American Shore and Beach Preservation Association

Analysis

American Shore and Beach Preservation Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Beaufort, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1950, 76 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, American Shore and Beach Preservation Association reported income of $787k and spending of $762k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $507k to $787k (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, American Shore and Beach Preservation Association sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include NC Foundation for Soil and Water Conservation Inc ($786k), Headwaters Basin Project ($787k) and Adopt-A-Stream Foundation ($786k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 30% and program service revenue 70% of the total. At year end it held assets of $348k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $348k.