Pecan Street Inc

Analysis

Pecan Street Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Austin, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2010, 16 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 September 2023, Pecan Street Inc reported income of $1.9m and spending of $2.2m, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $2.2m to $1.9m (-16%), an average of -4.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Pecan Street Inc 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 89th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include East Tennessee Clean Fuels Coalition ($1.9m), Clean Up the River Environment ($1.9m) and Environmental Coalition of South Seattle ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 31% and program service revenue 67% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $594k (27% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $788k. At year end it held assets of $3.4m against liabilities of $1.8m, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 11 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.