The Ohio Water Environment Association

Analysis

The Ohio Water Environment Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1977, 49 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, The Ohio Water Environment Association reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.3m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $635k to $1.6m (+149%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 171%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Ohio Water Environment Association sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Environmental Traveling Companions ($1.6m), Edisto Island Open Land Trust Inc ($1.6m) and Potomac Riverkeeper Inc ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 9.0% and program service revenue 88% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $101k (7.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $77k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $301k, net assets of $836k. It reported 3 employees.