Anacostia Watershed Society Inc

Analysis

Anacostia Watershed Society Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Bladensburg, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1990, 36 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, Anacostia Watershed Society Inc reported income of $2.8m and spending of $3.2m, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.3m to $2.8m (+20%), an average of +4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Anacostia Watershed Society Inc sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dogwood Alliance Inc ($2.7m), Bahamas National Trust Fund Inc ($2.8m) and Northern Waters Land Trust ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% and program service revenue 29% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $293k (9.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $822k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $378k, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 20 employees.