Mountain Rescue Aspen Inc

Analysis

Mountain Rescue Aspen Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Aspen, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1965, 61 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 (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, Mountain Rescue Aspen Inc reported income of $626k and spending of $354k, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $542k to $626k (+15%), an average of +3.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 62% 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, Mountain Rescue Aspen 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 73rd percentile, and in the 71st percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Buddy System Mia Inc ($625k), Orange County Disaster Rebuild ($627k) and Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade ($625k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% of the total. At year end it held assets of $5.9m against liabilities of $169, net assets of $5.9m.