2020-11-12T11:18:08-06:00 2019-12-31 760506181 PEDEN & ASSOCIATES 312 MORNINGSIDE DR SUITE C FRIENDSWOOD TX 77546 990 2019-01-01 237403757 ARMAND BAYOU NATURE CENTER INC ARMA 2814742551 PO BOX 58828 HOUSTON TX 77258 GARRY MCMAHAN PRESIDENT 2814742551 2020-11-10 W CHRIS PEDEN CPA P00358720 2819921512 2020-11-09 52.38.98.93 2020-11-12 11:18:08 CS P 3EA9CC805F190609A3E58BF9899744639238CE12 B078C5285067567E97E7AAA361FA44F390413212 2019 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z TIMOTHY PYLATE PO BOX 58828 HOUSTON TX 77258 1145849 false X WWW.ABNC.ORG X 1974 TX ARMAND BAYOU NATURE ENTER (ABNC) MANAGES 2,500 ACRES AS A NATURE CENTER AND WILDLIFE REFUGE WITH THREE CORE GOALS: PRESERVING WILDERNESS AND ITS BENEFITS, EDUCATING THROUGH A LIVING MUSEUM, AND PROVIDING A REFUGE FOR PEOPLE. 31 31 35 0 576139 738791 224821 268354 1382 1702 91907 24856 894249 1033703 0 0 550599 535257 38500 0 0 268567 393840 857666 929097 36583 104606 684327 900287 48785 38635 635542 861652 X TO PRESERVE THE HABITATS WITH WHICH WE HAVE BEEN ENTRUSTED AND TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO EXPERIENCE AND UNDERSTAND THE LOCAL ECOSYSTEMS THROUGH PRESERVATION AND EDUCATION WE STRIVE TO RECONNECT PEOPLE WITH NATURE. false false STEWARDSHIP: ABNC IS ONE OF THE LARGEST URBAN WILDERNESS PRESERVES IN THE NATION, CONSERVING ONE OF THE MOST EXTENSIVE HOLDINGS OF COASTAL TALLGRASS PRAIRIE IN THE LOWER GALVESTON BAY WATERSHED. CURRENTLY, OVER 900 ACRES ARE ACTIVELY MANAGED WITHIN OUT PRESERVE BOUNDARIES. CRITICAL PRAIRIE HABITAT IS ANNUALLY BEING RESTORED AND THEN PRESERVED THROUGH CONTROLLED BURNS AND MOWING TO REDUCE INVASIVE SPECIES AND REPLANTING NATIVE GRASSES AN FORBS PROPAGATED IN OUT NATIVE PLANT NURSERY. MORE RECENTLY, ABNC HAS ASSUMED MANAGEMENT OF A 24-ACRE TRACT THAT SPECIFICALLY PROTECTS THE ENDANGERED PRARIE DAWN FLOWER SPECIES. ADDITIONALLY, ABNC MANAGES OVER 330 ACRES OF TEXAS STATE COASTAL PRESERVE IN THE ARMAND BAYOU WATERSHED, RESTORING INTERTIDAL MARSH TO MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE WATER DEPTH AND ENCOURAGE NATIVE PLANT AND ANIMAL RECOLONIZATION. EDUCATION: OVER 9,500 STUDENTS OF ALL AGES PARTICIPATE IN ABNC ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS ANNUALLY. SCHOOL GROUPS ATTEND TEXAS ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS (TEKS) CORRELATED OUTDOOR CLASSES, FIELD TRIPS, AND UNIQUE NATURAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY PROGRAMS. ABNC OFFERS OUTDOOR NATURE CAMPS EACH SUMMER AND WINTER, SCOUTING AND SIMILAR YOUTH PROGRAMS, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACHES. ABNC HAS ALSO INTRODUCED A RANGE OF EARLY-CHILDHOOD OUTDOOR PROGRAMS AND STEM FOCUSED CLASSES TO SUPPORT HOME SCHOOL PROGRAMS. VISITOR SERVICES: OVER 20,000 GUESTS VISIT ABNC ANNUALLY, ANOTHER 2,000 MEMBER VISITS ARE ALSO RECORDED. ALMOST 2,500 PEOPLE TRAVEL TO ABNC TO ATTEND MEETINGS AND PRIVATE EVENTS EACH YEAR. VISITORS FOLLOW THE SELF- GUIDED ACCESSIBLE DISCOVERY TRAIL INTERPRETIVE LOOP TO HABITAT OVERLOOKS, INTERPRETIVE EXHIBITS, AND HISTORICAL FARM DISPLAYS, OTHER VENTURE OUT ON OVER 5 MILES OF DEVELOPED HIKING TRAILS. VOLUNTEERS HELP ABNC CONDUCT NUMEROUS INTERPRETIVE ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING GUIDED TRAIL HIKES, ANIMAL DEMONSTRATIONS, HANDS-ON-HISTORY CRAFT DEMONSTRATIONS, AND GUIDED CANOE AND PONTOON BOAT TOURS OF ARMAND BAYOU. ABNC SPECIAL PLACES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR FAMILY RETREATS, COMPANY MEETINGS AND SEASONAL PARTIES. SEVERAL COMMUNITY GROUPS UTILIZE ABNC MEETING SPACES, AND ABNC REGULARLY HOSTS NATURE-RELATED CONFERENCES. 