Water Watch of Oregon

Analysis

Water Watch of Oregon is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1986, 40 years ago. 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, Water Watch of Oregon reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.1m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $908k to $2.5m (+177%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 171%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Water Watch of Oregon sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arapahoe Community College Foundation Inc ($2.5m), President John Adams Manor III ($2.5m) and J B Wright Charitable Trust ($2.5m).

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 $83k (3.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $512k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $381k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 12 employees.