Friends of the Water Conservationgarden

Analysis

Friends of the Water Conservationgarden is a registered charity in United States, based in El Cajon, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2006, 20 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 June 2023, Friends of the Water Conservationgarden reported income of $2.0m and spending of $1.8m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $2.0m (+81%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Friends of the Water Conservationgarden sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Current Innovation NFP ($2.0m), Climate and Wildfire Institute Inc ($2.0m) and Nahant Marsh Education Center ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% and program service revenue 17% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $142k (7.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $735k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $869k, net assets of $512k. It reported 29 employees.