Restore Americas Estuaries

Analysis

Restore Americas Estuaries is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2000, 26 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, Restore Americas Estuaries reported income of $4.2m and spending of $4.3m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.0m to $4.2m (+43%), an average of +9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Restore Americas Estuaries sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 78th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Allegheny Land TR ($4.2m), Friends of the Urban Forest ($4.2m) and Alaska Conservation Foundation ($4.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 3.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $213k (4.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $858k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $940k, net assets of $968k. It reported 12 employees.