Colorado Water Wise Council

Analysis

Colorado Water Wise Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Denver, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1994, 32 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, Colorado Water Wise Council reported income of $193k and spending of $175k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $92k to $193k (+109%), an average of +109% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 109%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Colorado Water Wise Council 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 53rd percentile, and in the 49th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Van Der Brohe Arboretum Inc ($193k), Central Savannah River Resource Conservation & Development Area in ($193k) and Kruckeberg Botanic Garden Foundation ($193k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 61% and program service revenue 6.6% of the total. At year end it held assets of $214k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $214k.