Gulf Coast Center for Ecotourism & Sustainability

Analysis

Gulf Coast Center for Ecotourism & Sustainability is a registered charity in United States, based in Gulf Shores, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2020, 6 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, Gulf Coast Center for Ecotourism & Sustainability reported income of $732k and spending of $408k, leaving 44% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $317k to $732k (+131%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 118%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Gulf Coast Center for Ecotourism & Sustainability sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Colorado Foundation for Water Education ($731k), Houston Wilderness Inc ($733k) and The Jackson Hole One Fly Foundation ($731k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 5.5% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $229k. At year end it held assets of $456k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $456k.