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Rocky Mountain Childrens Foundation

EIN 27-1135539 · Denver, CO

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak14 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

PROVIDING YOUNG PROFESSIONALS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PERSONAL GROWTH, FRIENDSHIP AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT WHILE IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR DISADVANTAGED YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY.

Income
$76,909
Spending
$81,939
Reserves
0.2 months of spending
Largest source of income
other income, 69%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Weak: 14 out of 100.

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.2 months of spending.

  • Debt

    2 of 20

    It owes 76% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 7% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)
  1. $75,000 spent. IN 2024 ROCKY MOUNTAIN ALLIANCE CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE OUR IN-PERSON EVENTS WHICH LED US TO ANOTHER INCREDIBLY SUCCESSFUL YEAR. WE HELD OUR ANNUAL BACK TO SCHOOL SHOPPING HAPPY HOUR, TOOK APPROXIMATELY 50 KIDS FROM DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS BACK TO SCHOOL SHOPPING AND HELD OUR ANNUAL GALA. OVERALL, WE HAD AN EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL YEAR AND WERE ABLE TO GRANT OUT 75,000 TO 14 LOCAL CHILDREN'S CHARITIES. WE ARE EXTREMELY PROUD OF THE IMPACT THAT WE HAVE HAD ON CHILDREN IN THE DENVER AREA. IN 2025 ROCKY MOUNTAIN ALLIANCE CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION'S GOAL IS TO CONTINUE TO BUILD ON THE SUCCESS THAT WE HAD IN 2024 THROUGH OUR RECURRING EVENTS IN ADDITION TO OUR FOCUS ON RECRUITING NEW MEMBERS TO THE ORGANIZATION.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since April 2010.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

  7. Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.

    A much larger organization has a similar name: Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Inc (Missoula, MT), EIN 81-0421425. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

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