Friends of Bachman Lake

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
882523155
IRS 990 coverage
2025–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-N 2024
Location
Dallas, TX, USA
Phone
9728982264
Rating
47
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Environmental Beautification and Aesthetics

Reported finances

Revenue
$271,332
Expenses
$5,185
Assets
$285,940
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Ryan Moore (President)

People named in this filing

  • Ryan Moore (President)
  • Bruce Schroeder (Secretary)
  • Brett Lacher (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. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Friends of Bachman Lake serves Bachman Lake Park and Greenbelt by elevating existing green spaces promoting environmental conservation and building an informed engaged community that advocates for safe connected and equitable access. The most significant project we are working on is clearing invasive privet to help restore about 50 acres of lost park land.

What it reported doing in 2025

During 2025 Friends of Bachman Lake organized and led eight volunteer workdays focused on planting trees habitat restoration removal of invasive chinese privet and trash removal at both the greenbelt and at the park. The organization also conducted soil testing through Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service to inform science-based restoration planning and guide native plant decision. Friends of Bachman Lake supported an Eagle Scout service project resulting in the design and installation of wayfinding signs along some of the nature trails. $1,238.82 GSD + $1,368.69 equipment & supplies

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% 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

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of voting board members are independent.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 30
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 12
  • Sustainability: 93
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 1.2%; rating input score 1
  • Program expense ratio: 56.7%; rating input score 57
  • Fundraising efficiency: $200.76 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 90%; rating input score 90; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 0%; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 98.1%; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 55.15; rating input score 99; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 1.2% of revenue deployed · 56.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 0 of 12 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $3K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 28 of 29 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 1/100.
  • High — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 0/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 57/100.
  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.