Ocean Defenders Alliance

Analysis

Ocean Defenders Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in Huntingtn BCH, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2008, 18 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, Ocean Defenders Alliance reported income of $320k and spending of $324k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $277k to $320k (+16%), an average of +3.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Ocean Defenders Alliance sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 65th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Preserve Old Mission Peninsula ($320k), Pangeaseed Foundation ($320k) and Friends of Hoja Nueva ($319k).

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 $74k (23% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $494k against liabilities of $39k, net assets of $455k. It reported 1 employees.