Colorado-Rapid Avalanche Deployment
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF COLORADO-RAPID AVALANCHE DEPLOYMENT IS TO CULTIVATE, INSPIRE, AND TRAIN DOG TEAMS FOR SUCCESSFUL AVALANCHE SEARCH AND RESCUE.
- Income
- $118,501
- Spending
- $117,172
- Reserves
- 37.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 74%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 96 out of 100. Higher than 77% of charities in its peer group (public safety and disaster relief, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 37.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
12 of 15Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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, 2025, 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 (2)
- $94,541 spent. ROUGHLY 45 AVALANCHE TECHNICIANS AND DOG TRAINERS TOOK PART IN OUR SPRING AND FALL TRAINING COURSES IN COLORADO AND CANADA. WHILE K9 TEAMS TRAINED IN AGILITY, ENGAGEMENT, AIR SCENT STRATEGY AND CROSS TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, THE TECHNICIANS WERE PUT THROUGH TRAINING THAT FOCUSED ON PATIENT PACKAGING, EXTRICATION AND TABLE TOP EXERCISES TO SIMULATE RESCUE SCENARIOS.
- $7,058 spent. WE ALSO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITIES NOT ONLY IN SUMMIT COUNTY BUT IN MULTIPLE STATES AS WELL IN AVALANCHE SAFETY, AWARENESS, AND RELATIONSHIP BUILDING. AS PART OF THIS PROCESS, WE HAVE ESTABLISHED SOME NEW GUIDELINES AND A NEW STRUCTURE TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE MOVING FORWARD.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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.
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 November 6, 2026.
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.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 2018.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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 November 4, 2026.
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