The Colorado Youth Outdoors Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Colorado Youth Outdoors Charitable Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Fort Collins, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 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, The Colorado Youth Outdoors Charitable Trust reported income of $2.3m and spending of $1.6m, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $980k to $2.3m (+132%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Colorado Youth Outdoors Charitable Trust sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New York City Bird Alliance Inc ($2.3m), Sustainable Electronics Recycling International ($2.3m) and Ajp Educational Foundation Inc ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 66% and program service revenue 10.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $80k (5.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $623k. At year end it held assets of $6.6m against liabilities of $379k, net assets of $6.2m. It reported 33 employees.