Mesa Developmental Services

Analysis

Mesa Developmental Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Grand JCT, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Mesa Developmental Services reported income of $16.3m and spending of $15.6m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $18.8m to $16.3m (-13%), an average of -3.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Mesa Developmental Services sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Delta Community Supports Inc ($16.3m), Florida Foundation Seed Producers Inc ($16.3m) and Utah Youth Village ($16.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 7.3% and program service revenue 93% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $363k (2.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.6m. At year end it held assets of $19.5m against liabilities of $5.2m, net assets of $14.4m. It reported 362 employees.