Freshwaters Illustrated

Analysis

Freshwaters Illustrated is a registered charity in United States, based in Corvallis, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2004, 22 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, Freshwaters Illustrated reported income of $318k and spending of $320k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $223k to $318k (+43%), an average of +9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Freshwaters Illustrated sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Clean Valley Council Inc ($318k), Bucks County Horse Park ($318k) and Gloucester Fishing Community Preservation Fund Inc ($318k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% and program service revenue 29% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $97k. At year end it held assets of $6,406 against liabilities of $31k, net assets of -$25k. It reported 2 employees.