Hill Country Alliance
Analysis
Hill Country Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in Dripping SPGS, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.
In the financial year ending December 2023, Hill Country Alliance reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.4m, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $824k to $1.8m (+116%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.
Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Hill Country Alliance sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United States Society on Dams ($1.8m), Circle of Life Connections ($1.8m) and Americans for a Clean Energy Grid ($1.8m).
On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 1.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $121k (8.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $758k. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $56k, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 11 employees.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Contributions & grants 95%
- Program services 1.6%
- Other 3.6%
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| United States Society on Dams | Knightdale | $1.8m |
| Circle of Life Connections | Albany | $1.8m |
| Americans for a Clean Energy Grid | Washington | $1.8m |
| Clackamas River Basin Council | Gladstone | $1.8m |