Ozarks Clean Water Company

Analysis

Ozarks Clean Water Company is a registered charity in United States, based in Kimberling Cy, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Ozarks Clean Water Company reported income of $1.0m and spending of $1.8m, spending 182% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.5m to $1.0m (-60%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Ozarks Clean Water Company sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Boys & Girls Club of the Redwoods ($1.0m), New York State Association for Health Physical Education Rec Danc ($1.0m) and Future Farmers of America ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 169% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $2,750 (0.2% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $7.0m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $5.5m.

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.