California River Watch

Analysis

California River Watch is a registered charity in United States, based in Sebastopol, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1997, 29 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, California River Watch reported income of $1.1m and spending of $932k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $287k to $1.1m (+300%), an average of +41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 238%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, California River Watch sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Glen Foerd Conservation Corp ($1.1m), Silicon Valley Leadership Group Foundation ($1.1m) and Rogue River Watershed Council ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 6.0% and program service revenue 91% of the total. At year end it held assets of $886k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $886k.