Waterkeeper Alliance Inc

Analysis

Waterkeeper Alliance Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2000, 26 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 June 2023, Waterkeeper Alliance Inc reported income of $8.8m and spending of $6.9m, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $15.6m to $8.8m (-43%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Waterkeeper Alliance Inc sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Earthshare ($8.8m), National Center for Appropriate Technology Inc ($8.8m) and Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis Inc ($8.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $982k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. It paid $78k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $9.1m against liabilities of $4.8m, net assets of $4.2m.