Americas Watershed Initiative

Analysis

Americas Watershed Initiative is a registered charity in United States, based in Kirkwood, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 June 2023, Americas Watershed Initiative reported income of $163k and spending of $227k, spending 139% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income fell from $304k to $163k (-46%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income dropped by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Americas Watershed Initiative sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile, and in the 46th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sacred Heart Conference ($163k), Shenango Valley Meals on Wheels ($163k) and Helping Other People Excel ($163k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $151k (66% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $56k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $56k. It reported 1 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.