Buffalo Bayou Partnership

Analysis

Buffalo Bayou Partnership is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1986, 40 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, Buffalo Bayou Partnership reported income of $42.6m and spending of $12.4m, leaving 71% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $8.7m to $42.6m (+390%), an average of +49% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 259%. Over the whole period it spent 38% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Buffalo Bayou Partnership sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. 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 Mattress Recycling Council ($42.2m), Global Greengrants Fund Inc ($42.6m) and U S Green Building Council Inc ($41.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $390k (3.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $87k. At year end it held assets of $112.9m against liabilities of $14.5m, net assets of $98.4m. It reported 65 employees.