Watermelon Mountain Ranch Inc

Analysis

Watermelon Mountain Ranch Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Rio Rancho, NM. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Watermelon Mountain Ranch Inc reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.5m, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $1.3m (+9.6%), an average of +2.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 115%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Watermelon Mountain Ranch Inc sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within NM. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey Inc ($1.3m), Bellas Voice ($1.3m) and Myakka Elephant Ranch Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 67% and program service revenue 29% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $86k (5.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $543k. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $48k, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 49 employees.