High Plains Land Conservancy

Analysis

High Plains Land Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Holyoke, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2003, 23 years ago. 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, High Plains Land Conservancy reported income of $492k and spending of $299k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $47k to $492k (+951%), an average of +80% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 674%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, High Plains Land Conservancy sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute ($492k), Andres Y Maria Cardenas Family Foundation ($492k) and Servant Leaders International Inc ($492k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 4.4% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.6m.