Colorado Coalition of Land Trusts

Analysis

Colorado Coalition of Land Trusts is a registered charity in United States, based in Lakewood, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1997, 29 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, Colorado Coalition of Land Trusts reported income of $1.9m and spending of $1.3m, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $330k to $1.9m (+481%), an average of +55% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 122%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Colorado Coalition of Land Trusts sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Invest Appalachia Inc ($1.9m), Friends of the Virgin Islands National Park ($1.9m) and Global Justice Ecology Project Inc ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 6.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $122k (9.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $135k. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $40k, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 4 employees.