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Coastal Conservation Association

HOUSTON, TX EIN: 74-1984482 Website

CCA IS ORGANIZED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING AND ADVANCING THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE MARINE, ANIMAL AND PLANT LIFE AND RESOURCES OF THE COASTAL AREAS OF THE UNITED STATES, BOTH ONSHORE AND OFFSHORE, FOR THE BENEFIT AND ENJOYMENT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC. SUCH OBJECTIVES WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY: (A) SPONSORING AND ENCOURAGING RESEARCH RELATING TO MARINE LIFE AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS INFLUENCING ITS SURVIVAL; (B) EDUCATING THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON THE PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION OF MARINE LIFE AND RESOURCES; (C) MOBILIZING THE GENERAL PUBLIC TOWARD THE ADOPTION OF SOUND CONSERVATION PRACTICES CONDUCIVE TO THE PRESERVATION OF MARINE LIFE AND RESOURCES; (D) FORMULATING AND ENCOURAGING THE ADOPTION OF CONSERVATION PROGRAMS (NON-LEGISLATIVE) BY FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES, CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND SPORT AND COMMERCIAL FISHING ORGANIZATIONS, AND ASSISTING SUCH AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH PROGRAMS.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$46.8M

+1.6% YoY

Annual Giving

$3.5M

+114.1% YoY

Grant Count

17

+6.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$208K

+101.5% YoY

About Coastal Conservation Association

Based on IRS filings

Coastal Conservation Association is a nonprofit organization focused on Environment & Animals, based in HOUSTON, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $46.8M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 17 grants totaling $3.5M. Net investment income was $1.3M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Cities

AnnapolisAthensAustinBaton RougeBrooksvilleBrownsvilleBrunswickCarrabelleColumbiaCorpus ChristiDallasFort MyersGainesvilleGalvestonHattiesburgHoustonJacksonvilleKemahLa JollaMexico Beach

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$8M$15M$23M$30M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$46,794,351$46,051,558$42,531,952
Revenue$27,690,958$26,499,355$23,732,575
Expenses$23,089,996$20,519,249$20,677,269
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$1,338,425$678,740$106,746
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$920K$2M$3M$4M12 grants202014 grants202114 grants202216 grants202317 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

CCA TEXAS FUND$1.6MHARTE RESEARCH INSTITUTE…$1.0MTEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE F…$184KTEXAS A & M CORPUS CHRISTI$134KTEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE D…$131KTAMPA BAY WATCH$99KCOASTAL BEND BAYS AND ES…$86KTEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY G…$52KUCF FOUNDATION$50KBUILDING CONSERVATION TR…$46K

