Superior Watershed Partnership

Analysis

Superior Watershed Partnership is a registered charity in United States, based in Marquette, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2000, 26 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, Superior Watershed Partnership reported income of $6.4m and spending of $4.4m, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.7m to $6.4m (+36%), an average of +7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Superior Watershed Partnership sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South Carolina Waterfowl Association ($6.4m), Environmental Integrity Project ($6.4m) and Spark Climate Solutions Inc ($6.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $155k (3.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $9.4m against liabilities of $1.7m, net assets of $7.7m. It reported 54 employees.