Water Conservation Garden Authority

Analysis

Water Conservation Garden Authority is a registered charity in United States, based in El Cajon, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1995, 31 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 June 2023, Water Conservation Garden Authority reported income of $320k and spending of $399k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $304k to $320k (+5.3%), an average of +1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 120% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Water Conservation Garden Authority sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 65th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pangeaseed Foundation ($320k), Canton Land Conservation Trust Inc ($320k) and Ocean Defenders Alliance ($320k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $849k against liabilities of $24k, net assets of $824k.

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.