Leadership Program of the Rockies

Analysis

Leadership Program of the Rockies is a registered charity in United States, based in Denver, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, Leadership Program of the Rockies reported income of $1.9m and spending of $1.9m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $1.9m (+2.9%), an average of +0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Leadership Program of the Rockies sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cedar Lake Conference Association Inc ($1.9m), Heights Hill Mental Health Serivce ($1.9m) and Self Inc ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 58% and program service revenue 42% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $247k (13% of expenses). It paid $45k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $1,323, net assets of $1.5m.