Gulf Coast Bird Observatory Inc

Analysis

Gulf Coast Bird Observatory Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Lake Jackson, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. 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, Gulf Coast Bird Observatory Inc reported income of $654k and spending of $861k, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $624k to $654k (+4.8%), an average of +1.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Gulf Coast Bird Observatory Inc sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Conservators Center Inc ($653k), Acvo Vision for Animals Foundation Inc ($654k) and One Heart Wild Education Sanctuary ($653k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 61% and program service revenue 21% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $332k. At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $23k, net assets of $3.3m. It reported 5 employees.