Silverton Avalanche School

Analysis

Silverton Avalanche School is a registered charity in United States, based in Silverton, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. 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, Silverton Avalanche School reported income of $736k and spending of $874k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $202k to $736k (+264%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 147%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Silverton Avalanche School sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 74th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Duck Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($736k), Little Fork Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company Inc ($736k) and The Woodstock Volunteer Fire Association Incorporated ($736k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 3.3% and program service revenue 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $59k (6.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $371k. At year end it held assets of $60k against liabilities of $57k, net assets of $3,132. It reported 39 employees.