2024-05-14T10:41:57-05:00 2023-06-30 721396621 CARR RIGGS & INGRAM LLC TWO RIVERWAY 15TH FLOOR HOUSTON TX 77056 990 2022-07-01 421573695 HOUSTON WILDERNESS INC HOUS 7135247330 1334 BRITTMOORE ROAD SUITE 2804 HOUSTON TX 77043 DEBORAH JANUARY-BEVERS PRESIDENT & CEO 7135247330 2024-05-14 1 DEBORAH JANUARY-BEVERS 999009999 0 KRISTEN SIMPSON P01268482 7136218090 2024-03-11 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z DEBORAH JANUARY-BEVERS 1334 BRITTMOORE ROAD SUITE 2804 HOUSTON TX 77043 763844 0 X WWW.HOUSTONWILDERNESS.ORG X 2002 TX 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, WETLANDS, AND WATERWAYS. 28 28 12 479 0 0 612239 762462 0 0 433 1382 0 -30903 612672 732941 0 0 0 0 440849 480607 0 0 91968 259319 281727 700168 762334 -87496 -29393 645774 597999 28865 10072 616909 587927 X 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, WETLANDS, AND WATERWAYS. 0 0 134611 HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL TREES & RIPARIAN ENHANCEMENT OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES (HSC TREES) PROGRAM - A MULTI-YEAR COLLABORATIVE PROJECT BY HOUSTON WILDERNESS, TREES FOR HOUSTON, PORT OF HOUSTON AUTHORITY, CITY OF HOUSTON HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND BUFFALO BAYOU PARTNERSHIP FOCUSED ON LARGE-SCALE TREE PLANTINGS ALONG LOWER BUFFALO BAYOU, LOWER BRAYS BAYOU AND 25 MILES OF THE HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL, TARGETING NATIVE TREE SPECIES THAT ARE RANKED IN PRIORITY BASED ON THEIR RESPECTIVE LEVELS OF AIR POLLUTION ABSORPTION (INCLUDING CO2, GHGS AND PM) AS WELL AS WATER ABSORPTION AND EROSION CONTROL. THE REMOVAL AND PLANTING PHASES OF THE PROJECT PROVIDE A MULTITUDE OF ECOSYSTEM SERVICES INCLUDING INCREASED AIR & WATER QUALITY, INCREASED NUTRIENT CYCLING & OXYGEN PRODUCTION AND IMPROVED AESTHETIC FOR THIS HIGH-NEED AREA. 38429 EIGHT-COUNTY GULF-HOUSTON REGIONAL CONSERVATION PLAN FACILITATED BY HOUSTON WILDERNESS, THE GULF-HOUSTON REGIONAL CONSERVATION PLAN (GULF-HOUSTON RCP) IS A LONG-TERM COLLABORATIVE OF ENVIRONMENTAL, BUSINESS, AND GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES WORKING TOGETHER TO IMPLEMENT RESILIENCE PLAN FOR THE GULF-HOUSTON REGION. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING A UNIQUE ONLINE INTERACTIVE DATABASE OF ALL TARGETED NATURE-BASED INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS TAKING PLACE IN THE REGION, THE THREE KEY GOALS OF THE EIGHT-COUNTY GULF-HOUSTON RCP INCLUDE: (1) INCREASING THE CURRENT 15.6% IN PROTECTED/PRESERVED LAND IN THE EIGHT-COUNTY REGION TO 24% OF LAND COVERAGE BY 2040, (2) INCREASING AND SUPPORTING THE REGION-WIDE LAND MANAGEMENT EFFORTS TO INSTALL NATURE-BASED STABILIZATION TECHNIQUES, SUCH AS LOW-IMPACT DEVELOPMENT, LIVING SHORELINES, AND BIOSWALES, TO 50% OF LAND COVERAGE BY 2040, AND (3) PROVIDING RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY FOR AN INCREASE OF 0.4% ANNUALLY IN AIR QUALITY OFFSETS THROUGH CARBON ABSORPTION IN NATIVE SOILS, PLANTS, TREES, AND OYSTER REEFS THROUGHOUT THE EIGHT COUNTY REGION 297270 COLLABORATIVE GRANT ORGANIZING PROGRAM--HOUSTON WILDERNESS WORKS WITH MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDERS AND FEDERAL/STATE AGENCIES ON COLLABORATIVE GRANT PROPOSALS AND FUNDED PROJECTS, OFTEN IN "PIONEERING" AREAS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND RESILIENCE IN THE GREATER GULF-HOUSTON REGION. SINCE ITS CREATION, THE CGO PROGRAM HAS BROUGHT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF ADDITIONAL DOLLARS TO OVER 75 PARTNERS IN OUR REGION AND HAS HELPED ESTABLISH "PIONEERING" PROJECTS/PROGRAMS IN THE AREAS OF LIVING SHORELINES WITH OYSTER REEFS, MONARCH-BASED POLLINATOR HABITAT, TARGETED LARGE-SCALE TREE PLANTINGS FOR REDUCTION OF AIR POLLUTION AND INCREASED IN CARBON SEQUESTRATION AND WATER ABSORPTION, ESTABLISHMENT OF PROCESSES FOR NATIVE GRASS RESTORATION PROJECTS. 