Natural Communities Coalition

Analysis

Natural Communities Coalition is a registered charity in United States, based in Irvine, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1998, 28 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 September 2023, Natural Communities Coalition reported income of $1.1m and spending of $2.0m, spending 179% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $1.6m to $1.1m (-31%), an average of -8.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income dropped by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 147% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Natural Communities Coalition sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 81st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sustainable Solano ($1.1m), Chikaming Open Lands ($1.1m) and Midwest Bikeshare Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 14% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $277k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $260k. At year end it held assets of $28.6m against liabilities of $404k, net assets of $28.2m. It reported 4 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.