2025-10-23T12:57:38-07:00 2024-12-31 262176601 EASY OFFICE DBA JITASA 1120 S RACKHAM WAY SUITE 300 MERIDIAN ID 83642 990 2024-01-01 853887724 TEXAS TRIBAL BUFFALO PROJECT TEXA 5125951584 2463 FM 1296 WAELDER TX 78959 LUCILLE CONTRERAS CEO 6055151078 2025-10-23 1 1 JEREMY CORK P01544850 2082874777 2025-10-23 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X LUCILLE CONTRERAS 2463 FM 1296 WAELDER TX 78959 2806257 0 X www.texastribalbuffaloproject.org X 2020 TX TEXAS TRIBAL BUFFALO PROJECT, EXISTS TO RECONNECT TEXAS INDIGENOUS LINEAL DESCENDENTS TO EACH OTHER AS RELATIVES AS WELL AS THE IYANE'E AS OUR RELATIVE. WE ARE ALIGNED WITH THE INTERNATIONAL BUFFALO TREATY AND OTHER BUFFALO LIFEWAY MOVEMENTS. 3 3 11 33 0 0 632995 2734777 7190 0 5333 12577 638328 2754544 12895 2900 0 219055 450058 35300 0 18518 282279 788344 549529 1241302 88799 1513242 888088 2404723 583065 569016 305023 1835707 X TEXAS TRIBAL BUFFALO PROJECT, EXISTS TO RECONNECT TEXAS INDIGENOUS LINEAL DESCENDENTS TO EACH OTHER AS RELATIVES AS WELL AS THE IYANE'E AS OUR RELATIVE. WE ARE ALIGNED WITH THE INTERNATIONAL BUFFALO TREATY AND OTHER BUFFALO LIFEWAY MOVEMENTS. 1 0 258256 0 6180 GENERAL PROGRAM - THE TEXAS TRIBAL BUFFALO PROJECT IS A NATIVE-LED NONPROFIT THAT WORKS TO RESTORE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE LIPAN APACHE PEOPLE AND THE BUFFALO. ITS PROGRAMS INCLUDE BUFFALO RESTORATION, LAND STEWARDSHIP, FOOD SOVEREIGNTY, AND CULTURAL EDUCATION. THE ORGANIZATION PROMOTES COMMUNITY WELLNESS THROUGH SUSTAINABLE RANCHING PRACTICES, YOUTH AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND PRESERVATION OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE. THESE EFFORTS SUPPORT ECOLOGICAL BALANCE AND STRENGTHEN INDIGENOUS IDENTITY. 116052 0 0 REGENERATIVE HERD MANAGEMENT - IS A PROGRAM THAT CENTERS ON THE HEALTH OF THE BUFFALO, THE LAND, AND THE COMMUNITY. THE PROGRAM USES LOW-STRESS HANDLING AND ROTATIONAL GRAZING PRACTICES THAT RESTORE SOIL HEALTH, IMPROVE NATIVE GRASSES, AND PROMOTE BIODIVERSITY. BY CARING FOR THE BUFFALO AS RELATIVES RATHER THAN COMMODITIES, THE PROGRAM MODELS SUSTAINABLE RANCHING WHILE PROVIDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES. THIS APPROACH STRENGTHENS FOOD SOVEREIGNTY, CULTURAL CONNECTION, AND ECOLOGICAL RESILIENCE. 75433 0 0 DATA & DNA SOVEREIGNTY - DNA SOVEREIGNTY PROGRAM TO CONNECT TEXAS INDIGENOUS LINEAL DESCENDENTS BY ESTABLISHING DNA SOVEREIGNTY. AMERICAN BANDS, TRIBES, AND NATIONS, WITH A FOCUS ON LIPAN APACHE AND DISCOVER, CONFIRM, AND STRENGTHEN THOSE CONNECTIONS THROUGH THE RESPONSIBLE USE OF GENETIC DATA. 190673 0 1010 OTHER PROGRAMS: TEXAS INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES, RANCH MAINTENANCE, COMMUNITY FOODS PROJECT, BUFFALO HARVEST, YOUTH CAMP, INTERNATIONAL BUFFALO RELATIONSHIP BUILDING, HEMP, MEAT SALES, CURRICULUM, INDIGENOUS HEMP PROJECT (WINONA LEDUKE) 190673 0 