Hill Country Youth Ranch

Analysis

Hill Country Youth Ranch is a registered charity in United States, based in Ingram, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Hill Country Youth Ranch reported income of $11.3m and spending of $12.6m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $16.8m to $11.3m (-33%), an average of -9.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Hill Country Youth Ranch sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Child and Family Guidance Center Inc ($11.3m), Hot Bread Kitchen Ltd ($11.3m) and Family Service Assoc of Bucks County ($11.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 29% and program service revenue 63% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $422k (3.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $6.6m. At year end it held assets of $27.4m against liabilities of $879k, net assets of $26.5m. It reported 197 employees.