Alaska Coastal Observations and Research

Analysis

Alaska Coastal Observations and Research is a registered charity in United States, based in Kodiak, AK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 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, Alaska Coastal Observations and Research reported income of $244k and spending of $215k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $180k to $244k (+36%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 36%. 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, Alaska Coastal Observations and Research sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within AK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Clean Water for Haiti ($244k), Friends of Silver Lake Nature Center ($245k) and Harvest of All First Nations ($244k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $94k. At year end it held assets of $94k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $94k. It reported 4 employees.