Alpine Institute

Analysis

Alpine Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Ridgway, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Alpine Institute reported income of $59k and spending of $144k, spending 246% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $185k to $59k (-68%), an average of -68% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Alpine Institute sits at the 26th percentile: it is larger than about 26% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 23rd percentile, and in the 20th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Edhs Girls Soccer Boosters ($59k), National Institute of Governmental Purchasing Inc ($59k) and Tomorrows Stars ($59k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $118k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $118k.