Texas Tribal Buffalo Project

Analysis

Texas Tribal Buffalo Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Waelder, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Texas Tribal Buffalo Project reported income of $638k and spending of $550k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $118k to $638k (+440%), an average of +132% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 254%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Texas Tribal Buffalo Project sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% 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 Anacortes Skate Park Improvement Project ($638k), Community Crime Patrol ($639k) and Economic Development Corporation ($638k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $76k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $117k. It paid $35k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $888k against liabilities of $583k, net assets of $305k. It reported 7 employees.