Stepping Stones of the Roaring Fork Valley

Analysis

Stepping Stones of the Roaring Fork Valley is a registered charity in United States, based in Aspen, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, Stepping Stones of the Roaring Fork Valley reported income of $851k and spending of $931k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $740k to $851k (+15%), an average of +3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Stepping Stones of the Roaring Fork Valley 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 77th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Advokids ($851k), Little League Baseball Inc ($851k) and Gage County Foundation Inc ($851k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $96k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $395k. At year end it held assets of $3.0m against liabilities of $33k, net assets of $2.9m. It reported 13 employees.