Council of Western State Foresters

Analysis

Council of Western State Foresters is a registered charity in United States, based in Denver, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2003, 23 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, Council of Western State Foresters 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 $896k to $1.4m (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Council of Western State Foresters 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 Scrap Creative Reuse ($1.4m), New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund Inc ($1.4m) and Golden Sands Resource Conservation and Development Council ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 5.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $131k (9.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $459k. At year end it held assets of $326k against liabilities of $189k, net assets of $137k. It reported 10 employees.