Milwaukee Riverkeeper

Analysis

Milwaukee Riverkeeper is a registered charity in United States, based in Milwaukee, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1996, 30 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 September 2023, Milwaukee Riverkeeper reported income of $616k and spending of $820k, spending 133% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $514k to $616k (+20%), an average of +4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Milwaukee Riverkeeper sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 74th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Boulder Outdoor Survival School ($616k), Green Corps Inc ($617k) and Applied Ecological Institute Inc ($616k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 2.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $95k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $328k. At year end it held assets of $603k against liabilities of $97k, net assets of $506k. It reported 7 employees.