The Water Council Inc

Analysis

The Water Council Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Milwaukee, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover science and technology, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, The Water Council Inc reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.6m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.7m to $1.4m (-15%), an average of -4.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Water Council Inc sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wheatland Music Org ($1.4m), LA Crosse Community Theatre Inc ($1.4m) and Music Forward ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 56% and program service revenue 56% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $215k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $581k. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $2.4m, net assets of -$302k. It reported 8 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.