United States Society on Dams

Analysis

United States Society on Dams is a registered charity in United States, based in Knightdale, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1957, 69 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 December 2023, United States Society on Dams reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.9m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.8m (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 149%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, United States Society on Dams sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Americans for a Clean Energy Grid ($1.8m), Hill Country Alliance ($1.8m) and Napa Valley Vine Trail Coalition ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 24% and program service revenue 73% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $181k (9.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $189k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $347k, net assets of $868k. It reported 4 employees.