Coos Watershed Association

Analysis

Coos Watershed Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Coos Bay, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1996, 30 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, Coos Watershed Association reported income of $3.4m and spending of $3.3m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $3.4m (+183%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Coos Watershed Association 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 91st percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stewardship West ($3.4m), Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance ($3.4m) and The American Chestnut Foundation ($3.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 7.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $103k (3.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $613k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $851k, net assets of $570k. It reported 29 employees.