Colorado Rio Grande Restoration Foundation

Analysis

Colorado Rio Grande Restoration Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Alamosa, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2005, 21 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, Colorado Rio Grande Restoration Foundation reported income of $931k and spending of $937k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.6m to $931k (-44%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 192%. 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, Colorado Rio Grande Restoration Foundation sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of the Environment Inc ($930k), Wild Arizona ($931k) and Coosa Valley Resource Conservation & Development Council ($930k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $73k (7.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $164k. At year end it held assets of $440k against liabilities of $319k, net assets of $121k. It reported 4 employees.