Mountains and Plains Institute for Lifelong Learning and Service Inc

Analysis

Mountains and Plains Institute for Lifelong Learning and Service Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Fort Collins, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Mountains and Plains Institute for Lifelong Learning and Service Inc reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.3m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.0m to $1.2m (-39%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 214%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Mountains and Plains Institute for Lifelong Learning and Service Inc sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 80th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Foundation for the Ban Ki-Moon Centre ($1.2m), Adult & Teen Challenge Heartland Inc ($1.2m) and The Store Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 16% and program service revenue 83% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $60k (4.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $124k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $224, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 3 employees.