Lefthand Watershed Oversight Group

Analysis

Lefthand Watershed Oversight Group is a registered charity in United States, based in Niwot, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2005, 21 years ago. 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, Lefthand Watershed Oversight Group reported income of $1.2m and spending of $964k, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.5m to $1.2m (-19%), an average of -5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Lefthand Watershed Oversight Group sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 80th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Piedmont Triad Regional Development Corporation ($1.2m), Fulcrum Institute Dispute Resolution Clinic Association ($1.2m) and Boy Scouts of America ($1.2m).

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 $172k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $329k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $286k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 8 employees.