Mountain West Conference

Analysis

Mountain West Conference is a registered charity in United States, based in Colorado SPGS, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation (type i) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Mountain West Conference reported income of $78.2m and spending of $70.9m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $57.1m to $78.2m (+37%), an average of +8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Mountain West Conference sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include State Fair of Texas ($77.7m), Multipurpose Arena Fort Worth ($79.8m) and United State Olympic and Paralympic Properties LLC ($71.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.6% and program service revenue 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $3.7m (5.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $915k. At year end it held assets of $12.6m against liabilities of $84k, net assets of $12.5m. It reported 26 employees.