Brackenridge Park Conservancy

Analysis

Brackenridge Park Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in San Antonio, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. 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 September 2023, Brackenridge Park Conservancy reported income of $1.8m and spending of $564k, leaving 69% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $685k to $1.8m (+164%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 179%. Over the whole period it spent 47% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Brackenridge Park Conservancy sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% 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 North Dakota Special Olympics Inc ($1.8m), Nebraska Elite Volleyball ($1.8m) and Az Soccer Association ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $167k (30% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $122k. At year end it held assets of $5.9m against liabilities of $2.0m, net assets of $3.9m. It reported 5 employees.