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Tom T East Sr and Alice K East and Alice H East and Robert C East Wildlife Fnd
Tom T East Sr and Alice K East and Alice H East and Robert C East Wildlife Fnd reported $16.5 million in revenue and $14.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $74.68 went to program services, $25.32 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 46.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $718,514 (President & CEO). 12 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 28% between FY2021 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $15MFor context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $16MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 74.7% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 25.3% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 46.6% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 13.1% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $718,514 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 4.91% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 12 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 414.9 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 4 of 4 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseRanching: The East Foundation's exempt purposes can only be achieved through the active management of a livestock ranch that is representative of the primary land use on 14.1 million acres of native rangeland in the South Texas Brush Country and Coastal Sand Plain region. This ranch serves as a laboratory for agricultural research that will facilitate advancement of land stewardship and management practices, wildlife conservation, and livestock production throughout these 14.1 million acres of native rangeland. The operating ranch also serves as the outdoor 'classroom' to fulfill elements of…
Science: The science program's purpose, to enable more effective decision-making by stewards of working lands, is embedded in an active working landscape. Research programs span 3 key areas: Land Stewardship and Management, Livestock Production and Ranching, and Wildlife Conservation and Management, which focus on those factors that most threaten the productivity, sustainability, and utility of working native rangelands. Each of these program areas contains discovery elements, intended to elucidate mechanisms that govern the complexities of land ecology, animal science and production systems…
Education: East Foundation's Behind the Gates Education Program connects students to the land using hands-on, science-based curriculum. The program recognizes the value of a multifaceted system starting with delivering the message of natural resource conservation in schools and continuing with involving students in land stewardship practices on East Foundation's working lands. We believe that demonstrating how land stewardship provides quality of life for both people and wildlife is essential for their appreciation and understanding of working lands. Our goal is twofold. We aim to empower…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President & CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $512,222 | $0 | $206,292 | $718,514 |
| Chief Science Officer Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $259,182 | $0 | $27,844 | $287,026 |
| Chief Operating Officer Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $224,381 | $0 | $25,307 | $249,688 |
| Director of Communications Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $210,339 | $0 | $23,547 | $233,886 |
| Director of Land & Fixed Assets Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $201,266 | $0 | $23,637 | $224,903 |
| CFO, Sec, Treas Officer, 22.00 hrs/week | $192,709 | $0 | $22,026 | $214,735 |
| Chief of Staff Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $160,867 | $0 | $19,633 | $180,500 |
| Ranch Operations Manager Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $102,935 | $0 | $43,581 | $146,516 |
12 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Tom T East Sr and Alice K East and Alice H East and Robert C East Wildlife Fnd (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $2.3M (Part IX, line 5).
5 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b4 · 4 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 574
- Volunteers Part I, line 645
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| Ewell Brown Blanke & Knight LLP Legal services | $270,093 |
| Amigo Helicopter Services Gathering research services | $216,748 |
| A Chapa Farms Construction and hauling | $161,249 |
| TAMUK Research services | $155,832 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 6 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
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Of every $100 Tom T East Sr and Alice K East and Alice H East and Robert C East Wildlife Fnd spent in FY2025, $74.68 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Tom T East Sr and Alice K East and Alice H East and Robert C East Wildlife Fnd's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Tom T East Sr and Alice K East and Alice H East and Robert C East Wildlife Fnd reported that 74.7% of its $14.6 million in expenses went to program services, 25.3% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Tom T East Sr and Alice K East and Alice H East and Robert C East Wildlife Fnd pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Tom T East Sr and Alice K East and Alice H East and Robert C East Wildlife Fnd reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $718,514, for the role of President & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Tom T East Sr and Alice K East and Alice H East and Robert C East Wildlife Fnd get its money?
Of $16.5 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 46.6% came from contributions and grants and 13.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Tom T East Sr and Alice K East and Alice H East and Robert C East Wildlife Fnd a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 26-1380672 as a 501(c)(3) organization, and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, object 202632259349301838 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202511779349300901 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202411929349301166 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202311669349301721 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202222079349300437 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 26-1380672: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.