U S Water Alliance

Analysis

U S Water Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2008, 18 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 September 2023, U S Water Alliance reported income of $6.6m and spending of $5.5m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $4.1m to $6.6m (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, U S Water Alliance sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust Inc ($6.6m), Berks Nature ($6.6m) and San Francisco Botanical Garden Society at Strybing Arboretum ($6.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.3m (24% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $6.7m against liabilities of $761k, net assets of $5.9m. It reported 25 employees.