Coastal Quest is implementing our work through four cross-cutting issue areas, exploring the theme of land/sea connection, and finding ways to support more holistic approaches to managing the coastal zone to provide benefits for both people and nature. Our four programs are: Resilient Communities and Governments; Resilient Protected Areas and Parks; Protecting and Restoring Coastal Ecosystems; and Clean Coastal Water.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$546K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $217K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$546K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
15
named funders · $1.7M
Looks good: 15 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$495K
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.5M
+31% vs prior year
Spent
$3.1M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.5M
FY2023▲ +31%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$823K
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$3.3M
Expenses
$3.1M
FY2023▲ +53%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$823K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$3.5M
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2023▲ +27%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$111K
FY2021$585K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.3M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2000.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $2.7M Management & general 10% · $323K Fundraising 4% · $128K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $546K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$192,478Pt VII · Sec A
Ed Rise South City
$133,793Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$115,658Pt VII · Sec A
Dir Com & Outreach
$103,704Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dr Tegan Hoffmann’s $205K as Executive Dir. is at the 85th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M environment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dr Tegan Hoffmann$204,861$192,478$187,633$184,657—
Tegan Hoffmann————$159,803
Julie Kuchepatov$140,274————
Julio Garcia$135,349$133,793———
Becca Williams$119,157————
Tina Lee—$115,658———
Lily Verdone———$113,034—
Sadie Waddington$109,532$103,704———

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Connects land and sea to protect coastal areas and waters for people and nature.

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3 programs · $2.4M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Fiscal Sponsor

$927Kprogram expense
02

Resilient Protected Areas and Parks. To address the global climate crisis, nations are committing to protect, restore, and reduce impacts on natural areas. In the United States, an executive order was recently signed promising to protect 30 percent of U.S. land and 30 percent of oceans by 2030.

$848Kprogram expense
03

Resilient Coastal Communities and Governments. Limited funding sources exist worldwide to help communities build capacity to respond to public health and on-the-ground impacts of climate change.

$641Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 54 grants · $1.4M · 2021–2024
Sustainable Solano INCCA · FY2024$52,500
Wishtoyo FoundationCA · FY2024$40,000
Green Cities Fund INCCA · FY2024$30,000
Color the WaterCA · FY2024$30,000
Nature CollectiveCA · FY2024$22,478
Orange County CoastkeeperCA · FY2024$21,028
Monterey CoastkeeperCA · FY2024$16,796
Crystal Cove ConservancyCA · FY2024$10,000
Laguna Canyon FoundationCA · FY2024$7,500
The Surfrider FoundationCA · FY2024$7,000
International Bird RescueCA · FY2024$7,000
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$167K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Money outPt IX
$3.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.7M
Managementcol C$323K
Fundraisingcol D$128K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$495K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$167K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$3.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$439K
SavingsLn 2$582K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$26K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$495K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$923K$1.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$493$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$216K$495K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$623K$623K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$205K$156K$39K$10K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$936K$101K$54K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$42K$35K$5K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$56K$47K$6K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$99K$84K$10K$5K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$84K$84K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$41K$41K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$493K$474K$18K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$25K$22K$3K$299
Office expensesLn 13$42K$29K$12K$521
Information technologyLn 14$50K$42K$6K$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$96K$69K$21K$6K
TravelLn 17$132K$128K$3K$2K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$58K$54K$5K$118
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$493$493
InsuranceLn 23$6K$252$5K$34
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.1M$2.7M$323K$128K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $3.3M$3.5M−$222K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $3.5M$3.1M$319K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.6M$2.1M$576K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.6M$1.2M$411K$585K 990 PDF
FY2020 $823K$823K−$609$111K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $3,466,050 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,634,226$3,290,541
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,500$166,985
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $191$6,844
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,509$1,680
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,639,426$3,466,050
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $50,044$622,750
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $996,781$1,492,836
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$41,001
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,016,595$990,680
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,063,420$3,147,267
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $576,006$318,783
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,466,050 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,141,719
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,148,822
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,290,541
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $166,985$166,985
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,844$6,844
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,680$1,680
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $166,985 · Excluded from tax $8,524$3,466,050
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,147,267 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $622,750$622,750
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $155,829 · Management $38,958 · Fundraising $10,253$205,040
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $936,259 · Management $100,897 · Fundraising $53,937$1,091,093
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $35,173 · Management $5,400 · Fundraising $1,598$42,171
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $46,791 · Management $6,042 · Fundraising $2,793$55,626
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $83,914 · Management $9,886 · Fundraising $5,106$98,906
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $83,890$83,890
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $41,001$41,001
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $473,577 · Management $18,293 · Fundraising $1,147$493,017
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $21,582 · Management $2,880 · Fundraising $299$24,761
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $29,171 · Management $11,959 · Fundraising $521$41,651
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $41,763 · Management $6,330 · Fundraising $2,159$50,252
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $68,703 · Management $21,047 · Fundraising $6,397$96,147
IX-17 TravelPrograms $127,502 · Management $2,769 · Fundraising $2,215$132,486
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $53,516 · Management $4,852 · Fundraising $118$58,486
IX-20 InterestManagement $3,996$3,996
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $493$493
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $252 · Management $5,215 · Fundraising $34$5,501
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,696,782 · Management $322,907 · Fundraising $127,578$3,147,267
Part X · Balance sheet $1,974,887 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $323,665$439,081
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $599,513$582,170
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$894,363
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $452,144$23,875
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,450$9,664
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $493$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$25,734
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,377,265$1,974,887
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $201,213$353,918
X-18 Grants payable$81,000
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $15,000$33,500
X-25 Other liabilities$26,634
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $216,213$495,052
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $110,570$144,408
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,050,482$1,335,427
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,161,052$1,479,835
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,377,265$1,974,887
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,479,835 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,466,050
XI-2 Total expenses$3,147,267
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$318,783
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,161,052
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,479,835

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