Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods

Analysis

Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods is a registered charity in United States, based in Duncans Mills, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1987, 39 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods reported income of $1.6m and spending of $867k, leaving 44% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $676k to $1.6m (+131%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Stewards of the Coast and Redwoods sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 82% 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 St Patricks Center Inc ($1.6m), Rebuilding Hope Sexual Assault Center ($1.6m) and Global Montessori Academy ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 51% and program service revenue 32% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $98k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $370k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $75k, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 8 employees.