Nonprofit · EIN 74-6074261
BIG THICKET ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · BEAUMONT, TX 77701
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $191,060 | $202,717 | -$11,657 | $436,123 | $3,239 | $432,884 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $184,807 | $183,074 | $1,733 | $446,455 | $1,914 | $444,541 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $215,091 | $177,254 | $37,837 | $445,982 | $3,174 | $442,808 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $156,167
- of which government grants
- $76,500
- Membership dues
- $6,230
- Program service revenue
- $29,357
- Investment income
- $5,056
- Royalties
- $115
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $365
- Other revenue
- $480
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $10,166
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $50,169
- Other salaries and wages
- $30,611
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $86,959
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $6,238
- Occupancy
- $15,897
- Depreciation
- $13,649
- Program services (functional)
- $182,053
- Management and general (functional)
- $18,721
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,943
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $446,455
- Total assets, end of year
- $436,123
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,239
- Net assets, end of year
- $432,884
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $65,502
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $379,119
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $53,765
- Gross receipts
- $191,810
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 95
- Year formed
- 1964
- State of legal domicile
- TX
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diane Thompson | Executive Director Officer, Key employee | 40 | $50,169 |
| Randy Beehn | Director Trustee or director | 0.63 | $0 |
| Penny Clark | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1.06 | $0 |
| Phoebe Dishman | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 3.46 | $0 |
| Michelle Esclovon | Director Trustee or director | 0.74 | $0 |
| Rebekah Foster | Director Trustee or director | 0.29 | $0 |
| Bart Gaskin | Director Trustee or director | 0.38 | $0 |
| Kate Hambright | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 0.96 | $0 |
| Mary Catherine Johnston | Director Trustee or director | 10.19 | $0 |
| Ashley Kelahylah | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Matthew LaPray | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Kathleen Nelligan | Director Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| Eric Newby | Director Trustee or director | 0.58 | $0 |
| Vicki Newby | Director Trustee or director | 2.17 | $0 |
| Dale Parish | Director Trustee or director | 0.6 | $0 |
9 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Richter | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Kathy Smartt | Director Trustee or director | 0.56 | $0 |
| Charles Smith | Director Trustee or director | 0.29 | $0 |
| John Stafford | Past President Trustee or director, Officer | 1.73 | $0 |
| Keith Stephens | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Marion Vickerman | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Bruce Walker | President Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| Will Watkins | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Randy Yoder | Director Trustee or director | 0.42 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diane Thompson | Executive Director Officer, Key employee | 40 | $48,708 |
| Randy Beehn | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tracy Benson | Director Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| Michael Black | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Penny Clark | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| Phoebe Dishman | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Dennis Durkee | Director Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| Bart Gaskin | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Kate Hambright | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Lori Horne | Director Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| Kimberly Huch | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Mary Catherine Johnston | Director Trustee or director | 3.5 | $0 |
| Micah Leigh | Director Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| Eric Newby | Director Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| Vicki Newby | Director Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| Dale Parish | Director Trustee or director | 3.5 | $0 |
| Kathy Smartt | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Charles Smith | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| John Stafford | Past President Trustee or director, Officer | 7.25 | $0 |
| Keith Stephens | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Bruce Walker | President Trustee or director, Officer | 4.5 | $0 |
| Will Watkins | Director Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| Randy Yoder | Director Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diane Thompson | Executive Director Officer, Key employee | 40 | $46,800 |
| Randy Beehn | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tracy Benson | Director Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| Michael Black | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Penny Clark | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| Phoebe Dishman | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Bart Gaskin | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Kate Hambright | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Kimberly Huch | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Mary Catherine Johnston | Director Trustee or director | 3.5 | $0 |
| Aimee Lieby | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Eric Newby | Director Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| Vicki Newby | Director Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| Dale Parish | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 3.5 | $0 |
| Kathy Smartt | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| Charles Smith | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| John Stafford | President Trustee or director, Officer | 7.25 | $0 |
| Keith Stephens | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Bruce Walker | Director Trustee or director | 4.5 | $0 |
| Will Watkins | Director Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| Randy Yoder | Director Trustee or director | 0.75 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 700 NORTH STREET STE 79, BEAUMONT, TX 77701-1834
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Diane Thompson, 700 North St Ste 79, Beaumont, TX 77701
- Signed the 990
- Bruce Walker, President
- Phone
- (409) 790-5399
- Website
- bigthicket.org
- Return prepared by
- Lauren G Brooks & Associates PC
Mission
The Big Thicket Associations mission is to preserve, protect, and promote the Big Thicket region, its natural resources and cultural history, for the enjoyment and well-being of present and future generations through advocacy, education and research.
Program accomplishments
- Awareness and Conservation: The Association promotes awareness of the Big Thicket National Preserve and the need to protect the natural resources and natural beauty of the Big Thicket.Expenses $31,865 · revenue $6,630
- Neches River Adventures: The Association operates the Ivory Bill, a covered excursion boat on the Neches River for school field trips, social events and nature classes. Public tours are conducted most Saturdays between late March and early November. The Ivory Bill is also available for private tours all year. During the year ended December 31, 2025, the Ivory Bill conducted 25 private charters, 41 public tours, and 91 school field trips.Expenses $121,042 · revenue $16,087
- Thicket of Diversity and Field Research Learning Center: The Association, in partnership with the Big Thicket National Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, and other entities, administers and coordinates the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI). The ATBI is undertaken to enhance the ability of the National Park Service management to identify every living species inhabiting the Big Thicket National Preserve and surrounding areas and the role of ecosystem dynamics in its health. The Field Research Station and Learning Center includes a small laboratory, classroom and domitory. For a nominal fee, FRSLC provides lodging for reasearch scientists and their graduate students, conservation groups, and volunteers. As part of ATBI, the Assoiation administers and disburses grant funding received from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and other grantors.Expenses $29,146 · grants $10,166 · revenue $6,640
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 74-6074261
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1967
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $436,123
- Income (IRS master file)
- $191,810
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $191,060 | $202,717 | $436,123 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $184,807 | $183,074 | $446,455 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $215,091 | $177,254 | $445,982 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $172,810 | $178,192 | $422,756 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 74-6074261).
Questions about BIG THICKET ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of BIG THICKET ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BIG THICKET ASSOCIATION is 74-6074261.
- Is BIG THICKET ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1967.
- Are donations to BIG THICKET ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BIG THICKET ASSOCIATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of BIG THICKET ASSOCIATION due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BIG THICKET ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of BIG THICKET ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Diane Thompson.
- Who are the officers and directors of BIG THICKET ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 24 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $50,169 (Diane Thompson, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does BIG THICKET ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $191,060, expenses of $202,717 and total assets of $436,123 at year end.
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