Mesa County Land Conservancy Inc

Analysis

Mesa County Land Conservancy Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Grand JCT, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1981, 45 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 April 2024, Mesa County Land Conservancy Inc reported income of $7.3m and spending of $6.9m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2020 to April 2024, income grew from $4.2m to $7.3m (+73%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Mesa County Land Conservancy Inc sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Longleaf Alliance Inc ($7.2m), Pacoima Beautiful ($7.3m) and Working Lands Trust Inc ($7.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending April 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $159k (2.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $593k. At year end it held assets of $5.5m against liabilities of $306k, net assets of $5.1m. It reported 14 employees.