Indian Lake Watershed Project

Analysis

Indian Lake Watershed Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Bellefontaine, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1998, 28 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, Indian Lake Watershed Project reported income of $193k and spending of $50k, leaving 74% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $116k to $193k (+66%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 417%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Indian Lake Watershed Project sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Green Newton Inc ($193k), Debris Free ($194k) and Environmental Educators of North Carolina ($193k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $16k. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.0m.