South Santiam Watershed Council

Analysis

South Santiam Watershed Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Lebanon, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 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 2024, South Santiam Watershed Council reported income of $333k and spending of $421k, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $256k to $333k (+30%), an average of +6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, South Santiam Watershed Council sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bitterroot Water Partnership ($333k), Mattapoisett Land Trust Inc ($333k) and Renewable Energy Development Institute ($333k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 10% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $78k (19% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $101k. At year end it held assets of $123k against liabilities of $8,540, net assets of $114k. It reported 4 employees.