TAKING CARE OF TEXAS: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: TAKING CARE OF TEXAS (EIN 45-1864591)
Tax period: 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed: 2013-11-15
IRS object ID: 201343199349305504
Schema version: 2012v2.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-11-15T11:56:43-06:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	742900215	EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MAXWELL LOCKE & RITTER LLP	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	401 CONGRESS AVENUE SUITE 1100	AddressLine1
City	AUSTIN	City
State	TX	State
ZIP Code	787019682	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	451864591	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	TAKING CARE OF TEXAS	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	TAKI	NameControl
Phone	5122847482	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3500 JEFFERSON STREET NO 301	AddressLine1
City	AUSTIN	City
State	TX	State
ZIP Code	78731	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	KATHARINE ARMSTRONG	Name
Title	PRESIDENT	Title
Phone	5122847482	Phone
Date Signed	2013-11-14	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	1	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	ANITA MOTLOCH	Name
PTIN	P01274504	PTIN
Phone	5123703200	Phone
Date Prepared	2013-11-14	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-25 16:41:14Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	X	AddressChange
Name Of Principal Officer Person	KATHARINE ARMSTRONG	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3500 JEFFERSON STREET NO 301	AddressLine1
City	AUSTIN	City
State	TX	State
ZIP Code	78731	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	310700	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	TAKINGCAREOFTEXAS.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	2011	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	TX	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	TO ADVANCE CONSERVATION EFFORTS THAT BENEFIT COMMUNITIES, BUILD ON THE SUCCESS OF OTHERS, AND INSPIRE ALL TEXANS TO PARTICIPATE.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	9	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	9	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	1	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	0	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income	0	NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year	225200	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	310700	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	0	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	0	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	0	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	0	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	0	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	0	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	225200	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	310700	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	33705	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	54740	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	28305	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	53260	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	86816	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	86965	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	141556	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	138235	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	169144	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	138596	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	357591	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	361	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	50212	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	138235	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	307379	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	TO FACILITATE OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE, ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY AND ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY OF TEXAS WORKING LANDS THROUGH COOPERATIVE CONSERVATION MODELS AND PARTNERSHIPS OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES, NONGOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS, AND STEWARDS OF PRIVATE AND PUBLIC LANDS.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	0	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	0	SignificantChange
Expense	74458	Expense
Description	WORKED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL TEXANS, PRESENT AND FUTURE, BY PASSING ON VALUES, MAKING INVESTMENTS, AND DEVELOPING LEADERS THAT WILL SUSTAIN OUR ECONOMIC PROSPERITY THROUGH NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION.	Description
Total Program Service Expense	74458	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	1	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	1	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	0	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	0	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	0	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	1	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	0	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	0	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	0	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	0	School
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	0	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	0	Gaming
Hospital	0	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	0	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	0	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	0	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	0	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	0	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	0	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	0	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	0	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	0	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	0	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	0	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	0	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	1	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	4	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	1	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	1	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	1	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	0	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	0	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	0	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	0	PremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	9	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	9	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	0	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	0	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	0	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	1	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	0	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	1	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	1	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	0	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	1	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	1	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	1	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	1	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	1	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	1	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	1	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	1	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVenture
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BRIDGEPOINT CONSULTING LLC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number	5124377900	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6300 BRIDGEPOINT PARKWAY BLDG1 STE	AddressLine1
City	AUSTIN	City
State	TX	State
ZIP Code	78730	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	X	NoListedPersonsCompensated

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (9 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer
LAURA W BUSH
HONORARY CHAIR	1.00	X	0	0	0
KATHARINE ARMSTRONG
PRESIDENT	2.00	X	0	0	0	X
TINA Y BUFORD
TREASURER/INTERIM SECRETAR	2.00	X	0	0	0	X
REGAN GAMMON
VICE PRESIDENT	2.00	X	0	0	0	X
TAMARA TRAIL
CHAIR-ADMINISTRATION & OPE	1.00	X	0	0	0	X
GREG SCHILDWACHTER PHD
DIRECTOR	3.00	X	0	0	0
NEAL WILKINS PHD
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
MARK BIVINS
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
ELAINE MAGRUDER
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	0	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	0	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	0	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	0	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	0	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	0	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	0	CompensationFromOtherSources
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	0	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
All Other Contributions	310700	AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions	100	NoncashContributions
Total Contributions	310700	TotalContributions

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	310700	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	0	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmount

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	50851	Total
Program Services	25426	ProgramServices
Management And General	15255	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	10170	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3889	Total
Program Services	1944	ProgramServices
Management And General	1167	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	778	Fundraising

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4840	Total
Program Services	2420	ProgramServices
Management And General	1452	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	968	Fundraising

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	12500	Total
Program Services	6250	ProgramServices
Management And General	3750	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	2500	Fundraising

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	25836	Total
Program Services	12918	ProgramServices
Management And General	7751	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	5167	Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2601	Total
Program Services	1190	ProgramServices
Management And General	700	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	711	Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	26662	Total
Program Services	13331	ProgramServices
Management And General	7999	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	5332	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3078	Total
Program Services	1983	ProgramServices
Management And General	548	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	547	Fundraising

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	7128	Total
Program Services	4996	ProgramServices
Fundraising	2132	Fundraising

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	171	Total
Management And General	171	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	PROJECT CONSULTING	Description
Total	4000	Total
Program Services	4000	ProgramServices

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	141556	Total
Program Services	74458	ProgramServices
Management And General	38793	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	28305	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	138016	BOY
EOY	306875	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	50000	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	1032	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	316	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	580	BOY
EOY	716	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	138596	BOY
EOY	357591	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	361	BOY
EOY	212	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	50000	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	361	BOY
EOY	50212	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Do Not Follow SFAS117	X	DoNotFollowSFAS117

Cap Stck Trst Prin Current Funds CapStckTrstPrinCurrentFunds

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Paid In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PaidInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFund

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Retained Earnings Endowment Etc RetainedEarningsEndowmentEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	138235	BOY
EOY	307379	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	138235	BOY
EOY	307379	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	138596	BOY
EOY	357591	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	169144	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	0	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	0	FSAudited
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	225200	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	310700	CurrentTaxYear
Total	535900	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	225200	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	310700	CurrentTaxYear
Total	535900	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	535900	PublicSupportTotal170
Total Support	535900	TotalSupport
First5 Years170	X	First5Years170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	1032	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	316	Depreciation
Book Value	716	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	716	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	THE DIRECTORS NAMED IN THE CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION SHALL SERVE UNTIL THE FIRST OFFICIAL BOARD MEETING FOLLOWING THE CONFERENCE IN 2013. THEREAFTER, DIRECTORS SHALL BE ELECTED BY MAJORITY VOTE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO SERVE STAGGERED THREE-YEAR TERMS OR UNTIL THEIR SUCCESSORS ARE ELECTED AND QUALIFIED. THE BOARD IS GOVERNED BY FOUR OFFICERS THAT COMPOSE AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE OFFICERS ARE ELECTED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THE REGULAR ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AN INTERESTED PERSON IS REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE PROGRAM MANAGER'S COMPENSATION PACKAGE WAS APPROVED BY VOTE OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.