Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory at Gothic

Analysis

Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory at Gothic is a registered charity in United States, based in Crested Butte, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover science and technology, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 December 2023, Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory at Gothic reported income of $4.5m and spending of $4.4m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.2m to $4.5m (+42%), an average of +9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 123%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory at Gothic 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 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hospital Clinic Home Center ($4.5m), Central Pa Youth Ballet ($4.5m) and San Francisco Playhouse ($4.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 59% and program service revenue 37% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $395k (9.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $14.8m against liabilities of $597k, net assets of $14.2m. It reported 69 employees.