Bison Foundation

Analysis

Bison Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Denver, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Bison Foundation reported income of $291k and spending of $301k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $175k to $291k (+66%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Bison Foundation sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 58th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fulton Street Farmers Market Inc ($291k), Warminster Soccer Club ($291k) and Springbank Christian Center Sister Jeanne Nisley ($291k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 125% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1,285 against liabilities of $43k, net assets of -$42k.