2026-09-23T12:50:06-05:00 2025-12-31 990EZ 2025-08-14 393347513 ASPEN ELEVATION INSTITUTE ASPE 7037329740 255 GOLD RIVERS COURT BASALT CO 81621 MATTHEW ZELLER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7037329740 2026-09-23 2025 X X HTTPS://WWW.ELEVATIONINSTITUTE.ORG/ X X 95025 X 95025 95025 15000 8041 21685 44726 50299 0 0 50299 0 50299 0 50299 0 0 0 50299 X THE ASPEN ELEVATION INSTITUTE HARNESSES THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF NATURE, MOVEMENT, AND COMMUNITY TO ELEVATE HUMAN POTENTIAL. IN 2025, ASPEN ELEVATION INSTITUTE (AEI) ADVANCED THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN EVIDENCE-BASED RESEARCH INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO EVALUATE THE THERAPEUTIC POTENTIAL OF ADAPTIVE SKIING AND SNOWBOARDING FOR VETERANS AND OTHERS AFFECTED BY TRAUMA. GROUNDED IN EMERGING NEUROSCIENCE AND THERAPEUTIC RECREATION RESEARCH, AEI SELECTED SKIING AND SNOWBOARDING AS ITS CORE THERAPEUTIC MODALITIES BECAUSE OF THEIR UNIQUE ABILITY TO PROMOTE ENGAGEMENT, RESILIENCE, SOCIAL CONNECTION, AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING. DURING THE YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION DEVELOPED STUDY PROTOCOLS, ESTABLISHED ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGIES, AND PREPARED FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF A PILOT STUDY THAT WILL EXAMINE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PARTICIPATION IN AN INTENSIVE ADAPTIVE WINTER SPORTS PROGRAM AND CHANGES IN POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS SYMPTOMS, EMOTIONAL REGULATION, AND NEUROCOGNITIVE FUNCTIONING. THE PILOT STUDY IS INTENDED TO ASSESS PROGRAM FEASIBILITY AND IDENTIFY PRELIMINARY THERAPEUTIC OUTCOMES THAT WILL INFORM FUTURE PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND LARGER-SCALE CLINICAL RESEARCH EFFORTS. 0 39118 39118 CHRISTOPHER MILLER DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 KRISTEN ROUSE DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 ERIK DAROSA DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 PATRICK TIERNEY PRESIDENT 2.00 0 0 0 MATTHEW ZELLER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 15000 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CO MATTHEW ZELLER 255 GOLD RIVERS COURT BASALT CO 81621 7037329740 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 95025 95025 95025 95025 95025 95025 X SCHEDULE A THE ORGANIZATION'S 2025 FISCAL YEAR WAS A SHORT YEAR. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: SOFTWARE AND SUBSCRIPTIONS. AMOUNT: 599. DESCRIPTION: BANK FEES. AMOUNT: 10. DESCRIPTION: PROGRAM EXPENSES - EVENT DOWNPAYMENT. AMOUNT: 21,076. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 21,685. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.