Spanish Peaks Alliance for Wildfire Protection

Analysis

Spanish Peaks Alliance for Wildfire Protection is a registered charity in United States, based in LA Veta, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2019, 7 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, Spanish Peaks Alliance for Wildfire Protection reported income of $161k and spending of $132k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $64k to $161k (+151%), an average of +151% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 151%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Spanish Peaks Alliance for Wildfire Protection sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile, and in the 45th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Minnies Island Community Conservancy Corp ($161k), Bigfoot Trail Alliance ($161k) and Central Savannah River Land Trust Inc ($161k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 5.5% of the total. At year end it held assets of $67k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $67k.