Continental Divide Color Guard Circuit

Analysis

Continental Divide Color Guard Circuit is a registered charity in United States, based in Henderson, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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, Continental Divide Color Guard Circuit reported income of $185k and spending of $189k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $171k to $185k (+8.1%), an average of +2.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Continental Divide Color Guard Circuit sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile, and in the 48th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eaton Rapids Medical Center Foundation ($185k), Massillon Heritage Foundation Inc ($185k) and Fatherhood Comission ($185k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 40% and program service revenue 51% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1,000 (0.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $39k. At year end it held assets of $146k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $146k.