High Plains Environmental Center

Analysis

High Plains Environmental Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Loveland, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2002, 24 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, High Plains Environmental Center reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.1m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $995k to $1.1m (+12%), an average of +2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, High Plains Environmental Center sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mount Pisgah Arboretum ($1.1m), C&o Canal Trust Inc ($1.1m) and West Atlanta Watershed Alliance Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 8.6% and program service revenue 91% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $116k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $271k. At year end it held assets of $889k against liabilities of $44k, net assets of $845k. It reported 11 employees.