Totals
- Total revenue
- $43,640,730
- Total expenses
- $41,651,079
- Contributions and grants received
- $20,020,992
- Grants paid
- $28,460
- Program service revenue
- $20,000,670
- Investment income
- $2,842,413
- Other revenue
- $776,655
- Total assets, end of year
- $221,017,024
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $11,529,991
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $209,487,033
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $31,451,412
- Management and general expenses
- $7,439,625
- Fundraising expenses
- $2,760,042
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $31,451,412
Program services were 75.5% 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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1b · Membership dues
$2,559,113
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$2,440,351
-
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$15,021,528
-
1g · Noncash contributions included above
$963,760
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2a · Program service revenue: Outdoor Program Centers
total $13,139,020 · related or exempt $13,139,020
-
2b · Program service revenue: Trails
total $1,736,979 · related or exempt $1,736,979
-
2c · Program service revenue: Education
total $313,298 · related or exempt $313,298
-
2d · Program service revenue: Membership
total $7,901 · related or exempt $7,901
-
2f · All other program service revenue
total $4,803,472 · related or exempt $4,803,472
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3 · Investment income
total $1,176,501 · unrelated business -$112,594 · excluded $1,289,095
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6a · Gross rents
real property $993,795
-
6b · Less rental expenses
real property $1,346,100
-
6c · Rental income or loss
real property -$352,305
-
6d · Net rental income or loss
total -$352,305 · excluded -$352,305
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $10,680,728 · other assets $57,060
-
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $8,116,821 · other assets $955,055
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $2,563,907 · other assets -$897,995
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $1,665,912 · excluded $1,665,912
-
10a · Gross sales of inventory
$1,938,523
-
10b · Cost of goods sold
$965,371
-
10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $973,152 · excluded $973,152
-
11a · Other revenue: Miscellaneous
total $105,808 · related or exempt $105,808
-
11b · Other revenue: Income from Outside Trusts
total $50,000 · related or exempt $50,000
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$155,808
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $28,460 · program services $28,460
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $2,075,347 · program services $601,934 · management and general $1,243,635 · fundraising $229,778
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $16,406,893 · program services $12,352,633 · management and general $2,724,852 · fundraising $1,329,408
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $549,541 · program services $364,742 · management and general $127,846 · fundraising $56,953
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $1,927,689 · program services $1,255,872 · management and general $446,825 · fundraising $224,992
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $1,388,774 · program services $996,338 · management and general $275,840 · fundraising $116,596
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11b · Fees: legal
total $34,779 · program services $12,627 · management and general $22,152
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $126,172 · management and general $126,172
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $225,000 · fundraising $225,000
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $175,000 · management and general $175,000
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11g · Fees: other
total $1,672,539 · program services $908,396 · management and general $604,602 · fundraising $159,541
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $206,020 · program services $73,395 · management and general $124,956 · fundraising $7,669
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13 · Office expenses
total $1,483,397 · program services $1,252,746 · management and general $142,873 · fundraising $87,778
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14 · Information technology
total $1,292,606 · program services $208,090 · management and general $1,060,451 · fundraising $24,065
-
15 · Royalties
total $24,142 · program services $24,142
-
16 · Occupancy
total $1,430,567 · program services $1,429,834 · management and general $580 · fundraising $153
-
17 · Travel
total $351,372 · program services $271,529 · management and general $55,347 · fundraising $24,496
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $164,808 · program services $95,362 · management and general $20,086 · fundraising $49,360
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20 · Interest
total $341,000 · program services $341,000
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $2,786,432 · program services $2,730,418 · management and general $54,969 · fundraising $1,045
-
23 · Insurance
