Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program
Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program reported $12.6 million in revenue and $10.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $91.15 went to program services, $8.85 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 90.5% of the total. Government grants made up 66.3%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $151,200 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 41% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $10MFor context, the median across 371 covered environment charities: $85.82 programs, $10.80 management, $3.38 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $13MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 91.2% | 83.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 8.8% | 10.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 3.3% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.03 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 90.5% | 87.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 66.3% | 4.8% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 3.2% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $151,200 | $293,532 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.49% | 1.74% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 43.7 | 18.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 8 of 8 | 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 expenseThe U.S. Environmental protection agency's (epa) national estuary program was established by congress in 1987 to improve the quality of estuaries of national importance. The clean water act section 320 directs epa to develop plans for attaining and maintaining water quality in an estuary. This includes protection of public water supplies and protection and propogation of a balance indigenous population of shellfish, fish, and wildlife that allows recreational activities, in and on water, requires that control of point and nonpoint sources of pollution to supplement existing controls of…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $151,200 | $0 | $0 | $151,200 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program (Part VII, line 2).
6 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–1b8 · 8 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 4No
- 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 528
- Volunteers Part I, line 6443
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| APOLLO ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES INC Contract | $1,774,250 |
| HDR ENGINEERING Contract | $877,951 |
| NUECES RIVER AUTHORITY Contract | $859,007 |
| ANCHOR QEA INC Contract | $658,741 |
| TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-CORPUS CHRISTI NRC Contract | $517,274 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
8 private foundations reported grants to Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program totaling $698K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program spent in FY2025, $91.15 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program reported that 91.2% of its $10.1 million in expenses went to program services, 8.8% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program reported for one person in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 was $151,200, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program get its money?
Of $12.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, 90.5% came from contributions and grants (including 66.3% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 74-2924909 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 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 August 31, 2025, object 202601959349300245 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, object 202531919349301463 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2023, object 202401949349300725 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2022, object 202311989349301201 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2021, object 202221529349300517 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2020, object 202141969349301744 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 74-2924909: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.