Roundup River Ranch

Analysis

Roundup River Ranch is a registered charity in United States, based in Gypsum, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2006, 20 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 October 2023, Roundup River Ranch reported income of $8.6m and spending of $6.3m, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2019 to October 2023, income grew from $4.4m to $8.6m (+96%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2020, when income rose by 189%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Roundup River Ranch sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Springfield Jewish Community Center Inc ($8.5m), YMCA Camp Ockanickon Inc ($8.6m) and Music City Bowl Inc ($8.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending October 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 102% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $512k (8.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.6m. At year end it held assets of $33.2m against liabilities of $239k, net assets of $33.0m. It reported 70 employees.