Coalition for Safe Coastal Development
Public records raise at least one point you should look into before giving.
What it says it does
The organization is a Section 501c4 social welfare organization whose primary exempt purpose is to promote the quality of life for residents in Venice in the City of Los Angeles through involvement advocacy and education. The organizations immediate goal is to ensure that environmental protections and due process with respect to city state and federal laws and related policy and procedural requirements are respected and followed for development in the Venice coastal community so that the environment and public safety are not put at risk.
- Income
- $65,913
- Spending
- $68,963
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $68,964 spent. We advocate against a proposed massive mixed-use development the Project by the City of Los Angeles on a heavily utilized public parking lot that provides substantial parking for Venice Beach and is located in an environmentally sensitive FEMA-designated flood zone subject to sea level rise along a tsunami evacuation route and adjacent to federally protected canals. The Project ignores safe coastal development principles and would severely reduce existing public access to affordable beach parking and limit future parking expansion. We represent community interests by submitting letters attending public hearings and encouraging public participation in opposition to the Project. We file public interest appeals litigation when deemed necessary in connection with city and coastal permits that fail to protect the Coastal Zone. We maintain a website and send emails to educate and inform the public regarding environmental coastal and public safety issues affecting the Venice community.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(4) social welfare organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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