Santa Cruz Hub for Sustainable Living

Analysis

Santa Cruz Hub for Sustainable Living is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Cruz, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2001, 25 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, Santa Cruz Hub for Sustainable Living reported income of $477k and spending of $414k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $259k to $477k (+85%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Santa Cruz Hub for Sustainable Living sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 71st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Carolinas Air Pollution Control Association ($477k), Endless Mountains Heritage Region Inc ($477k) and Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance Inc ($477k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 54% and program service revenue 16% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $19k (4.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $132k. At year end it held assets of $504k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $504k. It reported 29 employees.