Nonprofit · EIN 13-1611981
AMERICAN ALPINE CLUB
Tax-exempt · GOLDEN, CO 80401
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $5,494,722 | $5,365,890 | $128,832 | $11,580,797 | $2,520,148 | $9,060,649 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $7,914,945 | $5,481,018 | $2,433,927 | $10,652,189 | $2,228,152 | $8,424,037 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $4,961,774 | $5,776,965 | -$815,191 | $7,722,943 | $2,324,076 | $5,398,867 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,525,080
- Program service revenue
- $3,321,516
- Investment income
- $245,081
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$15,103
- Net income from sales of inventory
- -$46,085
- Other revenue
- $403,045
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $144,781
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,033,010
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,282,296
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $88,256
- Accounting fees
- $12,855
- Occupancy
- $337,557
- Travel
- $139,981
- Depreciation
- $65,751
- Program services (functional)
- $4,072,510
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,025,994
- Fundraising (functional)
- $267,386
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $10,652,189
- Total assets, end of year
- $11,580,797
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,520,148
- Net assets, end of year
- $9,060,649
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,090,054
- Publicly traded securities
- $5,401,337
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $7,175,859
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,884,790
- Gross unrelated business income
- -$3,776
- Gross receipts
- $5,799,890
- Employees
- 41
- Volunteers
- 500
- Year formed
- 1902
- State of legal domicile
- PA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENJAMIN GABRIEL | EXECUTIVE DI Highest-paid employee | 40 | $184,860 |
| ASHLEE MILANICH | DEPUTY DIREC Highest-paid employee | 40 | $135,975 |
| SHANE JOHNSON | VP, COMMUNIC Highest-paid employee | 40 | $132,688 |
| KELLY PITTENGER | VP, FINANCE/ Highest-paid employee | 40 | $116,843 |
| HEIDI MCDOWELL | VP, DEVELOPM Highest-paid employee | 40 | $111,517 |
| PAVAN SURAPENENI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROBERT DECONTO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KATELYN STAHLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NINA WILLIAMS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CODY KAEMMERLEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LORI COYNER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BRODY LEVEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MAUREEN BECK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| EDDIE TAYLOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALLYSON GUNSALLUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
6 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAYAM ABBASSIAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KEITH THOMAJAN | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MACKENZIE MCGRATH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HOWARD LUKENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN LEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PETER WALLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENJAMIN GABRIEL | EXECUTIVE DI Highest-paid employee | 40 | $200,000 |
| ASHLEE MILANICH | DEPUTY DIREC Highest-paid employee | 40 | $123,400 |
| SHANE JOHNSON | VP, COMMUNIC Highest-paid employee | 40 | $123,400 |
| KELLY PITTENGER | VP, FINANCE/ Highest-paid employee | 40 | $106,397 |
| HEIDI MCDOWELL | VP, DEVELOPM Highest-paid employee | 40 | $105,218 |
| ALEX FRIEDMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| PAVAN SURAPENENI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| ROBERT DECONTO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| KATELYN STAHLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| NINA WILLIAMS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| CODY KAEMMERLEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| LORI COYNER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| BRODY LEVEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| MAUREEN BECK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| EDDIE TAYLOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| ALLYSON GUNSALLUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| PAYAM ABBASSIAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| KEITH THOMAJAN | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| MACKENZIE MCGRATH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 26 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PETER WARD | FORMER CEO Former | 0 | $125,862 |
| SHANE JOHNSON | VP, COMMUNIC Officer | 40 | $120,000 |
| ASHLEE MILANICH | DEPUTY DIREC Officer | 40 | $102,590 |
| GRAHAM ZIMMERMAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| NINA WILLIAMS | VP/PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| LORI COYNER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| KEITH THOMAJAN | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| JOHN BIRD | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| GREG THOMSEN | DRIECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| JENNIFER BRUURSEMA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| ALEX FRIEDMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| ROBERT DECONTO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| KATELYN STAHLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| CODY KAEMMERLEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| BRODY LEVEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| MAUREEN BECK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| EDDIE TAYLOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| ALLYSON GUNSALLUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| PAYAM ABBASSIAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| KEITH THOMAJAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| HILAREE NELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| KARSANG SHERPA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| DAVID LANDMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN GABRIEL | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $0 |
| HEIDI MCDOWELL | VP, DEVELOPM Officer | 40 | $0 |
| KELLY PITTENGER | VP, FINANCE/ Officer | 40 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 710 10TH ST STE 100, GOLDEN, CO 80401-5843
- In care of
- % JAMIE LOGAN
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- BENJAMIN GABRIEL, 710 TENTH STREET, SUITE 100, GOLDEN, CO 80401
- Signed the 990
- BENJAMIN GABRIEL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (303) 384-0110
- Website
- WWW.AMERICANALPINECLUB.ORG
- Return prepared by
- THE ADAMS GROUP LLC
Mission
TO SHARE AND SUPPORT OUR PASSION FOR CLIMBING INFORMATION, KNOWLEDGE, & RESOURCES THAT BENEFIT AND INSPIRE FUTURE GENERATIONS, ADVOCATE FOR & LEAD CLIMBING INTERESTS, PROMOTE CONSERVATION, & FOSTER COMMUNITY & COMPETENCY.
