Turtle Creek Conservancy

Analysis

Turtle Creek Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Dallas, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1995, 31 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, Turtle Creek Conservancy reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.5m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $882k to $1.5m (+75%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Turtle Creek Conservancy sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Save Oswit Canyon Inc ($1.5m), Heart of the Rockies Initiative ($1.5m) and Blueprints for Pangaea ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 41% and program service revenue 57% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $211k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $249k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $282k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 10 employees.