Nolan Ryan Foundation

Analysis

Nolan Ryan Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Round Rock, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 January 2024, Nolan Ryan Foundation reported income of $750k and spending of $576k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2020 to January 2024, income grew from $348k to $750k (+115%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2022, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Nolan Ryan Foundation sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Discovering Amistad ($750k), The Perlman Music Program Suncoast Inc ($750k) and Delaware Foundation for Science and Mathematics Education ($750k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending January 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $74k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $56k. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $5,988, net assets of $2.0m.