Colorado Water Trust Inc

Analysis

Colorado Water Trust Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Denver, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 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, Colorado Water Trust Inc reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.3m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $1.4m (+8.2%), an average of +2.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Colorado Water Trust Inc sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mississippi Wildlife Fisheries and Parks Foundation ($1.4m), North American Land Trust ($1.4m) and Sme Foundation ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% and program service revenue 22% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $213k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $398k. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $386k, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 11 employees.