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Sustainable Solano

RegisteredEIN 05-0589694Benicia, CAEnvironment and conservation
Income$1.1m2023-12
Spending$1.0msame year
Spent / received87%5-year average
Size in its cause79th pctEnvironment and conservation
Exempt since2013Publicly supported organisat
Employees12latest return

Analysis

Sustainable Solano is a registered charity in United States, based in Benicia, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2013, 13 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, Sustainable Solano reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.0m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $758k to $1.1m (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 94%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Sustainable Solano sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Midwest Bikeshare Inc ($1.1m), Natural Communities Coalition ($1.1m) and Citysprouts Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 17% and program service revenue 82% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $669k. At year end it held assets of $543k against liabilities of $9,288, net assets of $534k. It reported 12 employees.

Income and spending

$0$281k$561k$842k$1.1m2019 Income: $757,5512019 Spending: $388,09620192020 Income: $582,1432020 Spending: $428,20920202021 Income: $405,1172021 Spending: $475,12820212022 Income: $578,3722022 Spending: $689,23620222023 Income: $1,122,2522023 Spending: $1,015,0382023
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Contributions & grants 17%
  • Program services 82%
  • Other 1.4%

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CharityLocationIncome
Midwest Bikeshare IncMilwaukee$1.1m
Natural Communities CoalitionIrvine$1.1m
Citysprouts IncCambridge$1.1m
Chikaming Open LandsSawyer$1.1m