Kenai Watershed Forum

Analysis

Kenai Watershed Forum is a registered charity in United States, based in Soldotna, AK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 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, Kenai Watershed Forum reported income of $725k and spending of $868k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $694k to $725k (+4.6%), an average of +1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 226%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Kenai Watershed Forum sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within AK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Student-Led Sustainable Initiatives Inc ($725k), Friends of Princeton Open Space ($726k) and Depave ($724k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 53% and program service revenue 42% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $80k (9.2% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $161k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 13 employees.