Colorado Chautauqua Association

Analysis

Colorado Chautauqua Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Boulder, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1954, 72 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, Colorado Chautauqua Association reported income of $10.5m and spending of $9.2m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $6.7m to $10.5m (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 104%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Colorado Chautauqua Association sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Missouri State High School Activities Association ($10.5m), Hispanic Housing Development Corp ($10.5m) and Affilia Home Health ($10.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 17% and program service revenue 80% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $420k (4.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.9m. At year end it held assets of $15.3m against liabilities of $2.1m, net assets of $13.2m. It reported 150 employees.