Colorado Nature League
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROTECT, CONSERVE, AND RESTORE COLORADO'S NATIVE WILDLIFE AND HABITATS. WE CHAMPION SCIENCE-BASED, INNOVATIVE, COLLABORATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR MANAGING COLORADO'S ICONIC WILDLIFE AND BIODIVERSITY, PROTECTING THEM FROM THREATS LIKE HABITAT LOSS, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND WILDFIRES. OUR VISION IS A COLORADO WHERE WILDLIFE AND HABITATS THRIVE TODAY AND FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.
- Income
- $180,546
- Spending
- $137,481
- Reserves
- 4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $52,500, executive di
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $108,877 spent. -STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND COLLABORATION: WE ORGANIZED OVER 50 STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS TO FOSTER COLLABORATION AMONG CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS, SCIENTISTS, AND POLICYMAKERS, DEVELOPING UNIFIED STRATEGIES FOR BIODIVERSITY AND WILDLIFE PROTECTION, CREATING A COALITION OF 25+ ORGANIZATIONS AND EXPERTS ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN ALIGNED CONSERVATION EFFORTS. . -POLICY ORGANIZING & CONVENING: THE POLICY COMMITTEE CONDUCTED 12 MEETINGS TO DEVELOP ACTIONABLE RECOMMENDATIONS, WHICH INFORMED CONSERVATION POLICY, ADVOCACY INITIATIVES, AND WAS SHARED WITH THOUGHT LEADERS. . -PUBLIC RELATIONS & COMMUNICATIONS: THROUGH COMMUNICATIONS EFFORT WE ENGAGED WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND WILDLIFE PROGRAM MANAGERS. THIS WORK ALLOWED US TO COORDINATE MESSAGING, DISSEMINATE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, AND PROMOTE SCIENCE-DRIVEN WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES. FACT SHEETS, OP-EDS, AND INFOGRAPHICS, WERE DEVELOPED AND SHARED PUBLICLY. . WE ARE WORKING ON A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR SCIENCE-DRIVEN WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT. THROUGH COLLABORATION, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, EFFORTS TO ADDRESS CRITICAL THREATS, AND PUBLIC EDUCATION, WE ARE BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR COLORADO'S ICONIC SPECIES AND ECOSYSTEMS, ENSURING THAT NATIVE WILDLIFE THRIVES FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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