Colorado Field Ornithologists

Analysis

Colorado Field Ornithologists is a registered charity in United States, based in Erie, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Colorado Field Ornithologists reported income of $164k and spending of $161k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $116k to $164k (+42%), an average of +42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Colorado Field Ornithologists sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile, and in the 46th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Boulder Community School of Integrated Studies ($164k), Bret Harte Educational Association ($164k) and Memorial Classic Inc ($164k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 29% and program service revenue 49% of the total. At year end it held assets of $74k against liabilities of $9,065, net assets of $65k.