Headwaters Economics Inc

Analysis

Headwaters Economics Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Bozeman, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2006, 20 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, Headwaters Economics Inc reported income of $3.2m and spending of $2.9m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.7m to $3.2m (+19%), an average of +4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Headwaters Economics Inc sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Freinds of Canadian Nature Inc ($3.2m), Squam Lakes Conservation Society ($3.2m) and Switch Energy Alliance ($3.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 2.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $323k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $3.1m against liabilities of $273k, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 14 employees.