National Waterways Foundation

Analysis

National Waterways Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1978, 48 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, National Waterways Foundation reported income of $87k and spending of $143k, spending 165% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $114k to $87k (-24%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 132% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, National Waterways Foundation sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile, and in the 17th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1 Percent for Open Space Inc ($87k), Montana Renewable Energy Association ($87k) and Fishing Education Foundation ($87k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. At year end it held assets of $116k against liabilities of $27k, net assets of $88k.