Continental Divide Trail Coalition

Analysis

Continental Divide Trail Coalition is a registered charity in United States, based in Golden, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2012, 14 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, Continental Divide Trail Coalition reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.4m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $665k to $1.4m (+116%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Continental Divide Trail Coalition sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Upstream Policy Institute Inc ($1.4m), Team River Runner Inc ($1.4m) and Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 5.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $166k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $722k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $532k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 19 employees.