Cottonwood Institute

Analysis

Cottonwood Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Denver, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Cottonwood Institute reported income of $693k and spending of $700k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $374k to $693k (+85%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Cottonwood Institute sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southeastern Wind Coalition Inc ($692k), Woodstock Land Conservancy Inc Gay Leonhardt ($693k) and Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful Inc ($692k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 60% and program service revenue 26% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $100k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $342k. At year end it held assets of $416k against liabilities of $172k, net assets of $244k. It reported 21 employees.