712357 FUNDRAISING 712357 712357 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false 3 35 false 35 false false false false false false false false false X 31 31 false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false TIMOTHY PYLATE 2814742551 PO BOX 58828 HOUSTON TX 77258 X ALEX ANGELINA TRUSTEE X 0 0 0 RANDY ASHBY 2ND VP X X 0 0 0 JERRED BELLINA TRUSTEE X 0 0 0 CHAD BURKE TRUSTEE X 0 0 0 JOHN COLLINS TRUSTEE X 0 0 0 CATHY CULPEPER EC ADVISOR X 0 0 0 MARGARET DICKSON TRUSTEE X 0 0 0 GENE FISSELER TRUSTEE X 0 0 0 CLIFF GRIM TRUSTEE X 0 0 0 NICOLE HAUSLER SECRETARY X X 0 0 0 HELEN HODGES TRUSTEE X 0 0 0 DIANE HUMES TRUSTEE X 0 0 0 ROBBIE LOWE TRUSTEE X 0 0 0 BARRY MCMAHAN TRUSTEE X 0 0 0 GARRY MCMAHAN PRESIDENT X X 0 0 0 JOHN MROZEK TRUSTEE X 0 0 0 DAVID MYSLENSKI TRUSTEE X 0 0 0 BILL PARKER EC ADVISOR X 0 0 0 DAVID RENNIE TRUSTEE X 0 0 0 LINDA RETHERFORD TRUSTEE X 0 0 0 CHRIS SHINELDECKER TRUSTEE X 0 0 0 SHARON STEWART TRUSTEE X 0 0 0 JULIA TSCHAPPAT TRUSTEE X 0 0 0 FRED WELCH TRUSTEE X 0 0 0 CHRIS WHATLEY TRUSTEE X 0 0 0 TRACY WHATLEY TRUSTEE X 0 0 0 CHRIS WILD TRUSTEE X 0 0 0 LAUREL WILLIAMSON 1ST VP X X 0 0 0 JOHN WILSON TRUSTEE X 0 0 0 TOM ZIMMERMAN TRUSTEE X 0 0 0 PETER ZOLLERS TREASURER X X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY PYLATE EXECUTIVE DI X 0 0 0 false false false 45710 103545 589536 738791 PROGRAM SERVICES 268354 268354 268354 1702 1702 137002 112146 24856 1033703 270056 535257 419113 116144 43068 14120 28948 21377 21200 177 131541 131541 28698 21668 7030 MISCELLANEOUS 58772 58772 SUPPLIES 55457 55457 FACILITY COSTS 32975 32975 MISCELLANEOUS 16283 16283 5669 5669 929097 712357 216740 0 112281 84984 392053 496859 5000 5043 27 4777 766407 464990 165173 301417 17000 684327 900287 14902 11079 33883 27556 48785 38635 X 243489 75114 392053 786538 635542 861652 684327 900287 X 104606 5108 116396 X false false X 410449 860797 526035 576139 738791 3112211 410449 860797 526035 576139 738791 3112211 3112211 10128 5620 7749 23497 3135708 768258 0.99250 0.98930 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false 131189 3539 127650 304368 144250 160118 330850 317201 13649 301417 GALA 137002 137002 112146 137002 137002 112146 112146 24856 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO PRESERVE THE HABITATS WITH WHICH WE HAVE BEEN ENTRUSTED AND TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE TO EXPERIENCE AND UNDERSTAND THE LOCAL ECOSYSTEMS THROUGH PRESERVATION AND EDUCATION WE STRIVE TO RECONNECT PEOPLE WITH NATURE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A STEWARDSHIP: ABNC IS ONE OF THE LARGEST URBAN WILDERNESS PRESERVES IN THE NATION, CONSERVING ONE OF THE MOST EXTENSIVE HOLDINGS OF COASTAL TALLGRASS PRAIRIE IN THE LOWER GALVESTON BAY