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Texas Agricultural Land Trust

SAN ANTONIO, TX

Website

Total revenue

$27.8M

Total expenses

$23.4M

Net assets

$7.9M

Grants received

$15.7M

85 grants

EIN

260161807

Tax year

2024

Mission

To conserve the Texas heritage of agricultural lands, natural resources, and wildlife habitats.

Programs

1 program

TALT's education and outreach program is dedicated to empowering landowners with the knowledge and resources needed to make informed decisions about land conservation and succession planning. By focusing on the practical applications of conservation easements, TALT helps landowners understand how these tools can protect working lands, preserve family legacies, and support long-term land stewardship. Throughout the year, TALT engages with audiences across Texas through a variety of outreach channels, including in person events, digital media, and collaborative partnerships. (See Schedule O for continuation)

Expenses: $694K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$27.3M
Program service revenue$335K
Investment income$148K
Other revenue—
Total revenue$27.8M

Expenses

Grants paid—
Salaries & benefits$1.2M
Fundraising$117K
Other expenses$22.2M
Total expenses$23.4M
Total assets$8.0M
Net assets$7.9M

People

20 listed

NameRoleCompensation

Chad Ellis

Chief Executive Officer

Board

$164K

40 hrs/wk

Roel R Lopez

Secretary

Board

—

4 hrs/wk

Michael Conaway

Treasurer

Board

—

4 hrs/wk

David Alders

Board Member

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Sarah Nunley Biedenharn

Board Member

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Marshall Bowen

Board Member

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Deborah Clark

Board Member

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

David Crow

Board Member

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Charles Davidson

Board Member

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Russell Marshall

Chair

Board

—

4 hrs/wk

Kelly Langdon

Board Member

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Lindsey Lee

Board Member

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

James Oliver

Board Member

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Clay Richardson

Board Member

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

David K Waggoner

Board Member

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Fay Fitzsimons Walker

Board Member

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Jesse Womack

Board Member

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Tracy King

Board Member

Board

—

2 hrs/wk

Watt R Matthews

Vice Chair

Board

—

4 hrs/wk

Brandon E Bennett

Dir Additive Conservation/Legal Coun

Staff

$114K

38 hrs/wk

Grants received

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FromAmountPurposeYear
GREATER HOUSTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$1.8M
ENVIRONMENTAL
2024
The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation
$300K
To Secure and Share Land Legacies and Advocate for Private Lands Through the Texas Land Policy Center
2024
Meadows Foundation Inc
$250K
Toward supporting the facilitation of conservation easements to protect Texas' natural resources
2024
Texas Agricultural Land Trust Foundation
$235K
Monitoring, Forever Texas Fund Distribution
2024
ELMA DILL RUSSELL SPENCER FOUNDATION
$230K
CONSERVATION/EDUCATION
2024
THE HORIZON FOUNDATION
$200K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
The Knobloch Family Foundation
$111K
Parks Ranch, Goliad County, Texas: A Conservation Easement
2024
THE HORIZON FOUNDATION
$68K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
KICKAPOO SPRINGS FOUNDATION
$50K
OPERATIONS
2024
Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation
