Boulder Carshare

Analysis

Boulder Carshare is a registered charity in United States, based in Boulder, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Boulder Carshare reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.4m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $539k to $1.7m (+217%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Boulder Carshare sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Salmon River Restoration Council ($1.7m), Piedmont Conservation Council ($1.7m) and Wetland Trust ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 59% and program service revenue 38% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $100k (7.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $233k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $482k, net assets of $899k. It reported 8 employees.