Telluride Mountain School Inc

Analysis

Telluride Mountain School Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Telluride, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Telluride Mountain School Inc reported income of $3.5m and spending of $3.0m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $2.8m to $3.5m (+25%), an average of +7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Telluride Mountain School Inc sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 86% 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 Somerset Academy Foundation Inc ($3.5m), Lakes and Bridges Charter School ($3.5m) and High Meadow School Inc ($3.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 33% and program service revenue 64% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $129k (4.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $8.4m against liabilities of $441k, net assets of $7.9m. It reported 39 employees.