Colorado School Finance Project

Analysis

Colorado School Finance Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Littleton, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 June 2024, Colorado School Finance Project reported income of $604k and spending of $549k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $296k to $604k (+104%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Colorado School Finance Project sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 71st percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Montgomery County Partnership for Children Inc ($604k), Chicago Free School ($604k) and The Schools Foundation Inc ($603k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $126k (23% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $57k. At year end it held assets of $521k against liabilities of $230k, net assets of $292k. It reported 2 employees.