Coastal States Stewardship Foundation

Analysis

Coastal States Stewardship Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2006, 20 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, Coastal States Stewardship Foundation reported income of $4.7m and spending of $4.7m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $530k to $4.7m (+786%), an average of +72% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 153%. Over the whole period it spent 136% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Coastal States Stewardship Foundation sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 79th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pollinator Partnership ($4.7m), Mohonk Preserve Inc ($4.7m) and Rockford Park District Foundation ($4.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% and program service revenue 20% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $117k (2.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $53k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $184k.