Friends of Cibolo Wilderness

Analysis

Friends of Cibolo Wilderness is a registered charity in United States, based in Boerne, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1990, 36 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 December 2023, Friends of Cibolo Wilderness reported income of $6.6m and spending of $3.4m, leaving 48% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $2.2m to $6.6m (+199%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2019, when income rose by 293%. Over the whole period it spent 49% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Friends of Cibolo Wilderness 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 93rd percentile, and in the 95th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wildlands Conservancy Inc ($6.5m), Garden Conservancy Inc ($6.6m) and Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden Trustees of Rancho Santa Ana Botan ($6.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 10% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $289k (8.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $19.3m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $18.1m. It reported 89 employees.