Mesa Verde Foundation

Analysis

Mesa Verde Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Arvada, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1998, 28 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, Mesa Verde Foundation reported income of $269k and spending of $298k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $133k to $269k (+103%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 112%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Mesa Verde Foundation sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gowandas Historic Hollywood Theatre Ltd ($269k), Western Iowa Journalism Foundation ($269k) and Rural Sociological Society ($269k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $146k (49% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $9,961, net assets of $991k. It reported 2 employees.