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Screen a listColorado Open Lands
Can you give?
Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$51Mrevenue
FY2025 · +48% in 3 yrs31staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin2.5%
Months of reserve0.1mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+15.4%
Middle half of peersMedianColorado Open Lands
Where the money goes FY2025 · $50M spent
Programs$49M98%Management and general$582k1%Fundraising$365k1%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$1.3M in FY2023 and −$781k in FY2024. Cash covers 0.1 months, under the peer median of 4.6.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor4
Strong governance
25 of 25 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 15% a year since FY2017, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohortFunders stay
25 of the 41 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 38% of revenue in FY2025. $2.1M is traced federal awards from Department of the Interior.
990 Part VIII · USAspending115funders
$1.4Ma year, last 3 years
16%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’236s FoundationEvery year since FY2017$25k$25k$40k$30k$35k$110k$50kEleanor and Henry Hitchcock Charitable FoundationSince FY2021$75k$80k$100kWestern Rivers ConservancyOn and off$154kJacob and Terese Hershey FoundationStopped after FY2022$50k$50k$50k–The Merlin FoundationOn and off$20k$125kGates Family FoundationOn and off$35k$50k$50kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$349k$398k$451k$440k$603k$708k$715k67 other fundersUp to $103k a year each$61k$77k$81k$154k$546k$474k$490k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped