Scenic Houston Inc

Analysis

Scenic Houston Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2021, 5 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, Scenic Houston Inc reported income of $419k and spending of $393k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $1.0m to $419k (-60%), an average of -36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 62% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Scenic Houston Inc sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Save the River Inc ($419k), California Open Lands ($420k) and Desert Botanical Garden Foundation ($419k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $161k (41% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $11k. At year end it held assets of $769k against liabilities of $18k, net assets of $751k. It reported 2 employees.