Aspen Valley Land Trust

Analysis

Aspen Valley Land Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Carbondale, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, Aspen Valley Land Trust reported income of $3.9m and spending of $1.5m, leaving 60% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $3.9m (+161%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 156%. Over the whole period it spent 43% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Aspen Valley Land Trust sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 91st percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Coalition for the Upper South Platte ($3.9m), The Coral Reef Alliance ($3.9m) and Consortium for Energy Efficiency Inc ($3.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $125k (8.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $649k. It paid $26k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $15.3m against liabilities of $1.3m, net assets of $14.0m. It reported 10 employees.