Colorado Mesa University Foundation

Analysis

Colorado Mesa University Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Grand JCT, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 June 2023, Colorado Mesa University Foundation reported income of $13.3m and spending of $10.6m, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $11.6m to $13.3m (+14%), an average of +3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 138%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Colorado Mesa University Foundation sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jewish Community High School of the Bay ($13.2m), All Saints Academy Inc ($13.3m) and Triangle Education Organization ($13.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% of the total. At year end it held assets of $58.0m against liabilities of $173k, net assets of $57.8m.