California Stormwater Quality Association

Analysis

California Stormwater Quality Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Redondo Beach, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2003, 23 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 December 2023, California Stormwater Quality Association reported income of $2.7m and spending of $2.4m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.1m to $2.7m (+31%), an average of +6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, California Stormwater Quality Association 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 89th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ocean Research & Conservation Association Inc ($2.7m), Coonamessett Farm Foundation Inc ($2.7m) and Green Umbrella ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.4% and program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $267k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $342k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $522k, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 5 employees.