Sonrise Mountain Ranch

Analysis

Sonrise Mountain Ranch is a registered charity in United States, based in Cimarron, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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, Sonrise Mountain Ranch reported income of $639k and spending of $495k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $420k to $639k (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Sonrise Mountain Ranch sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Scientific Affiliation ($639k), 1269 Cafe Ministries ($639k) and Chabad Student Center at Uofm ($638k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% and program service revenue 22% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $138k (28% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $60k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $3,447, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 18 employees.