Scott River Watershed Council

Analysis

Scott River Watershed Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Etna, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2012, 14 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, Scott River Watershed Council reported income of $2.3m and spending of $2.1m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $322k to $2.3m (+607%), an average of +63% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 150%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Scott River Watershed Council sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Audubon of Kansas Inc ($2.3m), Moonshot Missions Inc ($2.3m) and Idaho Botanical Gardens Inc ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 0.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $83k (3.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $531k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $991k, net assets of $653k. It reported 35 employees.