unrestricted
2022
$4K
To work with a variety of businesses environmental and government interest to protect and promote the 10 diverse ecoregions of the 13+ county area around Greater Houston Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico including coastal prairies forests wetlands and waterways.
2022
$3K
Various
2022
$3K
CHARITABLE
2022
$2K
CONTINUING OPERATIONS
2022
$13K
RESTORING RIPARIAN HABITAT
2021
$10K
Program Support
2021
$6K
To work with variety of business environmental and government interest to protect and promote the 10 diverse ecoregions of the 13+ county area around Greater Houston Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico including coastal prairies forests wetlands and waterways.
2021
$3K
TO SUPPORT THE PROTECTION OF HOUSTON'S ECOLOGICAL CAPITAL
2021
$3K
The Great Green Quest GGQ
2021
$3K
CHARITABLE
2021
$69K
CONSERVATION PROJECTS
2020
$25K
Gulf-Houston Regional Conservation Plan
2020
$25K
This grant is in support of Houston Wilderness operations and the 2021 Annual Luncheon.
2020
$10K
FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION PROGRAMS
2020
$10K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2020
$10K
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2020
$5K
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2020
$5K
Host Committee - 2021 Annual Luncheon, from Mr. Richard W. Weekley
2020
$5K
TOWARDS SUPPORT OF GENERAL OPERATIONS.
2020
$5K
General & Unrestricted
2020
$3K
TO SUPPORT THE PROTECTION OF HOUSTON'S ECOLOGICAL CAPITAL
2020
$3K
CHARITABLE
2020
$1K
2020 Luncheon, the donor advisor will not be attending
2020
$500
CONTINUING OPERATIONS
2020
$89K
VARIOUS CONSERVATION
2019
$1K
CHARITABLE
2019
$274K
Various Conservation Proj
2018
$32K
Host Committee - 2019 Annual Luncheon
2018
$5K
TO SUPPORT THE PROTECTION OF HOUSTON'S ECOLOGICAL CAPITAL
2018
$4K
FOR PROGRAMS, SERVICES AND RELATED EXPENSES
2018
$1K
DONATION
2018
$1K
GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2018
$309K
Various Conservation Proj
2017

Funded by

$2.1M from 28 funders · 71 grants · 2017–2024

National Fish And Wildlife Foundation

$1.2M · 7 grants · 2017–2023

The Brown Foundation Inc

$328K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Greater Houston Community Foundation

$167K · 8 grants · 2018–2024

Meadows Foundation Inc

$100K · 1 grant · 2023

John P McGovern Foundation

$70K · 7 grants · 2020–2024

Apache Foundation

$46K · 3 grants · 2021–2023

Albert And Margaret Alkek Foundation

$30K · 3 grants · 2022–2024

The Tapeats Fund

$25K · 5 grants · 2020–2024

Details

EIN421573695
NTEE codeC32
Subsection03
Ruling date2003-06
Formed2002
Employees13
Volunteers833
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