FRIENDS OF BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: FRIENDS OF BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK (EIN 75-2670331)
Tax period: 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed: 2026-05-11
IRS object ID: 202621319349302392
Schema version: 2024v5.5
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 J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2026-05-11T10:22:09-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2025-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	134255527	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CALVETTI FERGUSON	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	250 W NOTTINGHAM DR SUITE 100	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAN ANTONIO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	78209	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	752670331	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	FRIENDS OF BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	FRIE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	5125291149	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 200	AddressLine1Txt
City	BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	79834	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	LOREN RIEMER	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	5125291149	PhoneNum
Signature	2026-05-08	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (1)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	KIMIKO BACA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01268795	PTIN
Phone	2105363200	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BIG BEND CONSERVANCY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	LOREN RIEMER	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 200	AddressLine1Txt
City	BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	79834	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,349,066	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	BIGBENDCONSERVANCY.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1996	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	TX	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO PRESERVE, ENRICH AND CONSERVE THE UNIQUE RESOURCES OF BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK AND THE RIO GRANDE WILD AND SCENIC RIVER THROUGH PHILANTHROPIC EFFORTS AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	21	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	21	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	2	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	21	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$523,591	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,300,233	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$55,572	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$46,274	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$1,964	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$2,559	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$577,199	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,349,066	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$188,322	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$180,177	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$7,568	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$641,345	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$300,302	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$829,667	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$480,479	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$252,468	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$868,587	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$2,113,732	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$2,999,467	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$8,095	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$7,652	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$2,105,637	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$2,991,815	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	TO PRESERVE, ENRICH AND CONSERVE THE UNIQUE RESOURCES OF BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK AND THE RIO GRANDE WILD AND SCENIC RIVER THROUGH PHILANTHROPIC EFFORTS AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$353,929	ExpenseAmt
Desc	BIG BEND CONSERVANCY SUPPORTS BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK WITH MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS AND BY SUPPORTING AND PROMOTING AWARENESS OF THE NEED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION. THIS YEAR, WE CONTINUED TO ACQUIRE LAND ON THE PARK'S WESTERN BOUNDARY FOR A FUTURE PARK BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT, INVESTED IN IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PARK'S SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS, AND BEGAN RESTORATION OF THE HISTORIC CASTOLON SITE.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$353,929	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (1)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	2	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	2	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri Discl	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	21	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	21	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MARK PHARISS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	5125291149	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 200	AddressLine1Txt
City	BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	79834	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (22 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
GEOFFREY BRUNE
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CARL DEAL
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KRIS FISCHER
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PETER HENNINGS
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TREY HERMANN
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SHARLENE LEURIG
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
AMY PITCOCK
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROSS TAYLOR
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
THOMAS BRITT
DIRECTOR	6.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOSE GAONA
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TRUETT ROBERTS
DIRECTOR	6.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL WYATT
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LANCE WINTER
DIRECTOR	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BILLY HASSELL
CHAIR, MEMBERSHIP	6.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
ERIKA HOLLAND
CHAIR, COMMUNICATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT	6.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
MARK PHARISS
CHAIR, BOARD DEVELOPMENT	6.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
CHRISTOPHER HOLMES
CHAIR, SPECIAL PROJECTS	6.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
AMANDA BILLING
PRESIDENT	7.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
LEO TYNAN
PRESIDENT-ELECT	4.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
CAROL LATIMER
TREASURER	8.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
PAT LONG-WEAVER
SECRETARY	6.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
LOREN RIEMER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CEO	40.00		$151,089	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$151,089	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$129,032	MembershipDuesAmt
All Other Contributions	$1,171,201	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,300,233	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$46,274	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$46,274	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$2,559	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$2,559	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$2,559	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,349,066	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$48,833	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$157,516	TotalAmt
Program Services	$118,137	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$39,379	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,505	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,129	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,376	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,701	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,526	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,175	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,455	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,341	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,114	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,343	TotalAmt
Management And General	$5,343	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$71,046	TotalAmt
Program Services	$31,424	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$38,628	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$994	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$100	TotalAmt
Management And General	$100	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,194	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,524	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,528	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,142	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,576	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,576	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,858	TotalAmt
Program Services	$24,513	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$345	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,457	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,025	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$5,432	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$38,803	TotalAmt
Program Services	$36,021	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,782	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
PROGRAM AWARDS & GRANTS	$99,480	$99,480
TELEPHONE & COMMUNICATI	$22,037	$19,809	$2,228
BANK & REG. FEES	$20,408		$20,408

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$480,479	TotalAmt
Program Services	$353,929	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$118,982	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,568	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$153,049	BOYAmt
EOY	$341,323	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$803,072	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,385,359	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$39,836	BOYAmt
EOY	$64,975	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,301	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,476	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,111,474	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,205,334	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,113,732	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,999,467	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,095	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,652	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,095	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,652	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,088,092	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,288,840	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,017,545	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,702,975	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,105,637	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,991,815	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,113,732	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,999,467	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$868,587	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$17,591	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$673,914	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$667,573	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,079,781	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$523,591	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,300,233	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,245,092	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$673,914	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$667,573	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,079,781	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$523,591	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,300,233	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,245,092	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$348,314	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$3,896,778	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$5,414	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$7,557	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$10,635	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$55,572	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$63,865	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$143,043	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$855	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Total	$855	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,251	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,456	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,559	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$9,266	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$4,398,256	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.88600	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.96680	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

