Texas Ornithological Society

Analysis

Texas Ornithological Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Corp Christi, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Texas Ornithological Society reported income of $346k and spending of $126k, leaving 63% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $116k to $346k (+198%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 178%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Texas Ornithological Society sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 69th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Freedom Street Rescue Inc ($346k), Southern Arizona Animal Food Bank Inc ($346k) and Indigo Rescue ($345k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 73% and program service revenue 26% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.5m.