Evolve Houston

Analysis

Evolve Houston is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2020, 6 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 2023, Evolve Houston reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.2m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $764k to $1.4m (+86%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Evolve Houston sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 87th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alliance for Water Efficiency NFP ($1.4m), Legado Inc ($1.4m) and South Carolina Environmental Law Project Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 5.6% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $605k, net assets of $1.1m.