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

Alpine Valley School FY2024 filing

Not yet claimed Claim this org →

Educates children through self-directed, democratic learning. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $312K in revenue, $411K in expenses, and $1.8M in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
Wheat Ridge, CO
Website
www.alpinevalley.com
Filings
5 on file (2021–2024)
Revenue
$312KFY2024
Expenses
$411K
Net assets
$1.8M
People
67
Filings
5
Updates
0
More identity details & actions ⌄
EIN  84-1293796 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Wheat Ridge, CO
Form 990 (PDF)
You’re viewing the FY2024 filing — not the latest on file. See the latest (FY2025) →
Compare with another nonprofit →
Is this your organization?
Claim this profile to manage it and share your story.
Claim
Provided by the organization

This section is blank until Alpine Valley School claims this page.

Know this organization? Claim it to add your story

Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Educates children through self-directed, democratic learning.
Leadership
Connie Cook · Treasurer · $80K
Money in and out
$312K revenue, $411K expenses
Bottom line
92% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$312K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$411K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.8M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$99K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.92 Management & general $0.08
Program efficiency
92%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
47.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-32%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$312K
FY2024▲ +7%
Expenses
$411K
FY2024▼ -2%
Total assets
$1.8M
FY2024▼ -3%
Total liabilities
$6K
FY2024▲ +2%
Total revenue
$312K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$411K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.8M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$99K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.8M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B92%
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 $378K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
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.

$378Kprogram expense
02

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

Pt IX · col B

Run this program? Claim this org to tell your story

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 (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Treasurer
$79,777Pt VII · Sec A
$74,603Pt VII · Sec A
$49,958Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$42,490Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$23,790Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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.

See Alpine Valley School executive salaries →

Are you one of these people? Claim this org to confirm your role

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$199K · 64%
Investment income$65K · 21%
Contributions & grants$31K · 10%
Other revenue$17K · 6%
Program service revenue64%$199K
Investment income21%$65K
Contributions & grants10%$31K
Other revenue6%$17K
Total revenueLn 12$312K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.92 Management & general $0.08
Program services92%$378K
Management & general8%$33K
Total functional expensesLn 25$411K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$51K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$6K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.8M
Months of cash on handcomputed1.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.6M · Operating expenses/yr $411K
47.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $378K · Total expenses $411K
92%
Management & General
Management & general $33K · Total expenses $411K
8%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $411K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $557K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $31K · Total revenue $312K
10%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $312K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $199K · Total revenue $312K
64%
Investment reliance
Investment income $65K · Total revenue $312K
+21%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $199K · Total expenses $411K
48%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $312K · Prior year $291K
+7%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.8M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $312K · Expenses $411K
-32%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.8M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.8M · Total assets $1.8M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $1.6M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.8M
86%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Connie Cook · Reported title TREASURER · Highest reported compensation $80K · Total expenses $411K
19%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $309K · Total expenses $411K
75%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 92%
Overhead ratio 8%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 7%
Legal fee ratio 2%
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

Similar Organizations

Closest in mission — by what they do
See all organizations like Alpine Valley School →

Compare

Search another nonprofit to view revenue, expenses, assets, key metrics, and leaders side by side

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 · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$291K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$342K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

Want to add your own materials alongside these filings? Claim this org

Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

If you ARE the filing organization, claim this org and add context

Made it to the end? Claim this organization

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the peer-cohort and compensation comparisons above.