California Coastal Protection Network

Analysis

California Coastal Protection Network is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Barbara, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2001, 25 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, California Coastal Protection Network reported income of $135k and spending of $141k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $222k to $135k (-39%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, California Coastal Protection Network sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile, and in the 47th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Nature Foundation Inc ($135k), Boat Rock Legacy Garden Inc ($135k) and Lake Arrowhead Conservation Council ($135k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $252k against liabilities of $40k, net assets of $211k.