California Coastkeeper

Analysis

California Coastkeeper is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2001, 25 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, California Coastkeeper reported income of $620k and spending of $638k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $314k to $620k (+97%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, California Coastkeeper sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 75th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Compact of Cape Cod Conservation Trusts Inc ($619k), Land for Good Inc ($620k) and Southern California Water Coalition Inc ($619k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 77% and program service revenue 23% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $161k (25% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $270k. At year end it held assets of $751k against liabilities of $390k, net assets of $361k. It reported 4 employees.