Mountain Lake Academy
Legal name: Mountain Lake Children's Residence Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 141810672
- IRS 990-N coverage
- 2024–2024
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2023, Form 990-N 2024
- Location
- Lake Placid, NY, US
- Phone
- (518) 523-4300
- Rating confidence
- Limited
- Sector
- Foster Care
What the e-Postcard reports
- Notice states gross receipts normally $50,000 or less
- Yes
- Termination reported
- Yes
- Principal officer
- CHRISTOPHER MARIANO
- Tax period began
- 2024-07-01 00:00:00
- Tax period ended
- 2025-06-30 00:00:00
- Filed website
- MOUNTAINLAKEACADEMY.ORG
Source: IRS Form 990-N, tax year 2024. These are filed notice facts, not independently verified current operations. The notice does not report exact revenue, expenses, assets, leadership compensation, or governance controls.
Overview
From its website
Mountain Lake Academy (operated by Mountain Lake Children's Residence Inc.) is a New York State-approved residential school in Lake Placid, NY, serving adolescent boys through a holistic, trauma-informed approach. The academy integrates academics, therapeutic services, outdoor education, and vocational studies on a 100-acre campus, including a high ropes course and trails. Its clinical team employs evidence-based practices, focusing on building capacity and resilience by asking 'what happened?' rather than 'what's wrong?'. The organization is approved by the New York State Education Department and the Office of Children and Family Services.
IRS classification
Foster Care (NTEE P32).
Filing
Its tax year 2024 Form 990-N states gross receipts are normally $50,000 or less. The notice reports termination.
Other filing
A Form 990 for tax year 2023 is also available.
Coverage
Other list screening or federal responsibility records are incomplete in the available data.
Sources: Official website capture · IRS Business Master File · IRS Form 990-N · IRS filing history · Grant-readiness source coverage
The verdict
- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.
Rating breakdown
Details
- What they do: 3 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
- Postcard: tax year 2024 · gross receipts were within the e-Postcard filing limit
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
- 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.