Friends of Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge

Analysis

Friends of Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Fresnos, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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 Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge reported income of $277k and spending of $82k, leaving 71% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $236k to $277k (+17%), an average of +8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 117%. Over the whole period it spent 48% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Friends of Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rotary Club Downtown Boca Raton Fund ($277k), Sarasota Rotary Foundation Inc ($277k) and Impact Nashville Inc ($276k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $25k (30% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $10k. At year end it held assets of $847k against liabilities of $3,662, net assets of $844k. It reported 3 employees.