California Water and Environmental Modeling Forum

Analysis

California Water and Environmental Modeling Forum is a registered charity in United States, based in Lafayette, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, California Water and Environmental Modeling Forum reported income of $50k and spending of $35k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from June 2023 to June 2024, income fell from $157k to $50k (-68%), an average of -68% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income dropped by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, California Water and Environmental Modeling Forum sits at the 20th percentile: it is larger than about 20% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 20th percentile, and in the 21st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rahway River Association ($50k), Earth Hacks Foundation ($50k) and Seed Testing Research Foundation ($50k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 3.0% of the total. At year end it held assets of $413k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $413k.