Court Appointed Special Advocates of Travis County

Analysis

Court Appointed Special Advocates of Travis County is a registered charity in United States, based in Austin, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1985, 41 years ago. 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, Court Appointed Special Advocates of Travis County reported income of $7.0m and spending of $7.0m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.2m to $7.0m (+35%), an average of +7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Court Appointed Special Advocates of Travis County sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Senior Citizens of Greater Dallas Inc ($7.0m), Sunny Oaks Inc ($7.0m) and Research America ($7.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 103% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $196k (2.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.3m. At year end it held assets of $5.8m against liabilities of $667k, net assets of $5.1m. It reported 82 employees.