Heal the Bay

Analysis

Heal the Bay is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Monica, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1987, 39 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, Heal the Bay reported income of $4.6m and spending of $5.0m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $6.4m to $4.6m (-27%), an average of -7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income dropped by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Heal 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 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ecoamerica ($4.6m), Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden ($4.7m) and The Garden Club of America ($4.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 101% and program service revenue 6.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $233k (4.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.3m. It paid $96k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $6.3m against liabilities of $1.9m, net assets of $4.4m. It reported 70 employees.