Community Office for Resource Efficiency

Analysis

Community Office for Resource Efficiency is a registered charity in United States, based in Aspen, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1995, 31 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, Community Office for Resource Efficiency reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.6m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.9m to $2.5m (-13%), an average of -3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Community Office for Resource Efficiency sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Savory Institute Org Inc ($2.5m), Colorado Mountain Club ($2.5m) and Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 65% and program service revenue 27% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $122k (4.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $475k. It paid $22k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $5.3m against liabilities of $221k, net assets of $5.1m. It reported 9 employees.