High Plains Heritage Foundation

Analysis

High Plains Heritage Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Liberal, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2004, 22 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 December 2023, High Plains Heritage Foundation reported income of $251k and spending of $58k, leaving 77% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $220k to $251k (+15%), an average of +3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 366%. Over the whole period it spent 58% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, High Plains Heritage Foundation sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 58th percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Junior League of Salt Lake City Inc ($251k), Georgia Diversified Industries Inc ($251k) and Greater Cocoa Community Partnership Inc ($251k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 36% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.3m.