Hermann Park Conservancy

Analysis

Hermann Park Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1991, 35 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 June 2023, Hermann Park Conservancy reported income of $20.5m and spending of $21.3m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $8.6m to $20.5m (+140%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 56% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Hermann Park Conservancy sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Land Trust Alliance Incorporated ($20.1m), Montgomery County Green Bank Corp ($20.8m) and National Association of Conservation Districts Inc ($20.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 74% and program service revenue 19% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $393k (1.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.1m. At year end it held assets of $67.3m against liabilities of $4.9m, net assets of $62.5m. It reported 91 employees.