Crystal Mountain Alpine Club

Analysis

Crystal Mountain Alpine Club is a registered charity in United States, based in Bellevue, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. 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 July 2024, Crystal Mountain Alpine Club reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.1m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from July 2019 to July 2024, income grew from $614k to $1.3m (+107%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Crystal Mountain Alpine Club sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Swemkids International Inc ($1.3m), Middleton Youth Soccer Inc ($1.3m) and Grand Strand Juniors Volleyball Club ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 4.2% and program service revenue 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $114k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $348k. At year end it held assets of $455k against liabilities of $104k, net assets of $351k. It reported 78 employees.