Mountain Watershed Association

Analysis

Mountain Watershed Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Melcroft, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1995, 31 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, Mountain Watershed Association reported income of $2.1m and spending of $2.0m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $2.1m (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Mountain Watershed Association 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 85th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include MZC Foundation Inc ($2.1m), Great Springs Project Inc ($2.1m) and Airlie Gardens Foundation Inc ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $82k (4.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $604k. At year end it held assets of $3.8m against liabilities of $113k, net assets of $3.7m. It reported 15 employees.