Truckee River Watershed Council

Analysis

Truckee River Watershed Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Truckee, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1998, 28 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, Truckee River Watershed Council reported income of $5.9m and spending of $4.6m, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $6.6m to $5.9m (-10%), an average of -2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 157%. 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, Truckee River Watershed Council sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cleveland Botanical Garden ($5.9m), Manomet Inc ($5.9m) and Great Peninsula Conservancy ($5.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $166k (3.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $454k. At year end it held assets of $3.7m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $2.5m. It reported 8 employees.