LA Plata Open Space Conservancy

Analysis

LA Plata Open Space Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Durango, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, LA Plata Open Space Conservancy reported income of $458k and spending of $302k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $224k to $458k (+104%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 103%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, LA Plata Open Space Conservancy sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sassafras Earth Education ($458k), McHenry County Conservation Foundation ($458k) and Black Warrior Riverkeeper Inc ($458k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 63% and program service revenue 19% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $73k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $3,115, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 4 employees.