Texas Appleseed

Analysis

Texas Appleseed is a registered charity in United States, based in Austin, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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, Texas Appleseed reported income of $9.6m and spending of $8.9m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.3m to $9.6m (+316%), an average of +43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 204%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Texas Appleseed sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alliance for African Assistance ($9.6m), Community Action of Greater Indianapolis Inc ($9.6m) and Employu Inc ($9.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 19% and program service revenue 78% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $452k (5.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.3m. It paid $30k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $10.5m against liabilities of $499k, net assets of $10.0m. It reported 63 employees.