Save the Bay

Analysis

Save the Bay is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1964, 62 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, Save the Bay reported income of $4.4m and spending of $3.9m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $2.9m to $4.4m (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Save the Bay sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Funders Network Inc ($4.4m), Riverkeeper Inc ($4.4m) and Tilth Alliance ($4.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $372k (9.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.0m. At year end it held assets of $5.4m against liabilities of $422k, net assets of $5.0m. It reported 43 employees.