American Mountain Guides Association

Analysis

American Mountain Guides Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Boulder, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, American Mountain Guides Association reported income of $3.5m and spending of $3.2m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.5m to $3.5m (+44%), an average of +9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, American Mountain Guides Association sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Meals on Wheels Montgomery County ($3.5m), House of Hope for Recovery ($3.5m) and Consumers Self-Help Center ($3.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 23% and program service revenue 76% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $372k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 73 employees.