Taking Care of Texas

Analysis

Taking Care of Texas is a registered charity in United States, based in Austin, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2012, 14 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, Taking Care of Texas reported income of $3.5m and spending of $2.0m, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $3.5m (+204%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Taking Care of Texas sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Berkshire Natural Resources ($3.5m), Sound Waters Inc ($3.5m) and Friends of Camp Colton ($3.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 0.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $274k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $655k. At year end it held assets of $3.9m against liabilities of $600k, net assets of $3.3m. It reported 20 employees.