Metro Volunteers

Analysis

Metro Volunteers is a registered charity in United States, based in Centennial, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 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, Metro Volunteers reported income of $2.1m and spending of $2.3m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.7m to $2.1m (-23%), an average of -6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Metro Volunteers sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wichita Falls Independent School District Foundation Inc ($2.1m), Confidential Help for Alcohol and Drug Inc ($2.1m) and Las Palmas Foundation ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 5.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $156k (6.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.0m. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $279k, net assets of $759k. It reported 38 employees.