Friends of the Chemung River Watershed

Analysis

Friends of the Chemung River Watershed is a registered charity in United States, based in Elmira, NY. 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, Friends of the Chemung River Watershed reported income of $144k and spending of $122k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $171k to $144k (-16%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Friends of the Chemung River Watershed sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 44th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Keep Manatee Beautiful Inc ($144k), Climate Accountability Institute ($144k) and Kansas Water Pollution Control Association ($144k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. At year end it held assets of $270k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $270k.