River Oaks Garden Club

Analysis

River Oaks Garden Club is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1962, 64 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 May 2023, River Oaks Garden Club reported income of $738k and spending of $892k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2019 to May 2023, income fell from $762k to $738k (-3.1%), an average of -0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 84%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, River Oaks Garden Club sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northwoods Land Trust Inc ($737k), Pinchot Institute for Conservation ($738k) and Conservation Technology Information Center Inc ($737k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending May 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 77% and program service revenue 3.2% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $93k. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $2.3m. It reported 3 employees.