Water Education Foundation

Analysis

Water Education Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1977, 49 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, Water Education Foundation reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.6m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $1.7m (+5.7%), an average of +1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Water Education Foundation sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bay Area Recycling for Charities ($1.7m), Pennsylvania Resources Council ($1.7m) and Blue Mountain Land Trust ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 65% and program service revenue 32% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $165k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $452k. At year end it held assets of $3.0m against liabilities of $529k, net assets of $2.5m. It reported 8 employees.