The Rivendell School of Northern Colorado

Analysis

The Rivendell School of Northern Colorado is a registered charity in United States, based in Fort Collins, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 August 2023, The Rivendell School of Northern Colorado reported income of $2.4m and spending of $2.4m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $2.4m (+31%), an average of +7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Rivendell School of Northern Colorado sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Association of Prosecuting Attorneys Inc ($2.4m), Strive for College Inc ($2.4m) and Sherwood Charter School ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 6.0% and program service revenue 92% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $216k (8.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. It paid $1,188 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $4.1m against liabilities of $2.0m, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 52 employees.