Cloud Ridge Naturalists

Analysis

Cloud Ridge Naturalists is a registered charity in United States, based in Ward, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, Cloud Ridge Naturalists reported income of $75k and spending of $11k, leaving 86% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $279k to $75k (-73%), an average of -28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Cloud Ridge Naturalists sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 29th percentile, and in the 26th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rainy Lake Conservancy ($75k), Pathfinders for Greenways ($75k) and Mission Street Parks Conservancy ($75k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 49% and program service revenue 8.2% of the total. At year end it held assets of $210k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $210k.