Upper Nehalem Watershed Council

Analysis

Upper Nehalem Watershed Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Vernonia, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2003, 23 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, Upper Nehalem Watershed Council reported income of $417k and spending of $594k, spending 142% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $350k to $417k (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 2090%. Over the whole period it spent 128% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Upper Nehalem Watershed Council sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Plant Select ($417k), Clean River Project Inc ($418k) and Gold Discovery Park Association ($417k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $67k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $74k. At year end it held assets of $33k against liabilities of $11k, net assets of $22k. It reported 8 employees.