Mile High Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse

Analysis

Mile High Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse is a registered charity in United States, based in Aurora, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Mile High Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse reported income of $11.2m and spending of $9.8m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.2m to $11.2m (+116%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Mile High Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% 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 Parker at Somerset Inc ($11.2m), Rocky Mountain Care - Tooele Inc ($11.2m) and Berkshire Extended Care Services Inc ($11.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% and program service revenue 24% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $170k (1.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.6m. At year end it held assets of $7.7m against liabilities of $2.5m, net assets of $5.2m. It reported 156 employees.