Connecticut River Watershed Council Inc

Analysis

Connecticut River Watershed Council Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Greenfield, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1953, 73 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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 June 2023, Connecticut River Watershed Council Inc reported income of $2.9m and spending of $2.9m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.1m to $2.9m (+37%), an average of +8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Connecticut River Watershed Council Inc sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Meso-American Reef Fund ($2.9m), Hilton Head Island Deep Well Project ($2.9m) and Underline Management Organization Inc ($2.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 2.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $185k (6.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.0m. At year end it held assets of $5.1m against liabilities of $556k, net assets of $4.5m. It reported 45 employees.