Healthy Gulf's purpose is to collaborate with and serve communities who love the Gulf of Mexico by providing the research, communications, and coalition-building tools needed to reverse the long pattern of over exploitation of the Gulf's natural resources.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 20 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $522K a year · 23% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$150K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $3.3M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 13.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
26
named funders · $3.1M
Looks good: 26 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.5M
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.4M
+46% vs prior year
Spent
$1.9M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$4.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.4M
FY2024▲ +46%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$3.4M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$2.4M
Expenses
$1.9M
FY2024▼ -21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$1.9M
Net assets
$4.7M
FY2024▲ +20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$3.5M
FY2022$4.3M
FY2023$3.9M
FY2024$4.7M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 1999.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $1.6M Management & general 6% · $107K Fundraising 12% · $227K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $150K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$150,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member/Treas
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member/Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Martha Collins’s $150K as Executive Director is at the 64th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Cynthia M Sarthou—$152,146$113,576$115,079
Martha Collins$150,000———
Delia Gonzales——$102,200—

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Empowering Gulf communities with research and tools to protect its natural resources from overexploitation.

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2 programs · $1.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Resilient Communities and Climate Justice HG (1) works to build an active and engaged constituency to support natural storm protection and restoration efforts for the Gulf Coast region, (2) advocates for the use of green infrastructure in the Greater New Orleans area to address localized flooding, (3) works to reduce the contributions of…

$1.1Mprogram expense
02

Resilient Habitat and Healthy Water HG works to improve water quality by identifying pollution issues and providing technical assistance, training, and mentoring to numerous communities faced with pollution.

$483Kprogram expense

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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 · 35 grants · $769K · 2022–2024
Air Alliance HoustonTX · FY2024$110,000
Port Arthur Community Action NetworkFY2024$20,000
Fort Bend County Houston EnvironmentaFY2024$15,000
Habitat Recovery ProjectLA · FY2023$75,000
Southern Sector RisingTX · FY2023$25,332
Society of Native NationsTX · FY2023$22,666
Cambio TexasFY2023$20,000
Louisiana Just Recovery NetworkFY2023$20,000
Atchafalaya Basinkeeper INCLA · FY2023$20,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$15,332
Lake Maurepas Preservation SocietyFY2023$15,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$193K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$68K
Money outPt IX
$1.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$107K
Fundraisingcol D$227K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$6.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$68K
Investment incomeLn 3$193K
Gains on assetsLn 7$3K
Total revenueLn 12$2.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$815K
SavingsLn 2$1.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$39K
Other assetsLn 15$307K
Total assetsLn 16$6.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M
Net assetsLn 32$4.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 520
VolunteersI 650
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.1M$2.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.9M$3.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$41K$39K
Total assetsLn 16$5.6M$6.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M$1.5M
Net assetsLn 32$3.9M$4.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$173K$173K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1K$1K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$159K$129K$9K$20K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$869K$706K$52K$110K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$136K$117K$6K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$78K$62K$6K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$109K$94K$5K$10K
Investment management feesLn 11f$580$0$580$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$97K$66K$3K$28K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$25K$21K$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$52K$37K$6K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$57K$38K$3K$15K
OccupancyLn 16$60K$51K$4K$5K
TravelLn 17$59K$52K$5K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$15K$12K$2K$846
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$11K$908$1K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$6K$495$637
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$4K$102$327
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.9M$1.6M$107K$227K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $2.4M$1.9M$533K$4.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.7M$2.4M−$732K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.4M$2.1M$1.3M$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.6M$1.2M$1.4M$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.2M$1.1M$178K$2.0M 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,447,497 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,429,184$2,186,042
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $132,657$68,347
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $118,408$193,108
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,680,249$2,447,497
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $394,994$173,985
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,109,999$1,241,612
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $906,949$499,168
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,411,942$1,914,765
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$731,693$532,732
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $2,447,497 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$37,089
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,148,953
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,200
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,186,042
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$68,347
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $190,094$190,094
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,014$3,014
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $68,347 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $193,108$2,447,497
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,914,765 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $172,550$172,550
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,435$1,435
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $129,335 · Management $9,397 · Fundraising $19,841$158,573
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $706,445 · Management $52,204 · Fundraising $110,309$868,958
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $117,001 · Management $6,105 · Fundraising $12,664$135,770
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $62,470 · Management $6,287 · Fundraising $9,554$78,311
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $94,056 · Management $5,198 · Fundraising $9,816$109,070
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $580 · Fundraising $0$580
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $65,836 · Management $3,162 · Fundraising $27,963$96,961
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $21,000 · Management $1,750 · Fundraising $2,438$25,188
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $36,633 · Management $6,135 · Fundraising $9,148$51,916
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $38,020 · Management $3,488 · Fundraising $15,169$56,677
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $50,639 · Management $4,220 · Fundraising $5,426$60,285
IX-17 TravelPrograms $52,387 · Management $4,905 · Fundraising $2,126$59,418
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $12,074 · Management $1,795 · Fundraising $846$14,715
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $10,901 · Management $908 · Fundraising $1,168$12,977
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,937 · Management $495 · Fundraising $637$7,069
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,883 · Management $102 · Fundraising $327$4,312
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,580,602 · Management $106,731 · Fundraising $227,432$1,914,765
Part X · Balance sheet $6,211,274 assets, 16 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $6,054; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $872,603$815,443
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,276,070$1,324,233
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $235,000$400,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,769$5,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $49,678$45,575
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $41,373$39,326
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,864,656$3,268,439
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $283,335$307,204
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,625,484$6,211,274
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $156,180$153,165
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $356,702$382,487
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,749,690$1,543,173
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,480,819$3,563,482
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,394,975$1,104,619
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,875,794$4,668,101
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,625,484$6,211,274
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,668,101 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,447,497
XI-2 Total expenses$1,914,765
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$532,732
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,875,794
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$259,575
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,668,101

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