Colorado Youth Corps Association

Analysis

Colorado Youth Corps Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Denver, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2000, 26 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 Youth Corps Association reported income of $10.1m and spending of $10.3m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.5m to $10.1m (+187%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 109%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Colorado Youth Corps Association sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shelburne Farms ($10.0m), Clean Streams Foundation Inc ($10.2m) and Lomakatsi Restoration Project ($10.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 48% and program service revenue 52% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $124k (1.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $220k. At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $1.3m, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 6 employees.