Animas-La Plata Operation Maintenance and Replacement Associ

Analysis

Animas-La Plata Operation Maintenance and Replacement Associ is a registered charity in United States, based in Durango, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2011, 15 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 September 2023, Animas-La Plata Operation Maintenance and Replacement Associ reported income of $2.0m and spending of $1.7m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $1.9m to $2.0m (+6.7%), an average of +1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income dropped by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Animas-La Plata Operation Maintenance and Replacement Associ sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Scenic America ($2.0m), Canaan Valley Institute Inc ($2.0m) and Friends of the Rappahannock Inc ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $189k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $405k. At year end it held assets of $9.3m against liabilities of $2.0m, net assets of $7.3m. It reported 8 employees.