Call of the Sea

Analysis

Call of the Sea is a registered charity in United States, based in Sausalito, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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, Call of the Sea reported income of $1.6m and spending of $2.0m, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $1.6m (+14%), an average of +3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 92%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Call of the Sea sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Utica Safe School Healthy Students Partnership Inc ($1.6m), Horizons Greater Washington Inc ($1.6m) and Saving Moses ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 60% and program service revenue 38% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $130k (6.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $831k. At year end it held assets of $6.2m against liabilities of $469k, net assets of $5.7m. It reported 55 employees.