Keystone Center

Analysis

Keystone Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Keystone, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1975, 51 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, Keystone Center reported income of $5.8m and spending of $5.5m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.4m to $5.8m (+32%), an average of +7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Keystone Center sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Save the Bay Inc ($5.8m), Communities for a Better Environment ($5.8m) and Populace Inc ($5.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 30% and program service revenue 65% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $622k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.9m. At year end it held assets of $6.7m against liabilities of $387k, net assets of $6.3m. It reported 28 employees.