Rocky Mountain Microfinance Institute

Analysis

Rocky Mountain Microfinance Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Denver, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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 September 2023, Rocky Mountain Microfinance Institute reported income of $2.8m and spending of $3.4m, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $2.8m (+106%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income rose by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Rocky Mountain Microfinance Institute sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Delmar Divine Charitable Foundation ($2.8m), Community Option Resource Enterprises Inc ($2.8m) and West Virginia Community Development Hub Inc ($2.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $94k (2.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.5m. At year end it held assets of $3.8m against liabilities of $560k, net assets of $3.3m. It reported 36 employees.