Totals
- Total revenue
- $4,228,213
- Total expenses
- $4,192,692
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,415,621
- Grants paid
- $457,893
- Program service revenue
- $2,417,688
- Investment income
- $309,795
- Other revenue
- $85,109
- Total assets, end of year
- $18,049,338
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,500,053
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $15,549,285
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $3,242,282
- Management and general expenses
- $776,022
- Fundraising expenses
- $174,388
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $3,242,282
Program services were 77.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,415,621
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2a · Program service revenue: TUITION & RELATED SERV
total $2,139,000 · related or exempt $2,139,000
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2b · Program service revenue: RAFTING INCOME
total $140,688 · related or exempt $81,000 · unrelated business $59,688
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2c · Program service revenue: STUDENT ACCOUNT INCOME
total $138,000 · related or exempt $138,000
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3 · Investment income
total $272,562 · excluded $272,562
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $212,270
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $0 · other assets $175,037
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $212,270 · other assets -$175,037
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $37,233 · excluded $37,233
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$4,553
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$772
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $3,781 · excluded $3,781
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$3,945
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$2,647
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $1,298 · related or exempt $1,298
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11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME
total $80,030 · excluded $80,030
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11e · Other revenue, total
$80,030
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $457,893 · program services $457,893
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $394,996 · program services $88,933 · management and general $236,997 · fundraising $69,066
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,111,701 · program services $890,491 · management and general $164,720 · fundraising $56,490
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $36,303 · program services $33,033 · management and general $2,278 · fundraising $992
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $153,115 · program services $133,127 · management and general $14,421 · fundraising $5,567
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $110,111 · program services $74,371 · management and general $27,163 · fundraising $8,577
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11b · Fees: legal
total $350 · management and general $350
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $40,234 · management and general $40,234
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $8,545 · management and general $8,545
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11g · Fees: other
total $9,622 · management and general $9,622
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $62,106 · management and general $51,964 · fundraising $10,142
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16 · Occupancy
total $96,722 · program services $64,865 · management and general $24,376 · fundraising $7,481
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17 · Travel
total $340,973 · program services $286,570 · management and general $54,403
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20 · Interest
total $42,607 · management and general $42,607
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $297,927 · program services $297,927
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23 · Insurance
total $151,280 · program services $102,177 · management and general $37,319 · fundraising $11,784
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24a · Other expenses: FOOD & SUPPLIES
total $344,352 · program services $326,480 · management and general $13,583 · fundraising $4,289
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24b · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT LEASE AND MAI
total $287,342 · program services $287,342
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24c · Other expenses: STUDENT ACCOUNT EXPENSE
total $133,842 · program services $133,842
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24d · Other expenses: MISC. EXPENSE
total $89,615 · program services $43,507 · management and general $46,108
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24e · All other expenses
total $23,056 · program services $21,724 · management and general $1,332
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $2,944,045 · end of year $970,245
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $1,259,261 · end of year $94,247
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $1,061,505 · end of year $978,472
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $595,146 · end of year $67,773
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $11,725 · end of year $12,231
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $49,701 · end of year $141,156
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$14,400,370
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$2,402,538
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $11,067,510 · end of year $11,997,832
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $1,620,658 · end of year $3,721,782
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $65,600 · end of year $65,600
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $73,924 · end of year $193,719
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $982,594 · end of year $895,235
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $2,024,536 · end of year $1,411,099
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $11,846,613 · end of year $12,801,945
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $3,747,484 · end of year $2,747,340
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
ITS MISSION IS TO BUILD LEADERS WHO POSITIVELY IMPACT THE WORLD.
Activities or mission (Part I)
WE BUILD LEADERS WHO POSITIVELY IMPACT THE WORLD.
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ALZAR DEVELOPS LEADERS THROUGH IMMERSION PROGRAMS. ALZAR PROGRAMS SIT AT THE CONFLUENCE OF ENGAGING ACADEMICS, CULTURAL EXCHANGE, AND OUTDOOR ADVENTURE. WE FACILITATE A LEARNING COMMUNITY THAT FOSTERS SELF-CONFIDENCE, GROWTH, AND INDEPENDENCE. WE HAVE WATCHED STUDENTS FIND THEIR VOICE, BECOME AWARE OF EDUCATION ACROSS ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES AND CULTURES, AND DISCOVER THEY ARE CAPABLE OF MORE THAN THEY IMAGINED. AS AN EXTENSION TO OUR PROGRAMS WE BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER AND LEARN THROUGH SHARED EXPERIENCES ON RIVERS AND MOUNTAINS.
Expenses $3,242,282 · Grants $457,893 · Revenue $2,359,298
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Callin O'Brien FeeneyCALLIN O'BRIEN FEENEY
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Katie AndrewsKATIE ANDREWS
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Barry SullivanBARRY SULLIVAN
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Shauna ArnoldSHAUNA ARNOLD
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Philip HendersonPHILIP HENDERSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ted KalmusTED KALMUS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Caroline KerrCAROLINE KERR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Lily LeeberLILY LEEBER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mike McIntyreMIKE MCINTYRE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ellie MooreELLIE MOORE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Pratt RatherPRATT RATHER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Cecilia ValdesCECILIA VALDES
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Tj WilcombTJ WILCOMB
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Shelly Luke WilleSHELLY LUKE WILLE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Sean BierleSEAN BIERLE
HEAD OF SCHOOL
- Total calculated
- $216,757
- From this org
- $151,613
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $65,144
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $143,260
- Bonus
- $8,353
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $9,151
- Nontaxable benefits
- $55,993
- Filer's total
- $216,757
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Kristin BierleKRISTIN BIERLE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $209,871
- From this org
- $151,304
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $58,567
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $142,951
- Bonus
- $8,353
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $9,151
- Nontaxable benefits
- $49,416
- Filer's total
- $209,871
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
- 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
- 3 · Written employment contract
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
Answered no
- 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 1B
- SCHOOL HOUSING IS PROVIDED TO THE HEAD OF SCHOOL, SEAN BIERLE, AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, KRISTIN BIERLE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SCHOOL. THIS BENEFIT IS NOT TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION FOR THE INDIVIDUALS.
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Taxable family on this return
Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.
Disregarded entities
Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.
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BASE PATAGONIA
EDUCATIONAL · CI · income $92,724 · assets $3,475,874
Directly controlled by ALZAR SCHOOL INC
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CONFLUENCES RIVER EXPEDITIONS LLC
EDUCATIONAL · ID · income $137,688 · assets $315,617
Directly controlled by ALZAR SCHOOL INC
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WATERSHED EXPERIENCES LLC
EDUCATIONAL · ID · income $0 · assets $0
Directly controlled by ALZAR SCHOOL INC
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 2 March 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202600659349300225
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