Vallecitos Mountain Refuge

Analysis

Vallecitos Mountain Refuge is a registered charity in United States, based in Durango, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2000, 26 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 December 2023, Vallecitos Mountain Refuge reported income of $997k and spending of $1.0m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $812k to $997k (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 99%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Vallecitos Mountain Refuge sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cornerstone Christian Academy ($997k), Les Petits Francophones ($997k) and Sunbridge Institute Inc ($996k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 54% and program service revenue 43% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $129k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $143k. It paid $18k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $384k, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 12 employees.