Grant Size Distribution

73 grants across all recorded years

43<$50K10$50–100K13$100–250K1$250–500K2$500K–1M4$1–5M$5M+

Open Grants

1 open opportunity from Coastal Conservation Association

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

BRIAN GORSKIEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$372KDAVID CRESSONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$329KROBERT BYERSEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$324KCHARLES TRASCHERVP OF DONOR RELATIONS$274KPATRICK MURRAYPRESIDENT$270KTHEODORE W VENKERVP & CONSERVATION DIRECTOR$236KWILLIAM G KINNEY IIITOURNAMENT DIRECTOR$232KROBERT TAYLORDEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR$175KNOLAN REYNERSONSENIOR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR$175KKATIE RUIZCONTROLLER$160KCARLOS BONNETEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$154KJOHN AUKEMANADVOCACY DIRECTOR$151KADAM MILLERSENIOR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR$145KCONNIE FUNDERBURGCONTROLLER$144KALAINA YEPEZMEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR$132KWAYNE KOTOWEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$132KKRISTEN FALESKIVICE PRESIDENT & CFO$122KANDREW JOHNSONCFO$46K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ADDISON GOFFDIRECTOR2
ALEX JERNIGANDIRECTOR2
ALLEN SHIELDSDIRECTOR2
ANDY MARKSDIRECTOR2
ANDY STEINBERGSDIRECTOR2
AUSTIN THURLOWDIRECTOR2
BART HALLDIRECTOR2
BEN GRAHAMDIRECTOR2
BILL BIRDDIRECTOR2
BILL DAUGHERTYDIRECTOR2
BILL SHEDDDIRECTOR2
BILL STRIEBERDIRECTOR2
BILLY BYRDDIRECTOR2
BOB BRUMBYDIRECTOR2
BRANDON HILLDIRECTOR2
BRANDON HOLLEYDIRECTOR2
BRUCE AEBELDIRECTOR2
BRUCE ARENDALEDIRECTOR2
BRUCE MACLACHLANDIRECTOR2
BRUCE POLLEYDIRECTOR2
BRYAN IRWINDIRECTOR2
BUD ABBOTTDIRECTOR2
CAMP MATENSDIRECTOR2
CHAD COURVILLEDIRECTOR2
CHARLIE CAPLINGERDIRECTOR2
CHRIS BEANDIRECTOR2
CHRIS ELKINSDIRECTOR2
CHRIS HAWLEYDIRECTOR2
CHUCK LEDETDIRECTOR2
CLAUDE JENNINGSDIRECTOR2
DALE BALLARDDIRECTOR2
DALE SCOTTDIRECTOR2
DAN JOHNSONDIRECTOR2
DANA ROBERTSDIRECTOR2
DAVE BUETTNERDIRECTOR2
DAVE SASSDIRECTOR2
DAVE SCHAMPDIRECTOR2
DAVID WILLIAMSONDIRECTOR2
DEAN ASHERDIRECTOR2
DEGRAAF ADAMSDIRECTOR2
DENNY MARTINDIRECTOR2
DERRICK WRIGLEYDIRECTOR2
DEXTER PEACOCKDIRECTOR2
DON HALLDIRECTOR2
DON NEWDIRECTOR2
DON PERKINSDIRECTOR2
DON ROBERTSDIRECTOR2
DONALD WILLISDIRECTOR2
DOUG BOYDDIRECTOR2
DOUG LASKODIRECTOR2
EDWIN LAMBERTHDIRECTOR2
ERIK DELONGDIRECTOR2
FJ EICKEDIRECTOR2
GARY LOOMISVICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR8
GARY PLUMDIRECTOR2
GEORGE HUYEDIRECTOR2
GREG HURTDIRECTOR2
GUS SCHRAM IIITREASURER & DIRECTOR8
J SCOTT GREENDIRECTOR2
JD DICKENSONDIRECTOR2
JR MCCROSKEYDIRECTOR2
JACK ANDRYDIRECTOR2
JACK CHATHAMDIRECTOR2
JACK SMITHDIRECTOR2
JASON THOMASEEDIRECTOR2
JAY BROWNDIRECTOR2
JAY THOMPSONDIRECTOR2
JD DUGASDIRECTOR2
JEFF AKINDIRECTOR2
JEFF ALLENDIRECTOR2
JEFF ANGERSDIRECTOR2
JEFF MILLERDIRECTOR2
JIM HENDRICKSDIRECTOR2
JIM MICKELDIRECTOR2
JIM PURGERSONDIRECTOR2
JOE KOSHKINDIRECTOR2
JOE NEBERDIRECTOR2
JOHN BALLOTTIDIRECTOR2
JOHN CARLSONVICE CHAIRMAN & DIRECTOR8
JOHN FRANCKDIRECTOR2
JOHN MORELLODIRECTOR2
