Coastal Conservation Association

Analysis

Coastal Conservation Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1978, 48 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, Coastal Conservation Association reported income of $26.5m and spending of $20.5m, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $17.9m to $26.5m (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Coastal Conservation Association sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mission Possible Partnership USA Inc ($26.4m), Maine Coast Heritage Trust ($26.6m) and Clasp ($26.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 48% and program service revenue 3.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $2.2m (10% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $46.1m against liabilities of $12.0m, net assets of $34.0m. It reported 94 employees.