Aspen Center for Environmental Studies

Analysis

Aspen Center for Environmental Studies is a registered charity in United States, based in Aspen, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, Aspen Center for Environmental Studies reported income of $5.6m and spending of $4.0m, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2019 to October 2023, income fell from $9.0m to $5.6m (-38%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2021, when income dropped by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 43% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Aspen Center for Environmental Studies sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cec Stuyvesant Cove Inc ($5.6m), Green Our Planet ($5.6m) and Friends of the Detroit River ($5.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending October 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 73% and program service revenue 22% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $310k (7.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $36.9m against liabilities of $1.8m, net assets of $35.1m. It reported 69 employees.