Western Colorado Food Andagriculture Council

Analysis

Western Colorado Food Andagriculture Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Montrose, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Western Colorado Food Andagriculture Council reported income of $468k and spending of $474k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $384k to $468k (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Western Colorado Food Andagriculture Council sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bakersfield Senior Center Inc ($468k), Humanity Heroes Foundation ($468k) and Cherokee County Meals-On-Wheels ($468k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% and program service revenue 25% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $241k. At year end it held assets of $119k against liabilities of $21k, net assets of $98k. It reported 12 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.