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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $50,009,442 | $18,667,468 | $18,237,765 | $419,986,359 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 66% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| See attachmentpurposes, TX | See attached | $9,507,362 | 2016 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine Lorenz | President | 40.00 | $264,992 |
| C Grant Mitchell | Chair | 2.00 | $0 |
| M Kent Mitchell | Vice Chair | 1.00 | $16,000 |
| Nichelle Bielinski | Secretary |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $419,986,359 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $28,428,897 | $18,359,968 | $18,296,959 | $388,623,760 | $388,623,760 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $18,959,177 | $19,681,521 | $18,988,311 | $378,544,831 | $378,544,831 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $375,406 | $12,113,429 | $11,771,777 | $379,261,425 | $379,261,425 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | −$162,759,090 | $10,406,917 | $10,246,616 | $390,970,808 | $390,970,563 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $5,517,256 | $16,019,239 | $15,785,965 | $536,164,394 | $536,162,722 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $154,308,228 | $8,631,067 | $8,760,927 | $546,668,556 | $546,655,030 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $105,489,511 | $10,627,408 | $10,638,790 | $298,742,658 | $298,742,658 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $59,193,040 | $12,238,138 | $12,122,795 | $184,861,754 | $184,858,189 |
| See attached |
| $7,736,896 |
| 2017 |
| Environmental Defense Fund IncorporNew York, NY | To balance energy, environmental, and public health considerations, advocacy roadmap, electric vehicle efforts, methane satellite project, advancing groundwater sustainability, scoping analysis, CO2/VOC measurements, and scientific staff support. | $660,000 | 2019 |
| Vision Galveston IncGalveston, TX | For a Vision Galveston capacity building support | $500,000 | 2021 |
| Vision Galveston IncGalveston, TX | For Vision Galveston capacity building support | $500,000 | 2022 |
| Save Our Springs Alliance IncAustin, TX | For environmental protection projects within the Colorado River basin and in support of litigation | $457,042 | 2022 |
| Build GalvestonGalveston, TX | Build Galveston Operations | $445,000 | 2022 |
| Environmental Defense Fund IncorporNew York, NY | Advancing Texas deployment of clean distributed energy resources, reducing risks from energy development in the Permian Basin, advancing groundwater, Sustainability in Texas: Next Steps, the MethanSAT project, and general support | $425,000 | 2020 |
| Vision Galveston IncGalveston, TX | To support the implementation of Vision Galveston's initiatives | $425,000 | 2023 |
| Greater Houston Community FoundationHouston, TX | For Save Our Springs Alliance to protect the Edwards Aquifer | $412,792 | 2024 |
| Water FoundationSacramento, CA | To Advance a Resilient Water Future through the Water Table and Texas Wellspring | $400,000 | 2024 |
| Water FoundationSacramento, CA | To Advance a Resilient Water Future through the Water Table and Texas Wellspring | $400,000 | 2023 |
| Vision Galveston IncGalveston, TX | To support the implementation of Vision Galveston's initiatives, including PhilanthroVision, MORTAR Galveston 2025, and the 2025 Learning Journey | $400,000 | 2024 |
| Save Our Springs Alliance IncAustin, TX | To protect the Edwards Aquifer | $393,511 | 2023 |
| Save Our Springs Alliance IncAustin, TX | To protect the Edwards Aquifer | $393,015 | 2019 |
| Texas Health and Environment Alliance IncHouston, TX | For the successful effort to enforce cleanup of the San Jacinto River Waste Pits Superfund site | $375,000 | 2023 |
| Texas Tribune IncAustin, TX | To provide coverage of water and energy issues in Texas | $350,000 | 2020 |
| Texas Clean Energy CoalitionAustin, TX | To amplify the 'Texas Story' of a market-driven transition to clean energy | $350,000 | 2018 |
| The Nature Conservancy VAArlington, VA | Conservation of the Greater Big Bend Region | $340,247 | 2019 |
| Environmental Defense Fund IncorporatedNew York, NY | Tackling emerging environmental and policy challenges in CCS and Hydrogen in Texas | $330,000 | 2022 |
| US Water AllianceOakland, CA | One Water, One Texas | $315,000 | 2024 |
| Texas State University DevelopmentSan Marcos, TX | Science, Policy, and Economics to Advance the Sustainable Management of Water and Ecosystems and the Wittliff Collection | $305,000 | 2019 |
| Texas Agricultural Land TrustSan Antonio, TX | To Secure and Share Land Legacies and Advocate for Private Lands Through the Texas Land Policy Center | $300,000 | 2024 |
| The University of Texas at Austin EAustin, TX | To advance Sustainability Education at the University of Texas at Austin | $280,500 | 2019 |
| Sul Ross State UniversityAlpine, TX | Conservation of the Greater Big Bend Region | $280,000 | 2021 |
| 40.00 |
| $106,528 |
| Spiros Vassilakis | Treasurer | 3.00 | $0 |
| Graham Mitchell | Board member | 1.00 | $9,000 |
| Christine Mitchell | Board member | 1.00 | $4,000 |
| Sarah Mitchell | Board member | 0.50 | $4,000 |
| Cody Mitchell | Board member | 1.00 | $3,000 |
| Sheridan Lorenz | Board member | 1.00 | $0 |
| Mark D Mitchell | Board member | 1.00 | $6,000 |
| Katina Mitchell | Board member | 1.00 | $9,000 |
| J Kirk Mitchell | Board member | 1.00 | $0 |
| Adrienne Dreiss Ropp | Board member | 2.00 | $60,424 |
| Meredith Heimburger | Board member | 1.00 | $0 |
| Skye Tellen | Board member | 0.50 | $0 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202442139349100104
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202313119349101696
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202223079349101412
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202142959349101104
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202013029349100526
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201913139349100306
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017
Filing id 201843059349100039
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Dec 31, 2016
Filing id 201713139349100411
Form 990-PF · FY2015 · period ending Dec 31, 2015
Filing id 201603089349100400
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