Colorado Mountain Club Foundation

Analysis

Colorado Mountain Club Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Golden, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1973, 53 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, Colorado Mountain Club Foundation reported income of $180k and spending of $224k, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2019 to October 2023, income fell from $199k to $180k (-9.2%), an average of -2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2023, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 159% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Colorado Mountain Club Foundation sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile, and in the 48th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ala Kahakai Trail Association ($180k), Pennsylvania Forestry Association ($180k) and Owyhee Defense Fund ($180k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending October 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% of the total. At year end it held assets of $995k against liabilities of $409k, net assets of $586k.

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.