Wildcoast

Analysis

Wildcoast is a registered charity in United States, based in Del Mar, CA. 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, Wildcoast reported income of $4.0m and spending of $3.2m, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $4.0m (+124%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Wildcoast sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 91st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alaska Wilderness League ($4.0m), Washington Conservation Action Education Fund ($4.0m) and Stonecrop Gardens Inc ($4.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $283k (8.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $790k. At year end it held assets of $6.9m against liabilities of $122k, net assets of $6.8m. It reported 16 employees.