Conservation Colorado Education Fund

Analysis

Conservation Colorado Education Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Denver, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1991, 35 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, Conservation Colorado Education Fund reported income of $3.4m and spending of $3.7m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.9m to $3.4m (-14%), an average of -3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Conservation Colorado Education Fund 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 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Capital Roots Inc ($3.3m), Pontchartrain Conservancy ($3.4m) and Illinois Environmental Council Education Fund ($3.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $262k (7.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.9m. At year end it held assets of $7.4m against liabilities of $714k, net assets of $6.7m.