Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association Inc
Analysis
Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Ambler, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1960, 66 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.
In the financial year ending December 2023, Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association Inc reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.9m, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.0m to $1.5m (-25%), an average of -7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.
Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Wissahickon Valley Watershed Association Inc sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include McDowell Sonoran Conservancy ($1.5m), Willow Waterhole Greenspace Conservancy Inc ($1.5m) and Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory Inc ($1.5m).
On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 63% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $165k (8.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $890k. At year end it held assets of $23.7m against liabilities of $222k, net assets of $23.5m. It reported 18 employees.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Contributions & grants 63%
- Program services 0.2%
- Other 37%
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| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| McDowell Sonoran Conservancy | Scottsdale | $1.5m |
| Willow Waterhole Greenspace Conservancy Inc | Houston | $1.5m |
| Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory Inc | Sunriver | $1.5m |
| Friends of the Bridger-Teton | Jackson | $1.5m |