Council for Watershed Health

Analysis

Council for Watershed Health is a registered charity in United States, based in Pasadena, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1996, 30 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 2023, Council for Watershed Health reported income of $2.1m and spending of $2.3m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.0m to $2.1m (+5.9%), an average of +1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Council for Watershed Health sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Venues Parks & Arts Foundation Inc ($2.1m), Re-Use Hawaii ($2.1m) and Earth Conservation Corps ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $150k (6.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $980k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $294k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 25 employees.