Waterbird Society

Analysis

Waterbird Society is a registered charity in United States, based in LA Crosse, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1985, 41 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, Waterbird Society reported income of $168k and spending of $74k, leaving 56% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $167k to $168k (+0.8%), an average of +0.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 171%. Over the whole period it spent 49% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Waterbird Society sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 49th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include House of Deliverance Church ($168k), Little League Baseball Inc ($168k) and Arizona Area Committee Alcoholics Anonymous ($168k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 54% and program service revenue 27% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $51k, net assets of $2.0m.