26071 TEXAS MONARCH FLYWAY STRATEGY 56577 GREAT GREEN QUEST AND WILDERNESS PASSPORTS 4215 ECO-SYSTEM SERVICES 86863 557173 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 28 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X X X THE ORGANIZATION 7135247330 1334 BRITTMOORE RD STE 2804 HOUSTON TX 77043 JASON FULLER BOARD AFFAIRS COMMITTEE CH 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BILL PROUT SECRETARY/TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DEBORAH JANUARY-BEVERS PRESIDENT & CEO 55.00 X X 150500 0 0 GRACIELA GILARDONI VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRIS AMANDES DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE CH 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CHAVONNE SLOVAK GGQ/PASSPORT COMMITTEE CHA 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MATT STAHMAN BOARD CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 KEIJI ASAKURA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR DANIEL PRICE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BILL EVANS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 COLLIN COX DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GLENN BUCKLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RUSS POPPE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIM BOONE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LESLIE BERARDO CPA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SYDNEY MURPHY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE ROME DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PHILLIP GOODWIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BETH ROBERTSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ED EMMETT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TRICIA BRASSEAUX DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DR LOREN HOPKINS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHERYL MERGO DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LARS N ZETTERSTROM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALLAN TRAICOFF DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER RONK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR SAM BRODY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EVAN HOFMANN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 150500 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 224167 103599 434696 3000 762462 1382 1382 0 224167 30903 -30903 -30903 732941 0 0 -29521 150500 109997 40503 258896 189221 20286 49389 9100 6651 1351 1098 32379 23665 4808 3906 29732 21730 4415 3587 68421 50008 10159 8254 34262 25042 5087 4133 50 37 7 6 100368 73357 14903 12108 37008 27048 5495 4465 16873 12332 2505 2036 6914 5053 1027 834 4964 3628 737 599 GIFTS AND AWARDS 4258 3112 632 514 OTHER STAFF COSTS 3430 2507 509 414 OTHER EXPENSE 2890 2112 429 349 MEMBERSHIP FEES 1735 1268 258 209 554 405 82 67 762334 557173 113193 91968 345826 295873 252955 251182 46993 49017 0 1927 103569 103569 0 0 645774 597999 28865 10072 28865 10072 X 547407 460209 69502 127718 616909 587927 645774 597999 -29393 411 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 756398 773197 755565 612239 762462 3659861 756398 773197 755565 612239 762462 3659861 3659861 369 1478 499 433 1382 4161 3664022 0.99890 0.99910 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2385 2385 0 38884 38884 0 62300 62300 0 0 X 733352 411 411 732941 0 732941 762334 0 762334 0 762334 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS CLASSIFIED AS A 170(B)(1)(A)(VI) PUBLIC CHARITY. THE ORGANIZATION ACCOUNTS FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, WHEN IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT, THAT SUCH AN ASSET OR A LIABILITY WILL BE REALIZED. AS OF JUNE 30, 2023 AND 2022, MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THERE WERE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. PART V, LINE 4 TEMPORARY ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE USED TO FURTHER THE DESIGNATED ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION. ANNUAL LUNCHEON 224167 224167 30903 224167 224167 30903 30903 -30903 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DEBORAH JANUARY-BEVERS PRESIDENT & CEO 150500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 150500 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B REVIEW AND APPROVAL AT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANNUAL CONFIRMATION OF COMPLIANCE PROVIDED IN WRITING BY BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A BOARD EVALUATES COMPENSATION ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 REQUIRED DOCUMENTS ON HOUSTON WILDERNESS WEBSITE.