Santa Fe Watershed Association

Analysis

Santa Fe Watershed Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Fe, NM. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2001, 25 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, Santa Fe Watershed Association reported income of $413k and spending of $332k, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $241k to $413k (+71%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Santa Fe Watershed Association sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within NM. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Green Chips ($412k), Merito Foundation Inc ($413k) and Chatham Conservation Foundation Inc ($411k).

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 $50k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $152k. At year end it held assets of $123k against liabilities of $778, net assets of $122k. It reported 8 employees.