Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado Inc

Analysis

Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Denver, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. 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, Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado Inc reported income of $2.2m and spending of $1.5m, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $2.2m (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado 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 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Golden State Golf Tour Association ($2.2m), Indian Trails Camp Inc ($2.2m) and Legacy Parks Foundation ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 2.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $163k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $698k. At year end it held assets of $3.4m against liabilities of $78k, net assets of $3.3m. It reported 20 employees.