Communities for a Healthy Bay

Analysis

Communities for a Healthy Bay is a registered charity in United States, based in Tacoma, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1993, 33 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, Communities for a Healthy Bay reported income of $585k and spending of $653k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $499k to $585k (+17%), an average of +4.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Communities for a Healthy Bay sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 71st percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Foothills Equestrian Nature Center Inc ($584k), Greater Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce Foundation Inc ($585k) and Hardy Plant Society of Oregon ($583k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $111k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $304k. At year end it held assets of $123k against liabilities of $59k, net assets of $64k. It reported 8 employees.