Rocky Mountain Conservancy

Analysis

Rocky Mountain Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Estes Park, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. 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, Rocky Mountain Conservancy reported income of $8.6m and spending of $6.4m, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.3m to $8.6m (+99%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Rocky Mountain Conservancy sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include YMCA Camp Ockanickon Inc ($8.6m), Petaluma River Park Foundation Inc ($8.7m) and Roundup River Ranch ($8.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 49% and program service revenue 0.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $206k (3.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.0m. At year end it held assets of $27.6m against liabilities of $1.3m, net assets of $26.3m. It reported 113 employees.