Useful Wild Plants of Texas

Analysis

Useful Wild Plants of Texas is a registered charity in United States, based in Austin, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Useful Wild Plants of Texas reported income of $364k and spending of $87k, leaving 76% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $75k to $364k (+387%), an average of +387% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 387%. Over the whole period it spent 38% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Useful Wild Plants of Texas sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Central Coast Health Network Inc ($364k), Kcnt1 Slack Epilepsy Foundation Inc ($364k) and Holy Pursuits Dream Foundation Inc ($364k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 2.9% of the total. At year end it held assets of $460k against liabilities of $6,828, net assets of $453k.