Bayou City Waterkeeper Inc

Analysis

Bayou City Waterkeeper Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2009, 17 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, Bayou City Waterkeeper Inc reported income of $1.1m and spending of $826k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $228k to $1.1m (+381%), an average of +48% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 190%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Bayou City Waterkeeper Inc sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Envirolution Inc ($1.1m), Endangered Habitats Conservancy ($1.1m) and 2030 Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $146k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $433k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $11k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 11 employees.