Texas Public Radio

Analysis

Texas Public Radio is a registered charity in United States, based in San Antonio, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1990, 36 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, Texas Public Radio reported income of $6.1m and spending of $6.6m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $9.4m to $6.1m (-36%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income dropped by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Texas Public Radio 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 Alonzo King Lines Ballet ($6.0m), Judd Foundation ($6.1m) and Science Communication Lab Inc ($6.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 0.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $276k (4.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.6m. At year end it held assets of $15.3m against liabilities of $3.8m, net assets of $11.6m. It reported 75 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.