Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council

Analysis

Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Providence, RI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2001, 25 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, Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council reported income of $2.4m and spending of $2.1m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $2.4m (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within RI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chesapeake Research Consortium Inc ($2.4m), Public Democracy America ($2.4m) and Wholesome Wave Inc ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 6.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $128k (6.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $944k. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $326k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 41 employees.