Garden of the Gods Foundation

Analysis

Garden of the Gods Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Colorado SPGS, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Garden of the Gods Foundation reported income of $2.7m and spending of $2.1m, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $2.7m (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 230%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Garden of the Gods Foundation sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Renewable Northwest Project ($2.7m), American Littoral Society ($2.7m) and Blue Hill Heritage Trust Inc ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 11% and program service revenue 79% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $123k (6.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $321k. At year end it held assets of $12.8m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $11.6m. It reported 10 employees.