Jacobs Creek Watershed Association

Analysis

Jacobs Creek Watershed Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Scottdale, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2001, 25 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, Jacobs Creek Watershed Association reported income of $209k and spending of $221k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $228k to $209k (-8.5%), an average of -2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 163%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Jacobs Creek Watershed Association sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Garden Club of South Carolina Inc ($209k), Solutions to Avoid Red Tide Inc ($209k) and Clean Water Legacy ($209k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 4.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $40k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $44k. At year end it held assets of $81k against liabilities of $895, net assets of $80k. It reported 3 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.