Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation

Analysis

Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2009, 17 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, Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.8m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.7m (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 305%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Aldo Leopold Nature Center Inc ($1.7m), Cub Consumer Education and Researchfund ($1.7m) and Maine Timber Research and Environmental Education Foundation ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 29% and program service revenue 48% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $124k (6.7% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $329k, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 1 employees.