The Alpine Club

Analysis

The Alpine Club is a registered charity in United States, based in Alpine, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1954, 72 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 June 2023, The Alpine Club reported income of $547k and spending of $357k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $231k to $547k (+137%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Alpine Club sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hope Clinic for Women ($547k), Water Education for Latino Leaders ($547k) and Paul Vision Ministries ($547k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 39% and program service revenue 61% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $81k (23% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $26k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $932k, net assets of $248k. It reported 6 employees.