Drala Mountain Center

Analysis

Drala Mountain Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Red Fe LKS, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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, Drala Mountain Center reported income of $3.1m and spending of $3.9m, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.7m to $3.1m (-14%), an average of -3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 80%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Drala Mountain Center 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 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Boro Park Jewish Community Council Inc ($3.1m), The Samaritan Center Inc ($3.1m) and Aak International Relief Inc ($3.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 24% and program service revenue 71% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $191k (4.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $9.8m against liabilities of $4.8m, net assets of $5.0m. It reported 65 employees.