San Juan Mountains Association

Analysis

San Juan Mountains Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Durango, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1976, 50 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 December 2023, San Juan Mountains Association reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.4m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $1.5m (+21%), an average of +5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 16%. 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, San Juan Mountains Association sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Polly Hill Arboretum Inc ($1.5m), Applegate Partnership ($1.5m) and Sierra Foothill Conservancy TR ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 6.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $71k (5.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $877k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $32k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 53 employees.