Northwest Watershed Institute

Analysis

Northwest Watershed Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Port Townsend, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2002, 24 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 June 2024, Northwest Watershed Institute reported income of $2.4m and spending of $456k, leaving 81% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $172k to $2.4m (+1285%), an average of +69% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 404%. Over the whole period it spent 36% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Northwest Watershed Institute sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North Branch Land Trust ($2.4m), Mt Adams Institute ($2.4m) and Inner City Education Family ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $73k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $155k. At year end it held assets of $2.6m against liabilities of $22k, net assets of $2.5m. It reported 15 employees.