Nonprofit · EIN 74-6068250
BIG BEND NATURAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION INC
Tax-exempt · BG BND NTL PK, TX 79834
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,032,193 | $555,075 | $477,118 | $1,780,073 | $49,320 | $1,730,753 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $703,358 | $542,060 | $161,298 | $1,283,631 | $29,996 | $1,253,635 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $651,929 | $527,675 | $124,254 | $1,160,760 | $68,423 | $1,092,337 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,050
- Membership dues
- $625
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $24,190
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $995,765
- Other revenue
- $1,004,953
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $28,769
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $75,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $169,258
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $301,792
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $37,062
- Occupancy
- $14,807
- Travel
- $9,003
- Depreciation
- $21,891
- Program services (functional)
- $333,446
- Management and general (functional)
- $221,629
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,283,631
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,780,073
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $49,320
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,730,753
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $116,055
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,730,753
- Gross receipts
- $1,643,714
- Employees
- 11
- Year formed
- 1965
- State of legal domicile
- TX
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JULIE CHILDS | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $75,000 |
| JIM BISHOP | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BEN ENGLISH | Vice Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| GREG HENINGTON | Sec / Treas Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CATHERINE EAVES | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LAURENCE PARENT | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BILL STEVENS | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JOHN MCARDLE | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JULIE CHILDS | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $68,116 |
| JIM BISHOP | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BEN ENGLISH | Vice Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| GREG HENINGTON | Sec / Treas Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CATHERINE EAVES | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LAURENCE PARENT | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BILL STEVENS | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DAN DUNLAP | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PAUL LOEFFLER | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JOHN MCARDLE | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JULIE CHILDS | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $54,958 |
| FREDERICK BAYLER | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $9,805 |
| JIM BISHOP | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BEN ENGLISH | Vice Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| GREG HENINGTON | Sec / Treas Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CATHERINE EAVES | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LAURENCE PARENT | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BILL STEVENS | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DAN DUNLAP | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PAUL LOEFFLER | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JOHN MCARDLE | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JIM IVY | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 196, BG BND NTL PK, TX 79834-0196
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JULIE CHILDS, PO BOX 196, BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TX 79834
- Signed the 990
- JULIE CHILDS, Executive Director
- Phone
- (432) 477-2236
- Website
- www.bbnha.org
- Return prepared by
- GIBSON RUDDOCK PATTERSON LLC
Mission
TO ENRICH THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE THROUGH EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND THE PRESERVATION OF BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK AND THE RIO GRANDE WILD & SCENIC RIVER.
Program accomplishments
- BOOKS AND NATURAL HISTORY-RELATED MERCHANDISE SALES WHICH PROVIDED GUIDES, INFORMATIONAL AIDS, AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS.Expenses $243,090 · revenue $929,930
- PROVIDED INTERPRETATION SUPPORT TO THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, INCLUDING PREPARATION OF PROGRAMS AND PROVIDING INTERPRETIVE SERVICES, THROUGH THE USE OF PAID PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT.Expenses $89,607 · grants $28,769
- MAINTENANCE OF PARK MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDED SUBSCRIBERS WITH PARK ACTIVITIES UPDATES, SEMINARS, AND OTHER FEATURES. MEMBER NEWSLETTERS PROVIDE PARK RANGERS AND OTHER PARK PERSONNEL A MEDIA TO PUBLISH INFORMATION ABOUT PARK SAFETY AND CONSERVATIONAL USE OF PARK FACILITIES AND NATURAL AREAS.Expenses $749 · revenue $625
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 74-6068250
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Supporting organization (509(a)(3))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Supporting organization of unknown type
- Exempt since
- 1965
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,780,073
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,643,714
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $1,032,193 | $555,075 | $1,780,073 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $703,358 | $542,060 | $1,283,631 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $651,929 | $527,675 | $1,160,760 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 74-6068250).
Questions about BIG BEND NATURAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION INC
- What is the EIN of BIG BEND NATURAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BIG BEND NATURAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION INC is 74-6068250.
- Is BIG BEND NATURAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1965.
- Are donations to BIG BEND NATURAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Supporting organization of unknown type).
- Which annual return does BIG BEND NATURAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of BIG BEND NATURAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BIG BEND NATURAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of BIG BEND NATURAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names JULIE CHILDS.
- Who are the officers and directors of BIG BEND NATURAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 8 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $75,000 (JULIE CHILDS, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does BIG BEND NATURAL HISTORY ASSOCIATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,032,193, expenses of $555,075 and total assets of $1,780,073 at year end.
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