total $886,277 · program services $817,834 · management and general $51,193 · fundraising $17,250
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24a · Other expenses: Program & Volnt Support
total $2,798,288 · program services $2,751,586 · management and general $383 · fundraising $46,319
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24b · Other expenses: Food & Bev. Supplies
total $1,651,411 · program services $1,645,976 · management and general $3,047 · fundraising $2,388
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24c · Other expenses: Repairs & Maintenance
total $1,285,560 · program services $1,285,560
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24d · Other expenses: Credit Card & Bank Fees
total $781,907 · program services $688,563 · management and general $36,399 · fundraising $56,945
-
24e · All other expenses
total $1,557,098 · program services $1,314,375 · management and general $142,417 · fundraising $100,306
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $8,807,068 · end of year $8,574,123
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $5,545,360 · end of year $7,835,488
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $497,876 · end of year $2,294,715
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $1,158,298 · end of year $750,161
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $1,095,774 · end of year $1,008,982
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $6,152,275 · end of year $6,732,646
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$132,292,347
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$39,230,277
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $92,115,020 · end of year $93,062,070
-
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $58,067,776 · end of year $56,762,685
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $40,052,440 · end of year $42,575,595
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $0 · end of year $1,420,559
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $2,198,535 · end of year $2,738,750
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $4,400,189 · end of year $4,691,241
-
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $3,100,000 · end of year $3,100,000
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24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $1,000,000 · end of year $1,000,000
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $166,906,390 · end of year $169,747,528
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $35,886,773 · end of year $39,739,505
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
Since 1876, the Appalachian Mountain Club has promoted the protection, enjoyment, and understanding of the mountains, forests, waters, and trails of the Appalachian region. We are the nation's oldest outdoor recreation and conservation organization.
Activities or mission (Part I)
AMC is dedicated to the protection, enjoyment, and understanding of the outdoors.
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Outdoor Program Centers - The Appalachian Mountain Club (the AMC) manages more than 40 outdoor program centers and backcountry facilities, including lodges, mountain huts, full-service camps, cabins, shelters and campgrounds. These AMC facilities serve as a base for 4-season recreational activities, nature and environmental education courses, programs, scientific research, outdoor artistic pursuits, and other conservation-related activities. Visitors and overnight guests enjoy a broad range of walk-on programs, guided naturalist activities, outdoor recreational safety and skill building workshops, and backcountry activities to choose from. AMC facilities *Refer to Schedule O, Page 46 for Continuation*Outdoor Program Centers (Continued):are managed to reduce environmental impact by providing environmentally sensitive septic systems, composting, public drinking water, and overnight accommodations (some near treeline and in sensitive alpine areas) in areas where camping would have severe effects on the alpine plant life. The AMC facilities provide information and education on the local environment, recreational opportunities, outdoor safety, trails, and emergency shelter. The AMC staff also participates in search-and-rescue efforts throughout the White Mountains of NH and other regions. In 2024, the AMC provided 102,356 overnight guest accommodations at its facilities and information and other services to more than 2 million visitors.
Expenses $15,357,313 · Grants $1,500 · Revenue $13,139,020
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Membership - The Appalachian Mountain Club (the AMC) members provide the grassroots network through which the AMC delivers its programming on a local level throughout our 12 state and district regions. The more than 400,000 members, advocates and supporters of the AMC provide a base of volunteers for trail projects, local clean-up and conservation projects, outdoor education and safety instruction. These members and volunteers organize and lead thousands of recreational outings and provide the local governance structure for the 11 local AMC chapters. Member dues and participation in the above mentioned activities provide a critical base of support for carrying out the AMC mission.
