Montezuma School to Farm Project

Analysis

Montezuma School to Farm Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Cortez, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2020, 6 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, Montezuma School to Farm Project reported income of $269k and spending of $339k, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $431k to $269k (-38%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Montezuma School to Farm Project sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gates Mills Land Conservancy ($269k), Phoenix Conservancy ($269k) and Wildroots Collective for Learning and Stewardship ($269k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $62k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $130k. At year end it held assets of $378k against liabilities of $6,132, net assets of $372k. It reported 11 employees.