Living Coast Discovery Center

Analysis

Living Coast Discovery Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Chula Vista, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1997, 29 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 June 2023, Living Coast Discovery Center reported income of $2.6m and spending of $2.8m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.0m to $2.6m (+32%), an average of +7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Living Coast Discovery Center sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Front and Centered ($2.6m), Anderson Gardens ($2.6m) and Ventura Land Trust ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 57% and program service revenue 29% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $125k (4.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $286k, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 67 employees.