Galveston Bay Foundation
Overview
Our Mission
The Galveston Bay Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to preserve, protect and enhance the natural resources of the Galveston Bay estuarine system, and its tributaries, for present users and for posterity.
Our Focus
Historic_Cultural (SLI); Open_Space (SWI); Urban (SLI); Farm_Ranch (SWI); Natural (EI); Recreation (SLI); Water (EI); Forests (SWI) Galveston Bay Estuary and immediate watershed. Specifically Brazoria, Galveston, Harris, and Chambers counties
Our Staff
Full Time Staff: 10Part Time Staff: 2
Operational Area and Acreage
Counties of Operation
| Texas | Harris |
|---|
Acres Conserved
| State | Total | Owned | Under Easement | Other** |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 3,386 | 3,283 | 103 | 0 |
**This figure includes land that has been acquired by land trusts - whether through purchase, donation or by another means - and subsequently has been transferred to a public agency. It also includes land protected through other methods such as negotiating and preparing for acquisition by other organizations or agencies.

