Texas Agricultural Land Trust Foundation
Donations deductibleTexas Agricultural Land Trust Foundation's network
7 people6 organisationsi7 people and 6 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (6) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
7 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Fitzsimons Chair | Chair | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Carter Smith | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| David Crow | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Karen Hixon | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Perry Bass II (also filed as Perry Bass) | Company secretary | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Toby Calvert | Treasurer | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Watt Matthews | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
5 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Blair C Fitzsimons | CEO | since 2019 |
| Blair Fitzsimons Thru 52020 | CEO | 2021 |
| Brandon E Bennett | Dir Additive Conservation/Legal | 2025 |
| Chad Ellis | Chief Executive Officer | since 2022 |
| Chad Ellis from 62020 | CEO | 2021 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 March 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Ellis | Chief Executive Officer | 5 | $0 | $164k | $10k |
| Brandon E Bennett | Dir Additive Conservation/Legal | 2 | $0 | $114k | $8k |
| Joseph Fitzsimons | Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Toby Calvert | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Perry Bass II | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| David Crow | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Karen Hixon | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Watt Matthews | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Carter Smith | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Texas Agricultural Land Trust Foundation
- EIN
- 464540280
- Address
- 1919 Oakwell Farms Pkwy Ste 100, San Antonio, TX, 78218-1778
- State
- Texas
- Mission
- The Foundation provides financial and other resources in support exclusively for Texas Agricultural Land Trust ("TALT"), a Texas tax exempt nonprofit corporation, classified as a 501(c)(3) organization. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- K99 Food, agriculture and nutrition
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2013
- Principal officer
- Chad Ellis (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 2014
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- SO (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsJoseph Fitzsimons
≥7years on the filingsKaren Hixon
≥7years on the filingsToby Calvert
≥6years on the filingsPerry Bass II
Latest return
year to 31 March 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 March 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $14.5m
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $14.5m
- Contributions and grants received
- $231k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $235k
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 7
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $887k | $304k | $583k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Texas Agricultural Land Trust | Monitoring, Forever Texas Fund Distribution | $235k |
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Texas Agricultural Land Trust Foundation likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, entity data (data.texas.gov 9cir-efmm). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Texas
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 30 December 2013
- Registered agent
- Not stated
This register does not publish officers or directors.