Recreative Denver

Analysis

Recreative Denver is a registered charity in United States, based in Denver, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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 December 2023, Recreative Denver reported income of $372k and spending of $370k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $264k to $372k (+41%), an average of +9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Recreative Denver sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bay Lake Improvement Association Environmental Protection Fund ($372k), Wpga Perc Inc ($373k) and Southern Maryland Resource Conservation & Development Board ($372k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 17% and program service revenue 83% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $63k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $41k. At year end it held assets of $19k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $19k. It reported 5 employees.