American Whitewater

Analysis

American Whitewater is a registered charity in United States, based in Springfield, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1972, 54 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, American Whitewater reported income of $2.4m and spending of $2.1m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $2.4m (+45%), an average of +9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, American Whitewater sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Urban Harvest Inc ($2.4m), Tillamook Estuaries Partnership ($2.4m) and Seventh Generation Advisors ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $116k (5.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $856k. At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $271k, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 14 employees.