Central Texas Water Coalition Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
452605843
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2020, Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2011
Location
Spicewood, TX, USA
Phone
5122633174
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Public Utilities

Reported finances

Revenue
$137,298
Expenses
$117,882
Assets
$184,547
Liabilities
$4,384

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SHANNON HAMILTON (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • DAVE STAUCH (PRESIDENT)
  • DAVE LINDSAY (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • SHANNON HAMILTON (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • DAVE STAUCH (PRESIDENT)
  • MICHAEL MOORE (TREASURER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Central Texas water coalition (ctwc) is a non-profit advocating for the preservation and conservation of the highland lakes' water supply, which serves as an irreplaceable natural resource and an important economic engine for the state of Texas. Ctwc supports responsible water management of the lower Colorado river basin to protect and maintain a safe and reliable water supply. Funds contributed by donors support the education, research, conservation and advocacy efforts of ctwc.

What it reported doing in 2025

Scientific research: given the trend of lower inflows and their adverse impact on water supply for the region, conducted scientific studies of inflows, annual rainfall over the watershed for the full period of record, and productivity of the watershed and overall waterbalance of the lower Colorado river basin and associated firm yields from the highland lakes, and overall system, including new reservoirs. Research indicates that drought of 1950s rainfall pattern should be considered the controlling drought for planning purposes, which is counter to current water planning. Recommended to regional water planning group to incorporate research into their planning.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 69
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 56
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 64.6%; rating input score 65
  • Program expense ratio: 75.2%; rating input score 75

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 14.1%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.57; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.02; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 42.9%; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 0% per year; rating input score 100; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -4% per year; rating input score 0; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 3.7% per year; rating input score 100; 38th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 64.6% of revenue deployed · 75.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $89K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2021 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 7/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 31/100.