Savannah Riverkeeper Incorporated

Analysis

Savannah Riverkeeper Incorporated is a registered charity in United States, based in Augusta, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2001, 25 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 2022, Savannah Riverkeeper Incorporated reported income of $294k and spending of $334k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income fell from $736k to $294k (-60%), an average of -26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 120% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Savannah Riverkeeper Incorporated sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 65th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Physicians for Social Responsibility Inc ($294k), Keep Lee County Beautiful Inc ($294k) and Big Island Resource Conservation and Development Council ($294k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $58k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $112k. At year end it held assets of $227k against liabilities of $5,315, net assets of $221k. It reported 7 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.