Biscayne Bay Waterkeeper Inc

Analysis

Biscayne Bay Waterkeeper Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Coral Gables, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2010, 16 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, Biscayne Bay Waterkeeper Inc reported income of $3.8m and spending of $2.5m, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $584k to $3.8m (+545%), an average of +59% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 196%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Biscayne Bay Waterkeeper Inc sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Western New York Land Conservancy Inc ($3.8m), Partnership for the Delaware Estuary Inc ($3.8m) and Kentucky Natural Lands Trust Inc ($3.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 1.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $184k (7.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $984k. At year end it held assets of $2.6m against liabilities of $190k, net assets of $2.4m. It reported 36 employees.