The Catamount Institute

Analysis

The Catamount Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Colorado SPGS, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, The Catamount Institute reported income of $686k and spending of $719k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $482k to $686k (+42%), an average of +9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Catamount Institute sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Childcare Matters Inc ($685k), Streetside Showers Inc ($686k) and Meals on Wheels of Eastern Onondaga County Inc ($685k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 54% and program service revenue 45% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $97k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $320k. At year end it held assets of $89k against liabilities of $1,006, net assets of $88k. It reported 43 employees.