$35K
Toward the purposes of Ratcliff CBO
2024
FB DOANE FOUNDATION
$25K
GENERAL
2024
SHIELD-AYRES FOUNDATION
$20K
GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION
2024
ELMA DILL RUSSELL SPENCER FOUNDATION
$800K
CONSERVATION/EDUCATION
2023
KICKAPOO SPRINGS FOUNDATION
$750K
TALT ENDOWEMENT
2023
THE LEGETT FOUNDATION
$750K
CHARITABLE - ENDOWMENT SUPPORT
2023
STILL WATER FOUNDATION
$150K
CHARITABLE - FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
2023
Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation
$75K
Toward supporting historically underserved farmers and ranchers in preserving their land
2023
The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation
$75K
For Additive Conservation in Texas: Stacking Conservation Value
2023
JAMES A BUDDY DAVIDSON
$65K
CONSERVATION EASEMENTS
2023
Texas Agricultural Land Trust Foundation
$54K
Monitoring of conservation easement portfolio
2023
THE PERRY R BASS II FOUNDATION
$50K
TO HELP STOP THE DEVELOPMENT AND FRAGMENTATION OF TEXAS LAND, KEEP FARM AND RANCH FAMILIES WORKING THEIR LAND, AND PROTECT WILDLIFE HABITAT, CLEAN AIR, AND WATER FOR ALL TEXANS TO ENJOY.
2023
FB DOANE FOUNDATION
$25K
GENERAL
2023
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM
$13K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$7K
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
2023
LAURIE AND REED MORIAN FOUNDATION
$3K
ANNUAL DONATION
2023
THE O'CONNOR & HEWITT FOUNDATION
$2K
OPERATING FUNDS TO CONSERVE THE TEXAS HERITAGE OF AGRICULTURAL LANDS, NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE HABITATS.
2023
NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION
$5.4M
COASTAL HABITAT PROTECTION
2022
THE LEGETT FOUNDATION
$500K
CHARITABLE - ENDOWMENT SUPPORT
2022
KICKAPOO SPRINGS FOUNDATION
$500K
ENDOWMENT SUPPORT
2022
STILL WATER FOUNDATION
$325K
CHARITABLE - FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT.
2022
The Ewing Halsell Foundation
$300K
Program Support
2022
ELMA DILL RUSSELL SPENCER FOUNDATION
$250K
CONSERVATION/EDUCATION
2022
THE PERRY R BASS II FOUNDATION
$110K
TO HELP STOP THE DEVELOPMENT AND FRAGMENTATION OF TEXAS LAND, KEEP FARM AND RANCH FAMILIES WORKING THEIR LAND, AND PROTECT WILDLIFE HABITAT, CLEAN AIR, AND WATER FOR ALL TEXANS TO ENJOY.
2022
Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation
$75K
Toward supporting historically underserved farmers and ranchers in preserving their land
2022
THE HORIZON FOUNDATION
$75K
CHARITABLE OPERATIONS
2022
Texas Agricultural Land Trust Foundation
$48K
General support
2022
THE DIXON WATER FOUNDATION
$25K
LAND MANAGEMENT
2022
SHIELD-AYRES FOUNDATION
$15K
GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION
2022
LAND TRUST ALLIANCE INC
$13K
CAPACITY-BUILDING
2022
COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS INC
$10K
THIS GRANT IS DESIGNATED FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
2022
CLIF FAMILY FOUNDATION
$10K
Safeguard the Environment and Natural Resources
2022
THE ROSEWOOD FOUNDATION
$10K
GENERAL USE
2022
LAURIE AND REED MORIAN FOUNDATION
$8K
Forever Texas Fund
2022
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$6K
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
2022
Bamert Seeds for Success Foundation
$2K
General & Unrestricted
2022
The Ewing Halsell Foundation
$300K
Program Support
2021
THE PERRY R BASS II FOUNDATION
$40K
TO HELP STOP THE DEVELOPMENT AND FRAGMENTATION OF TEXAS LAND, KEEP FARM AND RANCH FAMILIES WORKING THEIR LAND, AND PROTECT WILDLIFE HABITAT, CLEAN AIR, AND WATER FOR ALL TEXANS TO ENJOY.
2021
Texas Agricultural Land Trust Foundation
$29K
General support
2021
SHIELD-AYRES FOUNDATION
$15K
GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION
2021
LAURIE AND REED MORIAN FOUNDATION
$3K
GENERAL OPERATING FUND
2021
Joseph & Martye Rubin Foundation
$1K
Operating fund
