Western Rivers Conservancy

Analysis

Western Rivers Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 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 September 2023, Western Rivers Conservancy reported income of $16.8m and spending of $14.3m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $9.0m to $16.8m (+88%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 177%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Western Rivers Conservancy sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Alliance for Climate Protection ($16.8m), Carbon Mapper Inc ($17.0m) and Friends of the Earth ($16.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $877k (6.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.9m. At year end it held assets of $64.8m against liabilities of $16.1m, net assets of $48.7m. It reported 23 employees.