Watsonville Wetlands Watch

Analysis

Watsonville Wetlands Watch is a registered charity in United States, based in Watsonville, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1999, 27 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, Watsonville Wetlands Watch reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.5m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $762k to $1.5m (+94%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Watsonville Wetlands Watch sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bellevue Botanical Garden Society ($1.5m), Amigos de Bolsa Chica ($1.5m) and Montana Audubon ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $108k (7.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $633k. At year end it held assets of $3.1m against liabilities of $71k, net assets of $3.0m. It reported 16 employees.