Cleveland Water Alliance

Analysis

Cleveland Water Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in Cleveland, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2013, 13 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, Cleveland Water Alliance reported income of $1.8m and spending of $2.4m, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $560k to $1.8m (+226%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 166%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Cleveland Water Alliance sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cook Inlet Regional Citizens Advisory Council ($1.8m), Citizens for Conservation Inc ($1.8m) and Siuslaw Watershed Council Inc ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $241k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $485k. At year end it held assets of $3.0m against liabilities of $176k, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 9 employees.