Ogeechee-Canoochee Riverkeeper

Analysis

Ogeechee-Canoochee Riverkeeper is a registered charity in United States, based in Savannah, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2002, 24 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, Ogeechee-Canoochee Riverkeeper reported income of $561k and spending of $569k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $248k to $561k (+126%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Ogeechee-Canoochee Riverkeeper sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 76th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lower Boise Watershed Council Inc ($560k), North American Environment Protection Association Inc ($561k) and LA Cruz Habitat Protection Project ($559k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 4.5% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $318k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $26k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 6 employees.