Coastside Land Trust

Analysis

Coastside Land Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Half Moon Bay, 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 December 2023, Coastside Land Trust reported income of $535k and spending of $495k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $4.1m to $535k (-87%), an average of -40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 90%. Over the whole period it spent 31% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Coastside Land Trust sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Great Basin Water Network Inc ($535k), Awbury Arboretum Association Inc ($536k) and The Mid-Michigan Land Conservancy ($534k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $160k (32% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $66k. At year end it held assets of $9.3m against liabilities of $91k, net assets of $9.2m. It reported 7 employees.