Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper Inc

Analysis

Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Buffalo, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1989, 37 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, Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper Inc reported income of $12.4m and spending of $11.8m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.7m to $12.4m (+165%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 220%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper Inc sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Forest Trends Association ($12.3m), San Antonio Botanical Garden Society Inc ($12.4m) and National Wild Turkey Federation Inc ($12.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $485k (4.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $11.3m against liabilities of $9.5m, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 25 employees.