Sun Valley Lodge

Analysis

Sun Valley Lodge is a registered charity in United States, based in Colorado SPGS, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1971, 55 years ago. 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 September 2023, Sun Valley Lodge reported income of $2.5m and spending of $4.0m, spending 160% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $4.7m to $2.5m (-46%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income dropped by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Sun Valley Lodge sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Association of State Technology Directors ($2.5m), Margaret Woodbury Strong Museum Charitable Trust ($2.5m) and Everson Museum Foundation ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.5% and program service revenue 93% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $2.1m. At year end it held assets of $5.5m against liabilities of $325k, net assets of $5.1m. It reported 99 employees.