Lower Rio Grande Valley Nature Center

Analysis

Lower Rio Grande Valley Nature Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Weslaco, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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 September 2023, Lower Rio Grande Valley Nature Center reported income of $279k and spending of $285k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $248k to $279k (+13%), an average of +3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Lower Rio Grande Valley Nature Center sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Connecticut Tree Protective Association Inc ($279k), Bourne Conservation Trust ($279k) and Great River Passage Conservancy ($279k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 74% and program service revenue 25% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $177k. At year end it held assets of $193k against liabilities of $100k, net assets of $93k. It reported 14 employees.