Colorado Plateau Foundation

Analysis

Colorado Plateau Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Flagstaff, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 Plateau Foundation reported income of $1.4m and spending of $2.0m, spending 137% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $1.4m (+14%), an average of +3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 163%. Over the whole period it spent 53% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Colorado Plateau Foundation sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 80th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Primary Educational Foundation ($1.4m), Early School ($1.4m) and Athens Christian Preparatory Academy ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $149k (7.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $378k. At year end it held assets of $7.1m against liabilities of $252k, net assets of $6.9m. It reported 7 employees.