West Texas Opportunities

Analysis

West Texas Opportunities is a registered charity in United States, based in Lamesa, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 June 2024, West Texas Opportunities reported income of $34.9m and spending of $34.9m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $27.1m to $34.9m (+29%), an average of +5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, West Texas Opportunities sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Second Harvest of South Georgia Inc ($34.9m), Hively ($34.9m) and YMCA of Metropolitan Fort Worth ($34.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $532k (1.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $7.7m against liabilities of $982k, net assets of $6.7m. It reported 245 employees.