Texas Land Conservancy

Analysis

Texas Land Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Austin, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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 Land Conservancy reported income of $3.7m and spending of $1.1m, leaving 71% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $838k to $3.7m (+341%), an average of +45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 41% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Texas Land Conservancy sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Western Landowners Alliance ($3.7m), Grande Ronde Model Watershed Foundation ($3.7m) and Accountability Counsel ($3.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 0.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $192k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $487k. At year end it held assets of $20.3m against liabilities of $435k, net assets of $19.9m. It reported 9 employees.