Upper Colorado Environmental Plant Center

Analysis

Upper Colorado Environmental Plant Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Meeker, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover science and technology, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Upper Colorado Environmental Plant Center reported income of $1.1m and spending of $809k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from September 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $514k to $1.1m (+115%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 4871%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Upper Colorado Environmental Plant Center sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gulfshore Opera Inc ($1.1m), Metanoia Inc ($1.1m) and Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 14% and program service revenue 84% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $144k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $294k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $130k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 9 employees.