Schweiger Ranch Foundation

Analysis

Schweiger Ranch Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Lone Tree, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Schweiger Ranch Foundation reported income of $140k and spending of $193k, spending 138% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $124k to $140k (+13%), an average of +3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 146% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Schweiger Ranch Foundation sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile, and in the 42nd percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rappahannock Concert Association Inc ($140k), American Friends of the Monteverdi Choir & Orchestras Inc ($140k) and Ballet Guild of Ithaca Inc ($140k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.9% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.5m.

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.