Yuba Watershed Institute

Analysis

Yuba Watershed Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Nevada City, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Yuba Watershed Institute reported income of $74k and spending of $128k, spending 172% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $290k to $74k (-74%), an average of -36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 183%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Yuba Watershed Institute 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 29th percentile, and in the 31st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Walker Elementary PTO ($74k), Central Nebraska Lutheran School Foundation ($74k) and Latinx Community Center for Empowerment Lcce ($74k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 8.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $36k (28% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $25k. At year end it held assets of $391k against liabilities of $352k, net assets of $39k. It reported 15 employees.