Big Bend Conservation Alliance

Analysis

Big Bend Conservation Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in Alpine, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Big Bend Conservation Alliance reported income of $996k and spending of $539k, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $266k to $996k (+275%), an average of +55% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 191%. Over the whole period it spent 63% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Big Bend Conservation Alliance sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Conservation Voters of South Carolina Education Fund ($996k), Roots of Success ($997k) and The Center for Community Transportation Inc ($996k).

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 $48k (8.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $31k. At year end it held assets of $818k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $818k. It reported 4 employees.