Urban Land Conservancy

Analysis

Urban Land Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Denver, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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, Urban Land Conservancy reported income of $12.6m and spending of $11.4m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $18.2m to $12.6m (-31%), an average of -8.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 62% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Urban Land Conservancy sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northern Maine Development Commission Inc ($12.6m), Propel Education ($12.7m) and Transcom Inc ($12.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 3.9% and program service revenue 75% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $727k (6.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $499k. At year end it held assets of $145.0m against liabilities of $70.8m, net assets of $74.2m. It reported 23 employees.