High Country Conservation Advocates

Analysis

High Country Conservation Advocates is a registered charity in United States, based in Crested Butte, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1979, 47 years ago. 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, High Country Conservation Advocates reported income of $319k and spending of $328k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $241k to $319k (+32%), an average of +7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, High Country Conservation Advocates sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 60th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kcym Philanthropic Fund ($319k), Catholic Charities-The Palms at University Inc ($319k) and Hughes Neighborhood Housing Inc ($319k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $214k. At year end it held assets of $184k against liabilities of $4,598, net assets of $180k. It reported 4 employees.