Colorado Outdoor Education Center

Analysis

Colorado Outdoor Education Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Florissant, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Colorado Outdoor Education Center reported income of $8.0m and spending of $6.8m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $6.1m to $8.0m (+31%), an average of +7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 427%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Colorado Outdoor Education Center 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 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives ($8.0m), Appalachia Ohio Alliance ($8.0m) and Jackson Hole Land Trust ($7.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 10% and program service revenue 81% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $214k (3.1% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $14.6m against liabilities of $2.1m, net assets of $12.5m. It reported 263 employees.