Public Radio for the Front Range

Analysis

Public Radio for the Front Range is a registered charity in United States, based in Fort Collins, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Public Radio for the Front Range reported income of $648k and spending of $700k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $498k to $648k (+30%), an average of +6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Public Radio for the Front Range sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Louisiana First Foundation Inc ($648k), Out at the Movies ($648k) and Stockton Civic Theatre a Corp ($648k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 52% and program service revenue 39% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $90k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $265k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $97k, net assets of $977k. It reported 12 employees.