Coastal Conservation League

The Coastal Conservation League is an environmental activist group that operates in South Carolina. They exclusively do conservation work in the South Carolina coast plain.

At-A-Glance

Issue Areas: Environmental Policy
Location: Charleston, SC View on map
Tax ID: 57-0887278
Most Recent Filing: 2025
Budget (2025): Assets: $22,042,410 Revenue: $9,586,076 Expenses: $5,730,586

The Coastal Conservation League is an environmental activist group that operates in South Carolina. They exclusively do conservation work in the South Carolina coast plain.

Financial Statistics

Total Assets

Total Revenue

Total Expenses

YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
2025 $22,042,410 $9,586,076 $5,730,586 View
2024 $21,361,928 $4,866,183 $5,758,135 View
2023 $26,277,616 $6,153,356 $5,132,068 View
2022 $21,181,148 $6,299,915 $4,782,558 View
2021 $21,811,673 $6,450,336 $5,027,260 View
2020 $17,476,964 $4,089,208 $4,660,204 View

Prior year filings: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

Revenue Detail

Expenses Detail

Employee Compensation

  • Number of Employees: 59

Highest Earning Employees

EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
Faith Rivers JamesExecutive Director$232,931
Elizabeth GibsonDir. of Human Resour$135,517
Emily CedzoDir. of Conservation$122,548
Joel SandstromChief Financial Officer$75,943

Grant Activity

All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $22,895,983
  • Number of Grants: 1,080
  • Number of Funders: 191

Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$338,4192024 National Fish and Wildlife FoundationSC SALT MARSH & OYSTER REEF RESTORATION
$255,0002023 United States Energy FoundationTO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE.
$255,0002022 United States Energy FoundationTO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE.
$230,0002021 United States Energy FoundationTO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE.
$225,0002020 Pathfinder Foundation IncGrow Food
$220,0002021 Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley FoundationGeneral Operating Support
$210,0002021 The Pew Charitable TrustsPOLICY
$210,0002020 United States Energy FoundationTO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE.
$200,0002023 Pathfinder Foundation IncGrow Food Initiative
$200,0002022 Pathfinder Foundation IncGrow Food Initiative
$200,0002021 Pathfinder Foundation IncGrow Food
$190,0002020 John Winthrop Charitable TrustGeneral
$159,7702021 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
$150,0002024 United States Energy FoundationTO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE.
$124,0002021 Vanguard CharitableFOR RECIPIENT'S EXEM
$100,0002022 The Chicago Community Trust$20,000 for general operating support and $20,000 to support diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, general operating support of Growfood Carolina. Support for the GrowFood Carolina campaign
$85,0002022 Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley FoundationGeneral operations and participation in the Lowcountry Land Conservation Partnership (LCLCP)
$83,2062020 The Pew Charitable TrustsPolicy
$62,5002022 The Chilton FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT
$60,0002024 Coastal Community Foundation of South CarolinaThis unrestricted grant is given as general operating support. This payment is part of a 5-year grant, paid annually, beginning in 2022.
$60,0002023 Coastal Community Foundation of South CarolinaThis unrestricted grant is given as general operating support. This payment is part of a 5-year grant, paid annually, beginning in 2022.
$60,0002022 Coastal Community Foundation of South CarolinaThis unrestricted grant is given as general operating support. This payment is part of a 5-year grant, paid annually, beginning in 2022.
$60,0002022 The Stony Point Foundation C/o Andersen TaxGeneral Support
$58,3602022 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
$55,2252020 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.Environmental and animals

All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $49,200
  • Number of Grants: 4
  • Number of Recipients: 4

Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$27,0002023 Conservation Voters of ScSUPPORT
$15,0002022 Drayton Hall Preservation TrustPRESERVATION
$02020 Lowcountry AIDS ServicesSubsidized produce