Spirit of Aurora

Analysis

Spirit of Aurora is a registered charity in United States, based in Aurora, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, which this site groups under other charitable 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, Spirit of Aurora reported income of $68k and spending of $78k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $184k to $68k (-63%), an average of -39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 120% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Spirit of Aurora sits at the 26th percentile: it is larger than about 26% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 27th percentile, and in the 23rd percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alexandria Day Nursery and Childrens Home Incorporated ($68k), Earl E O Connor American Inn of Court Inc ($68k) and Zion Evangelical Lutheran Churchmemorial Foundation of Buffa ($68k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $52k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $52k.