Upper Deschutes Watershed Council

Analysis

Upper Deschutes Watershed Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Bend, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1997, 29 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 June 2023, Upper Deschutes Watershed Council reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.4m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $999k to $2.5m (+152%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Upper Deschutes Watershed Council sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Vasudha Foundation USA Inc ($2.5m), Bear Yuba Land Trust ($2.5m) and Air Alliance Houston ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $128k (5.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $326k. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $1.5m, net assets of $518k. It reported 6 employees.