High Mountain Youth Project

Analysis

High Mountain Youth Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Ruidoso, NM. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth 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 Mountain Youth Project reported income of $284k and spending of $169k, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $202k to $284k (+40%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 53% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, High Mountain Youth Project sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 58th percentile within NM. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jo-Ota Methodist Association ($284k), Parks Community Support Services Inc ($284k) and Wood County Junior Livestock Committee Inc ($284k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $85k. At year end it held assets of $886k against liabilities of $295k, net assets of $591k. It reported 4 employees.