Texas Gun Sense

Analysis

Texas Gun Sense is a registered charity in United States, based in Austin, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Texas Gun Sense reported income of $345k and spending of $316k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $185k to $345k (+86%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Texas Gun Sense sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 69th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Native American Reentry Services ($344k), St Louis Mediation Project Inc ($345k) and Nevada Child Seekers ($344k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 102% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $243k. It paid $17k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $500k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $500k. It reported 4 employees.