Alamo Public Telecommunications Council

Analysis

Alamo Public Telecommunications Council is a registered charity in United States, based in San Antonio, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Alamo Public Telecommunications Council reported income of $6.0m and spending of $5.7m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $4.8m to $6.0m (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Alamo Public Telecommunications Council sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 95th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include George Street Playhouse Inc ($5.9m), Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts ($6.0m) and American Vacuum Society Incorporated ($5.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 2.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $719k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. It paid $67k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $8.4m against liabilities of $1.5m, net assets of $6.9m. It reported 49 employees.