2021
The Ewing Halsell Foundation
$300K
Program Support
2020
ELMA DILL RUSSELL SPENCER FOUNDATION
$260K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2020
The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation
$80K
Landowner outreach and advocacy efforts in the Greater Big Bend/Trans-Pecos region
2020
Jacob and Terese Hershey Foundation
$50K
Open V Easement
2020
Meadows Foundation Inc
$50K
Toward supporting the resiliency of Texas landscapes to drought, floods and other impacts of climate change
2020
THE PERRY R BASS II FOUNDATION
$35K
TO HELP STOP THE DEVELOPMENT AND FRAGMENTATION OF TEXAS LAND, KEEP FARM AND RANCH FAMILIES WORKING THEIR LAND, AND PROTECT WILDLIFE HABITAT, CLEAN AIR, AND WATER FOR ALL TEXANS TO ENJOY.
2020
Texas Agricultural Land Trust Foundation
$25K
General support
2020
JAMES A BUDDY DAVIDSON
$25K
OUTREACH PROGRAMS
2020
LAND TRUST ALLIANCE INC
$18K
CAPACITY-BUILDING
2020
LAND TRUST ALLIANCE INC
$18K
CAPACITY-BUILDING
2020
NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION
$16K
GULF ENV BENEFIT FUND
2020
SHIELD-AYRES FOUNDATION
$15K
GENERAL SUPPORT OF THE ORGANIZATION
2020
THE ROSEWOOD FOUNDATION
$10K
GENERAL USE
2020
Simple Generosity Foundation
$9K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$6K
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
2020
CLIF FAMILY FOUNDATION
$5K
PROTECTING EARTH'S BEAUTY AND BOUNTY
2020
LAURIE AND REED MORIAN FOUNDATION
$3K
GENERAL OPERATING FUND
2020
JAMES & SUSAN MARTIN CHARITABLE TR
$500
UNRESTRICTED
2020
ELMA DILL RUSSELL SPENCER FOUNDATION
$125K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2019
The Ewing Halsell Foundation
$100K
Program Support
2019
NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION
$40K
VARIOUS CONSERVATION
2019
THE PERRY R BASS II FOUNDATION
$20K
TO SUPPORT THE FOREVER TEXAS FUND.
2019
Texas Agricultural Land Trust Foundation
$17K
General support
2019
THE PERRY R BASS II FOUNDATION
$10K
TO HELP STOP THE DEVELOPMENT AND FRAGMENTATION OF TEXAS LAND, KEEP FARM AND RANCH FAMILIES WORKING THEIR LAND, AND PROTECT WILDLIFE HABITAT, CLEAN AIR, AND WATER FOR ALL TEXANS TO ENJOY.
2019
THE WILLIAM STAMPS FARISH FUND
$10K
HOUSTON AREA ACTIVITIES
2019
LIBRA FOUNDATION
$100
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2019
NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION
$39K
Conservation of Working
2018
LAND TRUST ALLIANCE INC
$16K
CAPACITY-BUILDING
2018
Texas Agricultural Land Trust Foundation
$12K
General support
2018
CLIVE AND KATHRYN RUNNELLS FOUNDATION
$1K
TO CONSERVE THE TEXAS HERITAGE OF AGRICULTURAL LANDS, WILDLIFE HABITATS AND NATURAL RESOURCES.
2018
The Ewing Halsell Foundation
$100K
Operational support
2017
NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION
$35K
Conservation of Working
2017
THE PERRY R BASS II FOUNDATION
$10K
TO HELP STOP THE DEVELOPMENT AND FRAGMENTATION OF TEXAS LAND, KEEP FARM AND RANCH FAMILIES WORKING THEIR LAND, AND PROTECT WILDLIFE HABITAT, CLEAN AIR, AND WATER FOR ALL TEXANS TO ENJOY.
2017
Joseph & Martye Rubin Foundation
$250
Operating fund
2017

Funded by

$15.7M from 33 funders · 85 grants · 2017–2024

National Fish And Wildlife Foundation

$5.6M · 5 grants · 2017–2022

Greater Houston Community Foundation

$1.8M · 1 grant · 2024

Elma Dill Russell Spencer Foundation

$1.7M · 5 grants · 2019–2024

Kickapoo Springs Foundation

$1.3M · 3 grants · 2022–2024

The Legett Foundation

$1.3M · 2 grants · 2022–2023

The Ewing Halsell Foundation

$1.1M · 5 grants · 2017–2022

Still Water Foundation

$475K · 2 grants · 2022–2023

The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation

$455K · 3 grants · 2020–2024

Details

EIN260161807
NTEE codeC34
Subsection03
Ruling date2007-12
Formed2007
Employees12
Volunteers18
TEXAS AGRICULTURAL LAND TRUST — Mission, Financials & Grants Received | Grantivo