Guidestone

Analysis

Guidestone is a registered charity in United States, based in Salida, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2008, 18 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 December 2023, Guidestone reported income of $365k and spending of $364k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $277k to $365k (+31%), an average of +7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Guidestone sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Association for Nature -Based Education Inc ($364k), Billings Trailnet ($365k) and Woodlands Garden of Decatur Inc ($364k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 63% and program service revenue 24% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $217k. At year end it held assets of $188k against liabilities of $5,371, net assets of $183k. It reported 6 employees.