Texas Defender Service

Analysis

Texas Defender Service is a registered charity in United States, based in Austin, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Texas Defender Service reported income of $2.1m and spending of $2.1m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $2.1m (+41%), an average of +9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Texas Defender Service sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Center on Race Poverty & Environment ($2.1m), America on Track ($2.1m) and Galileo Foundation US Inc ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 37% and program service revenue 62% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $133k (6.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $326k, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 19 employees.