Eel River Watershed Improvement Group

Analysis

Eel River Watershed Improvement Group is a registered charity in United States, based in Fortuna, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. 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, Eel River Watershed Improvement Group reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.3m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $1.2m (+2.0%), an average of +0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Eel River Watershed Improvement Group sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alabama Wildlife Center ($1.2m), M Shoogy Animal Rescue ($1.2m) and Paws and Stripes ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $127k. At year end it held assets of $162k against liabilities of $82k, net assets of $80k. It reported 9 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.