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Name:	Katy Prairie Conservancy
Address:	3015 Richmond Avenue, Ste. 230
	Houston, TX 77098-3114
Phone:	713-523-6135
Web Address:	www.katyprairie.org

Katy Prairie Conservancy meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

The Katy Prairie Conservancy (KPC) was established to conserve the Katy Prairie for the benefit of its wildlife and Texans. Currently, thousands of acres are preserved as a wildlife habitat and natural areas with a goal to save significantly more acreage in the future. KPC has increased protected lands to 17,500 acres, began a conservation buyer program, and worked with owners of small tracts regarding possible donation. KPC also removed invasive species on more than 600 acres of preserve lands, constructed 300 acres of wetlands through the Texas Prairie Wetlands Program, and planted native grasses on 50 acres of KPC's Nelson Farms Preserve and the Warren Ranch. KPC is also involved with various research projects conducted by graduate students from Rice University and Texas A & M University, and combined with Harris County Department of Education, they developed and implemented an after-school program on the science of the prairie for elementary and middle schools in Waller, Cy-Fair, Houston, and Aldine Independent School Districts. In 2009, they hosted more than 70 public events on the prairie.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, Katy Prairie Conservancy's program expenses were:

Land conservation, public outreach, and education	904,652
Habitat enhancement	367,612
Total Program Expenses:	$1,272,264

Chief Executive : Mary Anne Piacentini, Executive Director

Compensation*:

$138,500

Chair of the Board: Mary Van Kerrebrook
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Van Kerrebrook & Assoc. LLP, Founding Partner & Chief Legal Counsel

Board Size: 10

Paid Staff Size: 6

*Compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

direct mail, grant proposals, internet

Fund raising costs were 5% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $1,925,199, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Katy Prairie Conservancy's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

Source of Funds
Contributions	1,670,873
Cattle sales, farm and lease income	320,255
Special events	254,326
Mitigation fees and lease income	107,037
Interest and other income	95,021
Direct donor benefit costs	-35,588
Operating expense	-297,985
Total Income	$2,113,939

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 81%  Fund Raising: 6%  Administrative: 13%

Total income				$2,113,939
	Program expenses			$1,272,264
	Fund raising expenses			99,883
	Administrative expenses			211,760
Total expenses				$1,583,907
Income in Excess of Expenses				530,032
Beginning net assets				12,951,994
Ending net assets				13,482,026
Total liabilities				12,121,824
Total assets				$25,603,850