Restore Hetch Hetchy

Analysis

Restore Hetch Hetchy is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2000, 26 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, Restore Hetch Hetchy reported income of $251k and spending of $284k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $282k to $251k (-11%), an average of -2.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Restore Hetch Hetchy sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 61st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North Central Conservancy Trust Inc ($251k), Houston Clean City Commission Inc ($251k) and Pudding River Watershed Council ($251k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 104% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $90k (32% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $6,210. At year end it held assets of $352k against liabilities of $5,473, net assets of $346k. It reported 4 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.