Watch Hill Conservancy

Analysis

Watch Hill Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Westerly, RI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1999, 27 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, Watch Hill Conservancy reported income of $647k and spending of $595k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $474k to $647k (+36%), an average of +8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Watch Hill Conservancy 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 70th percentile within RI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Sandoway House Nature Center Inc ($645k), East Quabbin Land Trust Inc ($648k) and Buena Vista Audubon Society ($644k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $100k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $120k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $26k, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 21 employees.