Alpine Valley School EIN 84-1293796 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Alpine Valley School FY2023 filing

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Educates children through self-directed, democratic learning. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $291K in revenue, $417K in expenses, and $1.9M in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
Wheat Ridge, CO
Website
www.alpinevalley.com
Filings
5 on file (2021–2023)
Revenue
$291KFY2023
Expenses
$417K
Net assets
$1.9M
People
67
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  84-1293796 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Wheat Ridge, CO
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Educates children through self-directed, democratic learning.
Leadership
Morgan Alexander · Director
Money in and out
$291K revenue, $417K expenses
Bottom line
95% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$291K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$417K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.9M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$126K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.95 Management & general $0.05
Program efficiency
95%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
47.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-43%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$291K
FY2023▼ -85%
Expenses
$417K
FY2023▲ +46%
Total assets
$1.9M
FY2023▼ -6%
Total liabilities
$6K
FY2023▼ -67%
Total revenue
$291K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$417K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.9M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$126K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.9M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B95%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 367
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 467
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $398K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Alpine valley school is a private school providing an excellent education to approximately 25 to 30 enrolled students, with parental guidance. The school provides children with positive relationships and the social, emotional, and leadership tools to excel in today's complex and competitive world.

$397Kprogram expense
02

Alpine valley school provides tuition assistance AND/OR reductions to aid prospective and current students' attending the school.

$1Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CAlpine Valley School
EINHdr · item D84-1293796
Principal addressHdr · item CWheat Ridge, CO
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.alpinevalley.com
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B20I)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 1995

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a67
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b67
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Connie Cook’s $80K as Treasurer is at the 72nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1616 $100K–1M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$240K · 82%
Investment income$32K · 11%
Contributions & grants$17K · 6%
Other revenue$2K · 1%
Program service revenue82%$240K
Investment income11%$32K
Contributions & grants6%$17K
Other revenue1%$2K
Total revenueLn 12$291K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.95 Management & general $0.05
Program services95%$398K
Management & general5%$20K
Total functional expensesLn 25$417K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$147K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$6K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.9M
Months of cash on handcomputed4.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.7M · Operating expenses/yr $417K
47.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $398K · Total expenses $417K
95%
Management & General
Management & general $20K · Total expenses $417K
5%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $417K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $415 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $594K
$0.00 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $17K · Total revenue $291K
6%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $291K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $240K · Total revenue $291K
82%
Investment reliance
Investment income $32K · Total revenue $291K
+11%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $240K · Total expenses $417K
58%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $291K · Prior year $1.9M
-85%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.9M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $291K · Expenses $417K
-43%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.9M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.9M · Total assets $1.9M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $1.5M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.9M
81%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Morgan Alexander · Reported title DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $417K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $321K · Total expenses $417K
77%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 95%
Overhead ratio 5%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth -85%
Legal fee ratio 0.04%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$14K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $40K · 2020–2021
Unitemized GrantFY2021$9,265
Unitemized GrantFY2020$31,151

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$402K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$312K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$291K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$342K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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