Northcoast Environmental Center

Analysis

Northcoast Environmental Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Arcata, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Northcoast Environmental Center reported income of $329k and spending of $325k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $191k to $329k (+72%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Northcoast Environmental Center sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 65th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Fund for US Botanic Garden ($328k), South Hero Land Trust Inc ($329k) and Shawnee Resource Conservation and Development Area Inc ($328k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 5.2% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $120k. At year end it held assets of $491k against liabilities of $84k, net assets of $407k. It reported 13 employees.