Charles River Watershed Association Inc

Analysis

Charles River Watershed Association Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Boston, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1992, 34 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 September 2023, Charles River Watershed Association Inc reported income of $3.1m and spending of $2.4m, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $3.1m (+94%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Charles River Watershed Association 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 Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship ($3.1m), American Public Gardens Association ($3.1m) and Passive House Institute US Inc ($3.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 72% and program service revenue 27% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $6.3m against liabilities of $619k, net assets of $5.7m. It reported 24 employees.