Expenses $1,098,918 · Revenue $7,901
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Conservation Research and Policy - The Appalachian Mountain Club (the AMC) actively fosters the protection, enjoyment and understanding of the outdoors. The AMC's Research and Policy Program conducts analyses of natural ecosystems to guide our efforts to protect natural and recreational resources from Maine to Virginia. This includes studying changes in land cover and land use and the impact of these changes on ecological and recreational resources; monitoring air quality and climate change impacts on Northeastern mountain ecosystems; analyzing in-stream flow criteria and hydroelectric dam operation impacts on river ecosystems and recreational resources; developing methods to reduce recreational user impacts on the region's*Refer to Schedule O, Pages 46-47 for Continuation*Conservation Research and Policy (Continued):mountains and trails; and studying the benefits and impacts of different transportation options and energy sources, including renewable energy, on the ecosystems of concern to the AMC. Achievements are exemplified by the development and successful implementation of the recovery plan for an alpine plant formerly listed on the federal endangered species list, publication of a national award winning "Ecological Atlas of the Upper Androscoggin Watershed", adoption by states of elements of AMC's wind power and solar siting guidelines and AMC's successful citizen science mountain monitoring program, Northeast Alpine Flower Watch and Flower and Fauna of the White Mountain National Forest.The AMC's Research and Policy program also works with conservation partners and local communities to build grassroots support for priority conservation projects. The Research and Policy Program participates in and comments on formal resource management programs and decisions at the local, state, and federal level; consults with industry and landowners to find equitable solutions to environmental problems; advocates for state and federal land protection, clean air, climate and energy policies, and trails funding, and facilitates member and public participation in local, state and federal environmental issues and policy. AMC's strategy for land conservation in the 100-Mile Wilderness region in Maine includes addressing regional ecological and economic needs through outdoor recreation, resource protection, sustainable forestry and community partnerships.
Expenses $3,949,314 · Grants $9,900 · Revenue $34,988
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1. Education Program - The Appalachian Mountain Club (the AMC) works with approximately 30,000 young people each year through guided and self-guided programs designed to make the outdoors and the environment accessible and meaningful to people from all socioeconomic backgrounds. Our programs serve participants from Maine to New Jersey and include day and overnight school programs (grades K-12), walk-on activities offered to families coming through the AMC's huts and lodges, weekend long skill-based trainings, to one to three-week outdoor summer adventures. Across programs, hands-on experiences teach participants how to enjoy the outdoors through skills-building and improved understanding of the natural world as well as how to minimize their impact on the environment. 2. Trails Program - The AMC staff and more than 5,000 volunteers are engaged in on-the-ground recreation management and trail maintenance on 1,823 miles of trails, including more than 300 miles of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail in five states. Many of these trails are on public lands, including the White Mountain National Forest, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Acadia National Park, and state parks throughout the region. The AMC offers a broad range of trail volunteer opportunities, including an adopt-a-trail program, teen trail crew programs, and volunteer vacations for adults interested in giving back through trail stewardship, amoung others. 3. Publications/Communications - The AMC encourages safe and responsible outdoor recreation and environmental stewardship through a variety of publications, including the Outdoors Bulletin, semi-annual Appalachia journal (the nation's longest running journal on mountaineering and conservation), and numerous retail books, maps, and field guides. Each publication stresses safety and stewardship and encourages volunteerism. Our website (www.outdoors.org) serves as an online resource for members and non-members seeking the latest information on outdoor adventures, lodging and program opportunities, backcountry conditions, volunteer opportunities, and outdoors skill-building.
Expenses $11,045,867 · Grants $17,060 · Revenue $6,974,569
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
-
Yvette Austin Smith
Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Cheryl Duckworth
Vice Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Kathy Campbell
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Paul Wilson
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Bob Ackerman
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Charles Arsenault
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Scott Barringer
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Richard Batiuk
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Karen Brace
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Debra Coyman
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Cindy Crosby
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Ramon Cruz
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Shalin Desai
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Birgitta Dickerson
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Cynthia Dow
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Mardi Fuller
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Shan Soe-Lin Hecht
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Ben Howard
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Samarjit Shankar
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Bill Tyree
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Nick Wilkoff
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Eileen Yin
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Nicole Zussman
President & CEO
- Total calculated
- $395,471
- From this org
- $359,257
