Headwaters at Incarnate Word Inc.
Headwaters at Incarnate Word Inc.
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About this organization
Mission
Our mission is to preserve, restore and celebrate the rich natural, cultural, historical, spiritual and educational values of the headwaters of the San Antonio River, especially within the 53-acre Headwaters Sanctuary. Headwaters is a non-profit sponsored Earth care ministry of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word.
About
Education Programs:In 2018, Headwaters offered free environmental education programs and reached 4,274 adults and children. Headwaters provided 49 educational opportunities for adults: 18 guided Sanctuary walks led by regional experts on birding, botany, ethnobotany, meditation, eco-spirituality, local history, literature, and environmental leaders; 11 workshops to promote water and land conservation, native plants, and local wildlife; 6 lectures on global climate change, conservation, and indigenous history/culture; and 14 environmental film screenings. These programs were attended by 1,295 adults. Staffed information tables at community events reached an additional 532 people. Headwaters offered 31 youth events: 16 classroom visits; 4 workshops; 6 Headwaters Sanctuary tours; and a 5-day summer camp. Headwaters brought hands-on learning activities off-site and into classrooms to reach children unable to visit the Headwaters Sanctuary due to lack of resources. Headwaters partnered with the UTSA Institute of Texan Cultures in a 3-day photography workshop for 49 participants. The project, Urban Nature, Hidden Cultures, culminated in a photography exhibit at the Institute. Headwaters hosted a 5-day summer camp which provided access to outdoor activities for twelve campers from 2 to 4 years of age. Our youth programs reached 742 children and 65 adults. Youth-oriented activity booths at community events reached an additional 545 children. The Headwaters Native Wildlife and Habitat CelebrationThis outdoor family-oriented event offered information booths on a variety of conservation and preservation topics such as the Edwards Aquifer, the Headwaters Blue Hole, urban wildlife, endangered species, bees, butterflies and milkweed, native plants, invasive plants, and Texas Gulf clean-up efforts. Alamo Area Chapter of the Texas Master Naturalists, the Native Plant Society of San Antonio, the San Antonio River Authority, and the San Antonio Zoo provided subject matter experts. CPS Energy offered a native tree give away. Attendance was estimated at 95 individuals.Art of the Sacred Texas Springs ExhibitionA SA 300 Event, the six-week public art show celebrated Headwaters at Incarnate Word and its Blue Hole, source spring of the San Antonio River. The Exhibition was installed at the University of the Incarnate Word Kelso Art Center. It was the largest show ever offered in the facility.Thirty-eight professional artists submitted 58 original mixed media pieces. Contributors were Twyla Arthur; David Baker; Laura Sikes Barrow; Michelle Belto; Conan Chadbourne; Danville Chadbourne; Paul Collins and Anlo Sepulveda; Miguel Cortinas; Miles Dunis; Susan Dunis; Bridget McDermott Flood; Gini Garcia; Billy Hassell; Rex Hausmann; Gray Hawn; Billy L. Keen; Diana Kersey; Lucia Lavilla-Havelin; Jane Madrigal; Peter Mangan; Jesus Toro Martinez; Letha McIntire; Robert Michaelson; Norma Jean Moore; Adam Mulder; Loretta Rey; Kate Ritson; Ramin Samandari; Trish Simonite; Penelope Speier; Brian St. John; Eloise Stoker; Jim Stoker; Gary Sweeney; Louis Vega Trevino; Anita Valencia; Kathy Vargas; and Karen Zimmerly. A professionally prepared exhibition catalog was produced. The show won a 2018 Contemporary Art Month Award, the CAMMIE.The art galleries were staffed by Headwaters throughout the six-week period, seven days per week. Evening hours were added for the final two weeks. The exhibition introduced visitors to the mission of the Headwaters ministry and the importance of the Blue Hole as a cultural, spiritual, and ecological site. To complement the art show, the following events were offered during the exhibition period: opening night with jazz music by George Prado Duo; 2 lectures, Springs of South Central Texas by Gregg Eckhardt and The Sacred Springs of the Coahuiltecans by Dr. Mario Garza; piano recitals by Duo AleAnya, Alena Gorina and Anya Grokhovski, and Elena Portnaya from Musical Bridges Across the World; the San Antonio debut screening of Yakona| water rising with an introduction by Paul Collins, co-creator; and Voices of the Waters: Poetry and Prose, an outdoor poetry event with contributions from Stone in Stream/Roca en el Rio and Kalpulli Ameyaltonal Tejaztlan members.Attendance for the entire exhibition was estimated at 1,000 visitors. Twenty-five percent of the exhibited artwork was sold, and Headwaters received fifty percent of the proceeds, $7,700.The Headwaters Sanctuary is open to the public throughout the year. We estimate that over 7,800 individuals benefited from the Headwaters Sanctuary independently from any formal programming. Donated Services (In-Kind) received for 2018 amounted to $13,414.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The purpose of the non-profit, as set forth in the filing, is “Our mission is to preserve, restore and celebrate the rich natural, cultural, historical, spiritual and educational values of the headwaters of the san antonio river, especially within the 53-acre headwaters sanctuary. headwaters is a non-profit sponsored earth care ministry of the sisters of charity of the incarnate word.”.
When discussing its purpose, they were characterized as: “Our mission is to preserve, restore and celebrate the rich natural, cultural, historical, spiritual and educational values of the headwaters of the san antonio river, especially within the 53-acre headwaters sanctuary. headwaters is a non-profit sponsored earth care ministry of the sisters of charity of the incarnate word.”.
- The state in which the non-profit is legally authorized to operate is TX, as reported.
- The filing confirms that the non-profit's address in 2019 was 4503 Broadway, San Antonio, TX, 78209.
- The form of the non-profit reports 1 employees as of 2019.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Does not collect art.
- Does not provide credit counseling.
- Does not have foreign activities.
- Is not a donor-advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are between $100,000 and $250,000.
- Revenue is between $100,000 and $250,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $5,764.
- The remuneration of the CEO of the organization is based on an independent review and approval process.
- The organization elects its board members.
- The organization has 12 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2017.
- The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
- The organization is required to file Schedule B.
- The organization is required to file Schedule O.
- The organization's financial statements were compiled or reviewed by an accountant.
- The organization pays $20,510 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $25,684 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization provides Form 990 to its governing body.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.
- The organization has fundraising events.