San Miguel Conservation Foundation

Analysis

San Miguel Conservation Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Telluride, 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 (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, San Miguel Conservation Foundation reported income of $205k and spending of $219k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $316k to $205k (-35%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 3194%. Over the whole period it spent 50% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, San Miguel Conservation Foundation sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 51st percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Capital Resource Conservation and Development Council Inc ($205k), Friends of Lake Elmo S Sunfish Lake Park ($205k) and Ballard Family Nature Center Inc ($205k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 72% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $41k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.7m.