JOHN WALTERSDIRECTOR2
JOHN WALTHERDIRECTOR2
JON VIGREDIRECTOR2
JULIE HEBERTDIRECTOR2
KIRK SIEBERDIRECTOR2
KYLE HARRISDIRECTOR2
KYLE JOHNSONDIRECTOR2
KYLE SHEDDDIRECTOR2
LES KIPPERDIRECTOR2
LILI CROOKDIRECTOR2
LIZ HEWITTDIRECTOR2
LYNN MURTAGHDIRECTOR2
MARC GORELNIKDIRECTOR2
MARC MOUTONDIRECTOR2
MARK CARTERDIRECTOR2
MARK FEAGLEDIRECTOR2
MARK HURMDIRECTOR2
MARK JUNEAUDIRECTOR2
MARK RAYCHAIRMAN & DIRECTOR8
MARK WILLMANDIRECTOR2
MATT OLSONDIRECTOR2
MEI LI CHUNGDIRECTOR2
MICHAEL KENNEDYVICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR8
MICHAEL MARKDIRECTOR2
MICHAEL SMITHDIRECTOR2
MIKE ANDERSONDIRECTOR2
MIKE BRIMERDIRECTOR2
MIKE LAMBRECHTSDIRECTOR2
MIKE PETITDIRECTOR2
MIKE WISSELDIRECTOR2
MITCH BROWNLEECHAIRMAN EMERITUS & DIRECTOR8
MORGAN LYNCHDIRECTOR2
NORMAN TRUBEEDIRECTOR2
PAT COWLESDIRECTOR2
PAUL GIORDANODIRECTOR2
RANDY POELMADIRECTOR2
RICHARD BERRYDIRECTOR2
RICK MURPHYDIRECTOR2
RICK ROBERTSDIRECTOR2
RIP WOODINDIRECTOR2
ROB ALLENDIRECTOR2
ROB FONDRENDIRECTOR2
ROBERT ALLAINDIRECTOR2
ROBERT DONLINSECRETARY & DIRECTOR8
ROBERT HALEDIRECTOR2
ROCKY CARTERDIRECTOR2
ROCKY CHASEDIRECTOR2
ROGER BALLDIRECTOR2
RON CROWDERDIRECTOR2
RON LUSTER JRDIRECTOR2
RON WINDERSDIRECTOR2
ROS SHIRLEYDIRECTOR2
RUSTY VINCENTDIRECTOR2
RYAN GIROUARDDIRECTOR2
RYAN LONGDIRECTOR2
RYAN THERRELLDIRECTOR2
RYCH PULLENDIRECTOR2
SANDY SAFLEYDIRECTOR2
SCOTT DEALDIRECTOR2
SCOTT MCKNIGHTDIRECTOR2
SCOTT SIGLEDIRECTOR2
SNOOP ROTHDIRECTOR2
SPENCE COLLINSDIRECTOR2
STAN BROGDONDIRECTOR2
STEPHEN DAVIDDIRECTOR2
STEVE BOWLERDIRECTOR2
STEVE FURMANDIRECTOR2
STUART BILLEAUDDIRECTOR2
STUART CREIGHTONDIRECTOR2
TJ JOHNSONDIRECTOR2
TEDDY TWIGGDIRECTOR2
TIM KANEDIRECTOR2
TIM STRICKLANDDIRECTOR2
TIM TARVERDIRECTOR2
TIRA OVERSTREETDIRECTOR2
TODD SHARPEDIRECTOR2
TOM BELLDIRECTOR2
TOMMY ELKINSDIRECTOR2
TONY CONSTANTDIRECTOR2
TROY WILLIAMSONDIRECTOR2
VAN PARRISHDIRECTOR2
WD MORRIS JRDIRECTOR2
WADE RADKEDIRECTOR2
WILL HERBERTDIRECTOR2
WRIGHT TAYLORDIRECTOR2
ANDREW JOHNSONCFO40$46,031
CHARLES TRASCHERVP OF DONOR RELATIONS40$274,285
KRISTEN FALESKIVICE PRESIDENT & CFO40$122,298
PATRICK MURRAYPRESIDENT40$269,617
THEODORE W VENKERVP & CONSERVATION DIRECTOR40$236,068
BRIAN GORSKIEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$372,498
DAVID CRESSONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$328,506
JOHN AUKEMANADVOCACY DIRECTOR40$151,426
KATIE RUIZCONTROLLER40$160,124
NOLAN REYNERSONSENIOR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR40$174,843
ROBERT BYERSEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$324,379
ROBERT TAYLORDEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR40$175,219
WILLIAM G KINNEY IIITOURNAMENT DIRECTOR40$231,690
ADAM MILLERSENIOR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR40$144,606
ALAINA YEPEZMEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR40$132,477
CARLOS BONNETEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$153,662
CONNIE FUNDERBURGCONTROLLER40$143,713
WAYNE KOTOWEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$131,525

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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