San Diego Coastkeeper

Analysis

San Diego Coastkeeper is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1995, 31 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, San Diego Coastkeeper reported income of $921k and spending of $1.1m, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.1m to $921k (-13%), an average of -3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, San Diego Coastkeeper sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Common Vision ($921k), Mill Creek Alliance ($921k) and Tanglewood Community Nature Center Inc ($920k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $189k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $498k. At year end it held assets of $2.4m against liabilities of $725k, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 12 employees.