Civic Center Conservancy

Analysis

Civic Center Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Denver, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. 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, Civic Center Conservancy reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.5m, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $757k to $1.3m (+78%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Civic Center Conservancy sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Section 2 of the Nysphsaa Inc ($1.3m), San Jose Spartans Basketball Inc ($1.3m) and Florida State University Athletics Association Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $146k (9.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $310k. At year end it held assets of $386k against liabilities of $46k, net assets of $340k. It reported 6 employees.