Community Water Center

Analysis

Community Water Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Visalia, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2009, 17 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, Community Water Center reported income of $4.8m and spending of $4.9m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.6m to $4.8m (+81%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Community Water Center sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arboretum Foundation ($4.8m), Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association ($4.8m) and Clean Air Council ($4.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 55% and program service revenue 42% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $182k (3.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.4m. At year end it held assets of $6.7m against liabilities of $734k, net assets of $6.0m. It reported 38 employees.