Program accomplishments
- COMMUNITY RESOURCES: THE AAC SUPPORTS THE CLIMBING COMMUNITY. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES GRANTS FOR CLIMBERS, HELPING MEMBERS CLIMB BEYOND THEIR HOME AREA. ALSO, THE AAC OPERATES SEVERAL CAMPGROUNDS FOR CLIMBERS, INCLUDING THE GRAND TETON CLIMBERS' RANCH IN GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK, WY., AS WELL AS CAMPGROUNDS IN NEW YORK, TEXAS, WEST VIRGINIA, AND NEW HAMPSHIRE. THE AAC ALSO SUPPORTS MEMBERS BY PROVIDING UP TO 300,000 IN RESCUE BENEFITS. IN ADDITION, THE AAC HOSTS LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EVENTS TO BUILD COMMUNITY AMONG CLIMBERS.Expenses $743,416 · grants $142,493
- THROUGH THE AMERICAN ALPINE JOURNAL, DISTRIBUTED IN HARD COPY SINCE 1929 AND NOW ALSO ON-LINE, THE AAC RECORDS NEW CLIMBS AND CLIMBING ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THE AAC'S LIBRARY IN GOLDEN, COLORADO IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST CLIMBING LIBRARIES, INCLUDING BOOKS, GUIDEBOOKS, MAPS, DVDS, AND OTHER RESOURCES.Expenses $400,062
- CONSERVATION & ADVOCACY RESOURCES: PROTECTING THE PLACES WE CLIMB HAS BEEN CENTRAL TO THE AAC AND HAS BEEN SINCE THE CLUB'S INCEPTION MORE THAN A CENTURY AGO. AAC PROJECTS CAN BE FOUND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. THE AAC IS ALSO ACTIVE INTERNATIONALLY, INCLUDING INITIATIVES IN ASIA AND SOUTH AMERICA.Expenses $2,288 · grants $2,288
- COMMUNITY RESOURCES: THE AAC SUPPORTS THE CLIMBING COMMUNITY. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES GRANTS FOR CLIMBERS, HELPING MEMBERS CLIMB BEYOND THEIR HOME AREA. ALSO, THE AAC OPERATES SEVERAL CAMPGROUNDS FOR CLIMBERS, INCLUDING THE GRAND TETON CLIMBERS' RANCH IN GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK, WY., AS WELL AS CAMPGROUNDS IN NEW YORK, TEXAS, WEST VIRGINIA, AND NEW HAMPSHIRE. THE AAC ALSO SUPPORTS MEMBERS BY PROVIDING UP TO 300,000 IN RESCUE BENEFITS. IN ADDITION, THE AAC HOSTS LOCAL AND NATIONAL EVENTS TO BUILD COMMUNITY AMONG CLIMBERS.Expenses $2,926,744
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 13-1611981
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1960
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $11,580,797
- Income (IRS master file)
- $5,799,890
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $5,494,722 | $5,365,890 | $11,580,797 | XML |
| 990-T | September 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2024 | $7,914,945 | $5,481,018 | $10,652,189 | XML |
| 990-T | September 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2023 | $4,961,774 | $5,776,965 | $7,722,943 | XML |
| 990-T | September 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2022 | $5,046,816 | $5,237,913 | $8,206,940 | IRS |
| 990-T | September 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 13-1611981).
Questions about AMERICAN ALPINE CLUB
- What is the EIN of AMERICAN ALPINE CLUB?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN ALPINE CLUB is 13-1611981.
- Is AMERICAN ALPINE CLUB tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1960.
- Are donations to AMERICAN ALPINE CLUB tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does AMERICAN ALPINE CLUB file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of AMERICAN ALPINE CLUB due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did AMERICAN ALPINE CLUB last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of AMERICAN ALPINE CLUB?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names BENJAMIN GABRIEL.
- Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN ALPINE CLUB?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 21 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $184,860 (BENJAMIN GABRIEL, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does AMERICAN ALPINE CLUB have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $5,494,722, expenses of $5,365,890 and total assets of $11,580,797 at year end.
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