Gila Watershed Partnership of Arizona

Analysis

Gila Watershed Partnership of Arizona is a registered charity in United States, based in Thatcher, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2003, 23 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 2021, Gila Watershed Partnership of Arizona reported income of $650k and spending of $770k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2021, income fell from $971k to $650k (-33%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 130% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Gila Watershed Partnership of Arizona sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 71st percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Indiana Forest Alliance Inc ($649k), Friends of Patterson Park Inc ($652k) and Big Medicine NFP ($648k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2021, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 5.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $60k (7.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $291k. At year end it held assets of $118k against liabilities of $197k, net assets of -$79k. It reported 12 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.