Arkansas River Watershed Collaborative

Analysis

Arkansas River Watershed Collaborative is a registered charity in United States, based in Westcliffe, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2018, 8 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, Arkansas River Watershed Collaborative reported income of $789k and spending of $645k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $770k to $789k (+2.5%), an average of +0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 80%. 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, Arkansas River Watershed Collaborative sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Piedmont Foundation ($789k), Friends of Pool Inc ($789k) and Headwaters Basin Project ($787k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% and program service revenue 14% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $83k (13% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $308k against liabilities of $138k, net assets of $170k.