Montezuma Land Conservancy

Analysis

Montezuma Land Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Cortez, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1999, 27 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, Montezuma Land Conservancy reported income of $784k and spending of $842k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $503k to $784k (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Montezuma Land Conservancy sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greater Worcester Land Trust Inc ($783k), Prairie Plains Resource Institute ($785k) and Florida Chapter of the Intl Society of Arboriculture Inc ($783k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 74% and program service revenue 17% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $81k (9.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $368k. At year end it held assets of $3.4m against liabilities of $29k, net assets of $3.4m. It reported 10 employees.