Coastal Watershed Council

Analysis

Coastal Watershed Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Cruz, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1996, 30 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 June 2023, Coastal Watershed Council reported income of $497k and spending of $482k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $675k to $497k (-26%), an average of -7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Coastal Watershed Council sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Geist Lake Coalition Inc ($497k), Whitefish Lake Institute ($497k) and Marthas Vineyard Fishermens Preservation Trust Inc ($497k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $110k (23% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $159k. At year end it held assets of $542k against liabilities of $36k, net assets of $506k. It reported 8 employees.