Sylvia Earle Alliance Mission Blue

Analysis

Sylvia Earle Alliance Mission Blue is a registered charity in United States, based in Napa, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover science and technology, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Sylvia Earle Alliance Mission Blue reported income of $1.6m and spending of $3.4m, spending 212% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.9m to $1.6m (-16%), an average of -4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 130%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Sylvia Earle Alliance Mission Blue 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 84th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Santa Barbara Historical Museum ($1.6m), Creede Repertory Theatre Inc ($1.6m) and Samsat ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $221k (6.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $648k. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $116k, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 6 employees.