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $36,214
- Hours/week
- 35
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $358,291
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $966
- Deferred
- $13,800
- Nontaxable benefits
- $22,414
- Filer's total
- $395,471
-
Nicholas Stevens
VP & CFO
- Total calculated
- $231,425
- From this org
- $197,677
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $33,748
- Hours/week
- 35
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $196,342
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $1,335
- Deferred
- $8,231
- Nontaxable benefits
- $25,517
- Filer's total
- $231,425
-
Jennifer Norris
Chief Development Officer
- Total calculated
- $229,777
- From this org
- $216,814
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $12,963
- Hours/week
- 35
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $216,058
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $756
- Deferred
- $12,963
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $229,777
-
Crystal Mandler
VP Technology
- Total calculated
- $227,119
- From this org
- $191,643
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $35,476
- Hours/week
- 35
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $190,340
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $1,303
- Deferred
- $8,066
- Nontaxable benefits
- $27,410
- Filer's total
- $227,119
-
Scarlet Batchelor
Chief Growth Officer
- Total calculated
- $219,325
- From this org
- $186,872
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $32,453
- Hours/week
- 35
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $186,436
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $436
- Deferred
- $7,800
- Nontaxable benefits
- $24,653
- Filer's total
- $219,325
-
Helmut Rueckert
VP Lodging & Hospitality
- Total calculated
- $193,415
- From this org
- $167,392
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $26,023
- Hours/week
- 35
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $164,153
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $3,239
- Deferred
- $6,812
- Nontaxable benefits
- $19,211
- Filer's total
- $193,415
-
Steve Tatko
VP Land & Conservation
- Total calculated
- $156,709
- From this org
- $137,967
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $18,742
- Hours/week
- 35
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $137,795
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $172
- Deferred
- $11,154
- Nontaxable benefits
- $7,588
- Filer's total
- $156,709
-
Heather Clish
VP Conservation & Recreatn Advocacy
- Total calculated
- $145,227
- From this org
- $134,527
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $10,700
- Hours/week
- 35
-
Libbi Cinti
VP People, Community & Culture
- Total calculated
- $139,967
- From this org
- $125,684
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $14,283
- Hours/week
- 35
-
Faith Salter
VP Lrng & Vol Cmty Engmt, to 5/24/24
- Total calculated
- $99,054
- From this org
- $93,930
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $5,124
- Hours/week
- 35
-
Gary Gresh
Director of Major Gifts
- Total calculated
- $181,341
- From this org
- $148,973
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $32,368
- Hours/week
- 35
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $147,567
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $1,406
- Deferred
- $12,136
- Nontaxable benefits
- $20,232
- Filer's total
- $181,341
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Esther DeVito
Regional Director of Development
- Total calculated
- $168,437
- From this org
- $141,087
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $27,350
- Hours/week
- 35
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $140,766
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $321
- Deferred
- $6,100
- Nontaxable benefits
- $21,250
- Filer's total
- $168,437
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Margaret McNamara
Sr Dir Corp & Foundation Relations
- Total calculated
- $159,256
- From this org
- $138,761
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $20,495
- Hours/week
- 35
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $137,485
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $1,276
- Deferred
- $11,260
- Nontaxable benefits
- $9,235
- Filer's total
- $159,256
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Lynn Wood
Controller
- Total calculated
- $141,086
- From this org
- $134,190
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $6,896
- Hours/week
- 35
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Theresa Morrow
Dir of Membership & Community Giving
- Total calculated
- $134,705
- From this org
- $124,807
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $9,898
- Hours/week
- 35
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
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
Answered no
- 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
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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AMC Maine Woods Initiative LLC
See Schedule O, Page 48 for AMC MW Initiative, LLC's primary activities. · ME · income $4,789,567 · assets $67,858,955
Directly controlled by Appalachian Mountain Club
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AMC Ore Mountain LLC
See Schedule O, Page 48 for AMC Ore Mountain, LLC's primary activities. · ME · income $0 · assets $46,000
Directly controlled by Appalachian Mountain Club
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AMC MW Funding LLC
See Schedule O, Page 48 for AMC MW Funding, LLC's primary activities. · ME · income $0 · assets $0
Directly controlled by Appalachian Mountain Club
Related corporations and trusts
Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.
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KI-Jo Mary Inc
C · Manage recreational use of timberlands owned by stockholders · ME · 22.2% owned · share of income $65,746 · share of assets $38,187
Directly controlled by None
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Environmental Insurance Agency Inc
C · Insurance · MA · 4% owned · share of income $2,901 · share of assets $6,235
Directly controlled by CLF Ventures Inc
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 14 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202533219349304253
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