Colorado High School Activities Association

Analysis

Colorado High School Activities Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Aurora, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1950, 76 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 June 2023, Colorado High School Activities Association reported income of $6.4m and spending of $5.6m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $5.2m to $6.4m (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income dropped by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Colorado High School Activities Association sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Theresa Hessling Charter School Project ($6.4m), Scholar Fund ($6.4m) and The Discovery School of Jacksonville Inc ($6.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 12% and program service revenue 80% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $149k (2.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $4.2m against liabilities of $578k, net assets of $3.6m. It reported 23 employees.