Top of the Pines Inc

Analysis

Top of the Pines Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Ridgway, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Top of the Pines Inc reported income of $52k and spending of $45k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $83k to $52k (-37%), an average of -38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Top of the Pines Inc sits at the 21st percentile: it is larger than about 20% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 20th percentile, and in the 17th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Citizens Technical Environmental Committee Inc ($52k), Reverend Linnette C Williamson Memorial Park Association ($52k) and Linwood Ltd ($52k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 23% and program service revenue 68% of the total. At year end it held assets of $166k against liabilities of $5,500, net assets of $160k.