Nonprofit · EIN 74-2378891
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF AVALANCHE PROFESSIONALS
Tax-exempt · JACKSON, WY 83001
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $694,747 | $692,007 | $2,740 | $524,510 | $60,104 | $464,406 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $655,959 | $591,145 | $64,814 | $531,774 | $70,108 | $461,666 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $390,113
- of which government grants
- $103,112
- Program service revenue
- $284,108
- Investment income
- $13,125
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $6,586
- Other revenue
- $7,401
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $63,255
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $283,724
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $12,989
- Travel
- $18,469
- Program services (functional)
- $571,120
- Management and general (functional)
- $109,973
- Fundraising (functional)
- $10,914
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $531,774
- Total assets, end of year
- $524,510
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $60,104
- Net assets, end of year
- $464,406
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $331,638
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $132,768
- Gross unrelated business income
- $8,702
- Gross receipts
- $702,752
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 20
- Year formed
- 1985
- State of legal domicile
- UT
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAYNE THOMPSON | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $99,773 |
| SCOTT SAVAGE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH KING | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| JONATHAN SHEFFTZ | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| KELLY ROBBINS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| JIMMY TART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRUCE EDGERLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALEPH JOHNSTON-BLOOM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATE KOONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HANNAH FOLLENDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TRAVIS FEIST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DREW POGGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAYNE THOMPSON NOLAN | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $91,967 |
| SCOTT SAVAGE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| ERICH PEITZSCH | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| KATIE WARREN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| JONATHAN SHEFFTZ | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| DREW POGGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRUCE EDGERLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATE KOONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH KING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SEAN ZIMMERMAN-WALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAKE HUTCHINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TRAVIS FEIST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 763 WIND RIVER LN, JACKSON, WY 83001-8976
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JAYNE THOMPSON, PO BOX 11443, DENVER, CO 80211
- Signed the 990
- JAYNE THOMPSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (307) 360-9099
- Return prepared by
- JOHNSTON CPA LLC
Mission
THE AMERICAN AVALANCHE ASSOCIATION PROMOTES PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE IN AVALANCHE SAFETY, EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH IN THE UNITED STATES.
Program accomplishments
- TECHNICAL INFORMATION, RESEARCH, AND PUBLICATIONS: A3 SHARED TECHNICAL SNOW AND AVALANCHE INFORMATION AND RESEARCH THROUGH PRINTED PUBLICATIONS, DIGITAL PLATFORMS, AND REFERENCE MATERIALS. THIS INCLUDED PUBLICATION OF THE AVALANCHE REVIEW, A TRADE PERIODICAL SERVING THE AVALANCHE INDUSTRY IN THE UNITED STATES AND INTERNATIONALLY. DURING THIS PAST WINTER SEASON, A3 PUBLISHED FOUR ISSUES (OCTOBER, DECEMBER, FEBRUARY, AND APRIL). A3 MAINTAINED AVALANCHE.ORG, WHICH CONNECTS THE PUBLIC TO AVALANCHE SAFETY RESOURCES, INCLUDING LOCAL AND REGIONAL AVALANCHE FORECASTS, A LISTING OF EDUCATION PROVIDERS ALIGNED WITH A3 GUIDELINES, AND AN ONLINE AVALANCHE LIBRARY OF CURATED ARTICLES AND REFERENCE MATERIALS. A3 ALSO CONTINUED ITS TECHNICAL PUBLISHING PROGRAM THROUGH PUBLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF SNOWY TORRENTS, AND THE SNOW WEATHER AND AVALANCHE GUIDELINES.Expenses $333,331 · revenue $205,723
- PROFESSIONAL AND RECREATIONAL AVALANCHE EDUCATION AND TRAINING: A3 ESTABLISHED, MAINTAINED, AND OVERSAW NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR PROFESSIONAL AND RECREATIONAL AVALANCHE EDUCATION TO PROMOTE PUBLIC SAFETY AND CONSISTENT, HIGH-QUALITY INSTRUCTION. FOR PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION, A3 COORDINATED PROFESSIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS DELIVERED THROUGH SIX APPROVED PROVIDERS. DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD, APPROXIMATELY 61 COURSES WERE CONDUCTED, EDUCATING 600+ STUDENTS. A3 ALSO CONDUCTED WORKSHOPS TO PREPARE AND EVALUATE FUTURE PROFESSIONAL COURSE INSTRUCTORS AND REFINED PROGRAM STANDARDS AS NEEDED. FOR RECREATIONAL EDUCATION, A3 MAINTAINED CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTOR STANDARDS FOR RECREATIONAL LEVEL COURSES, AND RECOGNIZED COURSE PROVIDERS AND INSTRUCTORS WHOSE PROGRAMS ALIGNED WITH NATIONAL GUIDELINES. RECOGNIZED COURSES INCLUDE AVALANCHE AWARENESS, RECREATIONAL LEVEL 1, AVALANCHE RESCUE, AND RECEREATIONAL LEVEL 2.Expenses $156,786 · revenue $78,385
- GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH: A3 SUPPORTED REGIONAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS THROUGH THE A3 REGIONAL EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM. A3 ALSO PROVIDED GRANT SUPPORT FOR SNOW AND AVALANCHE RESEARCH PROJECTS THAT ADVANCE SAFETY, EDUCATION, AND SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING.Expenses $81,003 · grants $63,255
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 74-2378891
- 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
- 1986
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $524,510
- Income (IRS master file)
- $702,752
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $694,747 | $692,007 | $524,510 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $655,959 | $591,145 | $531,774 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $563,275 | $469,069 | $468,839 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $375,926 | $291,115 | $339,297 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 74-2378891).
Questions about AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF AVALANCHE PROFESSIONALS
- What is the EIN of AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF AVALANCHE PROFESSIONALS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF AVALANCHE PROFESSIONALS is 74-2378891.
- Is AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF AVALANCHE PROFESSIONALS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1986.
- Are donations to AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF AVALANCHE PROFESSIONALS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF AVALANCHE PROFESSIONALS 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 ASSOCIATION OF AVALANCHE PROFESSIONALS due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF AVALANCHE PROFESSIONALS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF AVALANCHE PROFESSIONALS?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JAYNE THOMPSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF AVALANCHE PROFESSIONALS?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 12 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $99,773 (JAYNE THOMPSON, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF AVALANCHE PROFESSIONALS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $694,747, expenses of $692,007 and total assets of $524,510 at year end.
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