Upstream Watch

Analysis

Upstream Watch is a registered charity in United States, based in Bridgton, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2019, 7 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, Upstream Watch reported income of $258k and spending of $239k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $299k to $258k (-14%), an average of -3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Upstream Watch sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Grosse Pointe Shores Improvement Foundation ($258k), Sustainable Contra Costa ($259k) and Open Source Ecology ($258k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $33k (14% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $153k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $153k. It reported 1 employees.