Eastern California Water Association

Analysis

Eastern California Water Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Big Pine, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2014, 12 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, Eastern California Water Association reported income of $82k and spending of $73k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $123k to $82k (-33%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Eastern California Water Association sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile, and in the 34th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kitsap Audubon Society ($82k), Bike Hut Foundation ($82k) and Acton-Shapleigh Youth Conservation Corps ($82k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 22% and program service revenue 78% of the total. At year end it held assets of $94k against liabilities of $47k, net assets of $48k.