Coastal Quest

Analysis

Coastal Quest is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2000, 26 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, Coastal Quest reported income of $3.5m and spending of $3.1m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $246k to $3.5m (+1309%), an average of +94% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 234%. 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, Coastal Quest sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Copper River Watershed Project ($3.5m), Global Forest Generation Inc ($3.5m) and Coalition for Green Capital ($3.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 4.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $205k (6.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. It paid $41k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $495k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 19 employees.