Georgia Watch

Analysis

Georgia Watch is a registered charity in United States, based in Atlanta, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, Georgia Watch reported income of $522k and spending of $580k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $405k to $522k (+29%), an average of +6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Georgia Watch sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 75th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bethesda Nursery School Inc ($522k), Mississippi Museum of Art Foundation ($522k) and Charles Regional Medical Center Foundation Inc ($522k).

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 $112k (19% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $328k against liabilities of $5,178, net assets of $323k. It reported 6 employees.