Junior League of Austin

Analysis

Junior League of Austin is a registered charity in United States, based in Austin, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1935, 91 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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, Junior League of Austin reported income of $2.7m and spending of $2.7m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2019 to May 2023, income fell from $3.0m to $2.7m (-9.9%), an average of -2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Junior League of Austin sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Indianapolis Eastside Revitalization Corporation ($2.7m), Massanetta Springs Inc ($2.7m) and Goodwill Contract Services Hawaii Inc ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending May 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 46% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $312k. At year end it held assets of $28.1m against liabilities of $10.2m, net assets of $18.0m.