Friends of Big Bend National Park

Analysis

Friends of Big Bend National Park is a registered charity in United States, based in BG BND NTL PK, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1997, 29 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 June 2024, Friends of Big Bend National Park reported income of $577k and spending of $830k, spending 144% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $490k to $577k (+18%), an average of +3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 138%. Over the whole period it spent 59% 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 Big Bend National Park sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 77th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Friends of Shanti House Inc ($576k), Wine and Food Foundation of Texas ($577k) and United Way of Meriden and Wallingford Inc ($576k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $117k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $55k. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $8,095, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 3 employees.