Sustainable Contra Costa

Analysis

Sustainable Contra Costa is a registered charity in United States, based in Walnut Creek, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2011, 15 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, Sustainable Contra Costa reported income of $259k and spending of $255k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $205k to $259k (+26%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Sustainable Contra Costa sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 61st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Upstream Watch ($258k), Coast Ridge Forest Council ($259k) and Grosse Pointe Shores Improvement Foundation ($258k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 18% and program service revenue 82% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $73k (29% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $109k. At year end it held assets of $34k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $34k. It reported 7 employees.