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

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$337,284	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$0	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$40,579	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$5,200	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$5,343	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$367,320	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$306,999	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$4,768	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$39,276	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$13,759	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$337,284	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$291,449	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$2,429	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$30,405	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$877	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$16,407	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$306,999	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$369,714	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Administrative Expenses	$78,265	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$291,449	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$303,652	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,913	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$67,935	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses	$3,786	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$369,714	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.00000	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	1.00000	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.00000	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	Yes (1)	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$0	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
SECURITY DEPOSIT	$8,000
OTHER ASSETS	$830,014
BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY CF	$367,320

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$1,205,334	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,361,314	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$17,591	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$17,591	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,343,723	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$5,343	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$5,343	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,349,066	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$475,136	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$475,136	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$5,343	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$5,343	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$480,479	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART V, LINE 4:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	RETURN OBJECTIVES THE ORGANIZATION HAS ADOPTED INVESTMENT AND SPENDING POLICIES FOR ENDOWMENT ASSETS THAT ATTEMPT TO PROVIDE A PREDICTABLE STREAM OF FUNDING TO PROGRAMS SUPPORTED BY ITS ENDOWMENTS WHILE SEEKING TO MAINTAIN THE LEVEL OF THE ENDOWMENT ASSETS. STRATEGIES EMPLOYED FOR ACHIEVING OBJECTIVES TO SATISFY ITS LONG-TERM OBJECTIVES, THE ORGANIZATION RELIES ON A TOTAL RETURN STRATEGY IN WHICH INVESTMENT RETURNS ARE ACHIEVED THROUGH BOTH CAPITAL APPRECIATION (REALIZED AND UNREALIZED) AND CURRENT YIELD (INTEREST AND DIVIDENDS). SPENDING POLICY AND HOW THE INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES RELATE TO SPENDING POLICY CONSISTENT WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S OBJECTIVE TO MAINTAIN THE LEVEL OF THE ENDOWMENT ASSETS HELD IN PERPETUITY AS WELL AS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL REAL GROWTH THROUGH NEW GIFTS AND INVESTMENT RETURN, THE ORGANIZATION HAS A POLICY OF APPROPRIATING FOR DISTRIBUTION EACH YEAR AS FOLLOWS: DISTRIBUTIONS WILL BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DISTRIBUTION POLICY DETERMINED ANNUALLY BY THE CF'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINED NO DISTRIBUTIONS MAY BE MADE FROM EACH OF THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS UNTIL THE AVERAGE FUND BALANCE EQUALS OR EXCEEDS $100,000 DURING THE YEAR PRECEEDING THE FIRST DISTRIBUTION.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	LOREN RIEMER	PersonNm
Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CEO	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$135,089	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$16,000	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$0	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$0	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$151,089	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
SECTION 1.263(A)-1(F) DE MINIMIS SAFE HARBOR ELECTION	FRIENDS OF BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK D/B/A BIG BEND CONSERVANCY P O BOX 200 BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TX 79834 EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 75-2670331 FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2025 FRIENDS OF BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK D/B/A BIG BEND CONSERVANCY IS MAKING THE DE MINIMIS SAFE HARBOR ELECTION UNDER REG. SEC. 1.263(A)-1(F).
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PAST TREASURER, AND TREASURER REVIEW THE DRAFT 990 WITH CPA. THE DRAFT IS THEN FORWARDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS, FOR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. ANY CONCERNS ARE ADDRESSED. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS INFORMED OF ANY ISSUES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE BOARD IS INFORMED OF THE POLICY WHEN THEY GO THROUGH NEW BOARD MEMBER ORIENTATION. THEY ARE THEN REQUIRED TO SIGN A STATEMENT OF AGREEMENT WITH THE POLICY WHICH ALSO DISCLOSES ANY INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICT. THIS IS SIGNED AGAIN AT THE FIRST MEETING OF EACH CALENDAR YEAR WHICH COINCIDES WITH THE ORIENTATION. THIS ENSURES THAT EVERYONE HAS SUBMITTED A SIGNED STATEMENT. THE PRESIDENT NOTIFIES EACH BOARD AND STAFF MEMBER OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY SUCH MEMBER. FAILURE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION CAN RESULT IN REMOVAL OF SUCH MEMBER FROM THE BOARD OR STAFF.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	COMPENSATION IS ESTABLISHED WITH CONSIDERATION OF PUBLISHED PEER DATA FROM CANDID'S NONPROFIT COMPENSATION REPORT, INFORMAL SURVEY OF PEERS FROM THE NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION FRIENDS ALLIANCE, AND COMPARABLE SALARY DATA RECEIVED IN CONSIDERATION FROM ALL HIGHLY RANKED CANDIDATES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	UPON REQUEST
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	OTHER FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 31,424. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 38,628. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 994. TOTAL EXPENSES 71,046.
FORM 990, PART XII LINE 2C:	THE ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS FOR ASSUMING RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT, REVIEW, OR COMPILATION OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR HAVE NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.