Copper River Watershed Project

Analysis

Copper River Watershed Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Cordova, AK. 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, Copper River Watershed Project reported income of $3.5m and spending of $3.3m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $557k to $3.5m (+522%), an average of +58% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 358%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Copper River Watershed Project sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within AK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Coalition for Green Capital ($3.5m), Coastal Quest ($3.5m) and Coordinating Research Council Inc ($3.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $139k (4.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $216k. At year end it held assets of $690k against liabilities of $92k, net assets of $598k. It reported 9 employees.