WATERSHED. CURRENTLY, OVER 900 ACRES ARE ACTIVELY MANAGED WITHIN OUT PRESERVE BOUNDARIES. CRITICAL PRAIRIE HABITAT IS ANNUALLY BEING RESTORED AND THEN PRESERVED THROUGH CONTROLLED BURNS AND MOWING TO REDUCE INVASIVE SPECIES AND REPLANTING NATIVE GRASSES AN FORBS PROPAGATED IN OUT NATIVE PLANT NURSERY. MORE RECENTLY, ABNC HAS ASSUMED MANAGEMENT OF A 24-ACRE TRACT THAT SPECIFICALLY PROTECTS THE ENDANGERED PRARIE DAWN FLOWER SPECIES. ADDITIONALLY, ABNC MANAGES OVER 330 ACRES OF TEXAS STATE COASTAL PRESERVE IN THE ARMAND BAYOU WATERSHED, RESTORING INTERTIDAL MARSH TO MAINTAIN APPROPRIATE WATER DEPTH AND ENCOURAGE NATIVE PLANT AND ANIMAL RECOLONIZATION. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C VISITOR SERVICES: OVER 20,000 GUESTS VISIT ABNC ANNUALLY, ANOTHER 2,000 MEMBER VISITS ARE ALSO RECORDED. ALMOST 2,500 PEOPLE TRAVEL TO ABNC TO ATTEND MEETINGS AND PRIVATE EVENTS EACH YEAR. VISITORS FOLLOW THE SELF- GUIDED ACCESSIBLE DISCOVERY TRAIL INTERPRETIVE LOOP TO HABITAT OVERLOOKS, INTERPRETIVE EXHIBITS, AND HISTORICAL FARM DISPLAYS, OTHER VENTURE OUT ON OVER 5 MILES OF DEVELOPED HIKING TRAILS. VOLUNTEERS HELP ABNC CONDUCT NUMEROUS INTERPRETIVE ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING GUIDED TRAIL HIKES, ANIMAL DEMONSTRATIONS, HANDS-ON-HISTORY CRAFT DEMONSTRATIONS, AND GUIDED CANOE AND PONTOON BOAT TOURS OF ARMAND BAYOU. ABNC SPECIAL PLACES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR FAMILY RETREATS, COMPANY MEETINGS AND SEASONAL PARTIES. SEVERAL COMMUNITY GROUPS UTILIZE ABNC MEETING SPACES, AND ABNC REGULARLY HOSTS NATURE-RELATED CONFERENCES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D FUNDRAISING FORM 990, PART VI TRACY AND CHRIS WHATLEY HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS MADE UP OF THE PRESIDENT, TWO VICE-PRESIDENTS, SECRETARY, TREASURER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND IMMEDIATE PAST-PRESIDENT. THE IMMEDIATE PAST-PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DO NOT HAVE VOTING RIGHTS. THE PRESIDENT SHALL ACT AS CHAIRMAN OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND SHALL FORM A NEW EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS FOLLOWING TRUSTEE ELECTIONS. THE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE SUCH POWERS AND PERFORM SUCH DUTIES AS MAY BE DELEGATED TO IT BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, NOT INCONSISTENT WITH THE LAW, CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OR BYLAWS OF THE CORPORATION, OR THE POWERS AND DUTES HEREIN SET FORTH IN THE BYLAWS. THERE ARE TWO CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP: ANNUAL AND LIFE. CRITERIA FOR MEMBERSHIP IS SET BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. TRUSTEES MAY ESTABLISH OTHER CLASSIFICATIONS OF MEMBERSHIP, BUT HAVE NOT. ADULT MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING MAY VOTE AT ANY MEMBERSHIP MEETING. MEMBERS SHALL ELECT THE TRUSTEES AND TRANSACT OTHER SUCH BUSINESS THAT COMES BEFORE THEM. MEMBERS MAY AMEND THE BYLAWS OF THE CORPORATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B NO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 BOOK / TAX DEPRECIATION DIFFERENCE 116,396