Willamette Riverkeeper

Analysis

Willamette Riverkeeper is a registered charity in United States, based in Eugene, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1997, 29 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, Willamette Riverkeeper reported income of $1.0m and spending of $1.2m, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.4m to $1.0m (-24%), an average of -6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 50%. 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, Willamette Riverkeeper sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Birds Connect Seattle ($1.0m), Columbia Slough Watershed Council Inc ($1.0m) and Round the Bend Farm Inc ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $128k (11% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $246k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 10 employees.