Aspen Global Change Institute Inc

Analysis

Aspen Global Change Institute Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Basalt, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Aspen Global Change Institute Inc reported income of $32.1m and spending of $28.5m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $10.9m to $32.1m (+193%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 914%. Over the whole period it spent 123% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Aspen Global Change Institute Inc sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gill St Bernards School ($32.1m), Goldey Beacom College Inc ($32.1m) and Steele Canyon High School ($32.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $519k (1.8% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $21.7m against liabilities of $5.2m, net assets of $16.5m. It reported 15 employees.