Water Association of Kern County

Analysis

Water Association of Kern County is a registered charity in United States, based in Bakersfield, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1958, 68 years ago. 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 August 2023, Water Association of Kern County reported income of $251k and spending of $197k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $217k to $251k (+15%), an average of +4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Water Association of Kern County sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 61st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Montgomery Township Baseball League Inc ($251k), Trego Hospital Endowment Foundation Inc ($251k) and Veteran Housing Solutions ($251k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $290k against liabilities of $125, net assets of $290k.