1010 640414 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X IZEL LOPEZ 2103552972 2463 FM 1296 WAELDER TX 78959 LUCILLE CONTRERAS CEO/FOUNDER 50 X 86500 0 0 IZEL LOPEZ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40 X 58667 0 0 HELGA GARZA GARCIA BOARD MEMBER 1 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA HERRERA BOARD MEMBER 1 X 0 0 0 JOANN BETANCOURT BOARD MEMBER 1 X 0 0 0 145167 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 407186 2327591 0 2734777 PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 900099 7190 7190 0 0 0 0 0 0 7190 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 61602 51713 9889 9889 0 0 2688 2688 0 0 2688 2754544 19767 0 0 X 2900 2900 145167 113194 24874 7099 206257 160829 35340 10088 69548 28211 41337 29086 23277 4478 1331 1446 1446 76202 76202 142859 106944 35915 5120 2307 2813 57895 29119 28776 26013 24409 1604 28029 26043 1986 71112 70953 159 6365 6365 11983 8725 3258 301433 301433 6520 4255 2265 PROGRAM EXPENSES 31529 30395 1134 0 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 21838 1042 20796 0 1241302 640414 582370 18518 134983 1842532 360 2305 44408 844933 329455 752745 515478 888088 2404723 7810 232 575255 568784 583065 569016 X 305023 1835707 0 0 305023 1835707 888088 2404723 1513242 0 0 0 17442 0 X 0 0 0 X 9255 98442 404972 632995 2734777 3880441 20009 22544 5654 7190 55397 9255 118451 427516 638649 2741967 3935838 9255 70000 5000 1900000 1984255 312401 318766 631167 9255 70000 317401 318766 1900000 2615422 1320416 22 1779 2688 4489 9255 118451 427538 640428 2744655 3940327 X Schedule A, Part III, Line 12 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 607861 251341 356520 0 0 0 0 0 46895 7458 39437 0 190177 70656 119521 515478 Form 990, Part III, Line 2 REGENERATIVE HERD MANAGEMENT IS A PROGRAM THAT CENTERS ON THE HEALTH OF THE BUFFALO, THE LAND, AND THE COMMUNITY. THE PROGRAM USES LOW-STRESS HANDLING AND ROTATIONAL GRAZING PRACTICES THAT RESTORE SOIL HEALTH, IMPROVE NATIVE GRASSES, AND PROMOTE BIODIVERSITY. DNA SOVEREIGNTY PROGRAM TO CONNECT TEXAS INDIGENOUS LINEAL DESCENDENTS BY ESTABLISHING DNA SOVEREIGNTY. AMERICAN BANDS, TRIBES, AND NATIONS, WITH A FOCUS ON LIPAN APACHE AND DISCOVER, CONFIRM, AND STRENGTHEN THOSE CONNECTIONS THROUGH THE RESPONSIBLE USE OF GENETIC DATA. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b FORM 990 WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE GOVERNING BODY AFTER THE FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 TTBP ALLOWS ACCESS THROUGH GUIDE STAR CANDID. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g GRANT WRITER CONSULTANT, MARKETING CONSULTANT, VETERINARY CARE, MENTAL HEALTH, BUILDING CONTRACTORS. Schedule B, Part I TEXAS TRIBAL BUFFALO PROJECT RECEIVED $300,000 FROM THE INDIGENOUS HEMP COOPERATIVE ADVISORY COUNCIL UNDER A FISCAL SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT.