Coastal Prairie Conservancy

Analysis

Coastal Prairie Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1992, 34 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 2022, Coastal Prairie Conservancy reported income of $4.3m and spending of $2.6m, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income fell from $4.9m to $4.3m (-12%), an average of -4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 113%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Coastal Prairie Conservancy sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Colorado Outward Bound School ($4.3m), Alliance of Rouge Communities ($4.3m) and Elk Rock Garden Foundation ($4.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 8.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $239k (9.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $380k. At year end it held assets of $38.9m against liabilities of $5.2m, net assets of $33.7m. It reported 11 employees.