Rio Grande Watershed Conservation & Education Initiative

Analysis

Rio Grande Watershed Conservation & Education Initiative is a registered charity in United States, based in Alamosa, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2009, 17 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, Rio Grande Watershed Conservation & Education Initiative reported income of $145k and spending of $125k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $129k to $145k (+12%), an average of +12% a year. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Rio Grande Watershed Conservation & Education Initiative sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 43rd percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Climatecritical Earth ($145k), One Big Sustainable Island ($145k) and Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut Inc ($145k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 8.0% of the total. At year end it held assets of $67k against liabilities of $596, net assets of $66k.