Center for Coastal Studies Inc

Analysis

Center for Coastal Studies Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Provincetown, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1978, 48 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, Center for Coastal Studies Inc reported income of $6.8m and spending of $6.0m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.1m to $6.8m (+66%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Center for Coastal Studies Inc sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lake George Land Conservancy Inc ($6.7m), Environmental Law Institute Inc ($6.8m) and New York City Outward Bound Center Inc ($6.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $3.2m. At year end it held assets of $8.2m against liabilities of $763k, net assets of $7.5m. It reported 57 employees.