Friends of Dinosaur Ridge

Analysis

Friends of Dinosaur Ridge is a registered charity in United States, based in Morrison, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1990, 36 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 September 2023, Friends of Dinosaur Ridge reported income of $1.9m and spending of $1.7m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $766k to $1.9m (+151%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Friends of Dinosaur Ridge sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Upper Darby Township & Sellers Memorial Free Public Library ($1.9m), Legal Aid Society of Roanoke Valley Inc ($1.9m) and Lutheran Social Services Group Inc ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 52% and program service revenue 28% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $141k (8.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $831k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $88k, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 54 employees.