Central Coast Water Quality Preservation Inc

Analysis

Central Coast Water Quality Preservation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Salinas, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2004, 22 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, Central Coast Water Quality Preservation Inc reported income of $3.1m and spending of $3.0m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $3.1m (+126%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 71%. 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, Central Coast Water Quality Preservation Inc sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Public Gardens Association ($3.1m), Friends of Trees ($3.1m) and Charles River Watershed Association Inc ($3.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $177k (5.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $84k. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $2.2m, net assets of $975k. It reported 3 employees.