Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy Inc

Analysis

Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Lakewood, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1990, 36 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, Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy Inc reported income of $653k and spending of $494k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from September 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $787k to $653k (-17%), an average of -3.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 113%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy Inc 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 NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Doan Brook Watershed Partnership ($653k), Coltura ($653k) and Waterways ($652k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $21k (4.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $97k. At year end it held assets of $4.1m against liabilities of $178k, net assets of $4.0m. It reported 9 employees.