Lake County Search and Rescue
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 721572011
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2024–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2023
- Location
- Leadville, CO, USA
- Phone
- 6463543064
- Rating
- 71
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Search and Rescue Squads
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $171,749
- Expenses
- $46,991
- Assets
- $156,757
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
4 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- SCOTT RENO (PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- JOYA ZUBER (TREASURER)
- SCOTT RENO (PRESIDENT)
- MATT KOCH (VICE PRESIDE)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Lake county search and rescue is a volunteer-based, nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and assisting those in distress throughout lake county and the surrounding high mountain regions of Colorado. Our mission is to provide skilled search, rescue, and emergency response services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year at no cost to those in need.during the past year, lcsar responded to numerous calls involving missing hikers, injured recreationists, stranded motorists, and individuals in backcountry emergencies. Our team of trained volunteers worked closely with the lake county sheriffs office and other regional partners to ensure rapid and safe response in all conditions.funding for lcsar comes primarily from community donations, grants, and local fundraising efforts. These funds support critical equipment, training, and operations that allow our volunteers to perform their duties safely and effectively.
What it reported doing in 2024
Lake county search and rescue (lcsar) is organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code. The organizations primary purpose is to provide search, rescue, and emergency response services for individuals who are lost, injured, or otherwise in distress in lake county, Colorado, and surrounding areas. Lcsar operates under the authority of the lake county sheriffs office and relies entirely on trained volunteers to perform lifesaving missions in all weather and terrain conditions.in addition to direct rescue operations, lcsar conducts public education and outreach on backcountry safety, avalanche awareness, and outdoor preparedness to reduce the number and severity of emergency incidents. All services are provided to the public free of charge, and all funds raised are used to support equipment, training, and operational readiness necessary to carry out these missions.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 54
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 80
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 27.2%; rating input score 27
- Program expense ratio: 99.5%; rating input score 100
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 72.6%; rating input score 97; 97th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.34; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: 27.2% of revenue deployed · 99.5% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $47K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
- Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 27/100.