Walker Basin Conservancy

Analysis

Walker Basin Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Reno, NV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2015, 11 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, Walker Basin Conservancy reported income of $5.5m and spending of $5.1m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $10.9m to $5.5m (-50%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income rose by 458%. Over the whole period it spent 21% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Walker Basin Conservancy sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within NV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Environment Next Inc ($5.5m), Parks Alliance of Louisville Inc ($5.5m) and Pacific Fishery Management Council ($5.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 5.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $269k (5.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.2m. At year end it held assets of $80.8m against liabilities of $1.5m, net assets of $79.3m. It reported 101 employees.