Appalachian Mountain Club (EIN 046001677) - Form 990 Financial Analysis & Trantor Score

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1876

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Nicholas Stevens

Phone

6175230636

Tax Period

2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31

Appalachian Mountain Club, founded in 1876, is a mid-sized nonprofit in the Environment sector that reported $46.0M in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue decreased 11% compared to the prior year. Expenses of $39.8M left a modest 13% surplus.

Mission

AMC is dedicated to the protection, enjoyment, and understanding of the outdoors.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $24,545,561

Program Service Revenue $19,107,568

Investment Income $1,335,010

Other Revenue $1,035,371

TOTAL REVENUE $46,023,510

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $445,691

Salaries & Benefits $20,340,750

Fundraising Expenses $2,407,716

Program Expenses $31,327,557

Other Expenses $18,951,710

TOTAL EXPENSES $39,831,151

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$46,023,510	$51,955,587	-0.1%
Expenses	$39,831,151	$34,854,845	+0.1%
Net Income	$6,192,359	$17,100,742	-0.6%

Key Indicators

✓ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✓ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

843

Volunteers

5000

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✓ Whistleblower Policy

✓ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✓ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✓ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$1,762,581

Total Directors

$372,465

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Yvette Austin Smith	Chair	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Laurie Gabriel	Vice Chair	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Stephen Rushmore Jr	Vice Chair	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Marty Wallace	Secretary	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Kathy Campbell	Treasurer	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Bob Ackerman	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Charles Arsenault	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Scott Barringer	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Richard Batiuk	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Shalin Desai	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Birgitta Dickerson	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Cheryl Duckworth	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Dee Dee Mozeleski	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Samarjit Shankar	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Shan Soe-Lin Hecht	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Bill Tyree	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Jenna Whitney	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Nick Wilkoff	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Eileen Yin	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Beth Zimmer	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Nicole Zussman	President & CEO	35.00	Officer Director	$338,223	$34,242	$372,465
Jennifer Norris	VP & Chief Development Officer	35.00	Officer	$210,341	$12,577	$222,918
Rondi Stearns	VP Comm & Marketing, until 10/2/23	35.00	Officer	$140,396	$25,411	$165,807
Paul Cunha	VP Outdoor Operations, until 9/1/23	35.00	Officer	$138,360	$21,273	$159,633
Heather Clish	VP Conservation & Recreatn Advocacy	35.00	Officer	$130,122	$10,378	$140,500
Steve Tatko	VP Conservation Research & Land Mgmt	35.00	Officer	$122,126	$16,846	$138,972
Libbi Cinti	VP Human Resources	35.00	Officer	$122,398	$12,677	$135,075
Faith Salter	VP Learning & Voltr Community Engmt	35.00	Officer	$124,595	$9,938	$134,533
Charles W Johnston Jr	VP & CFO, until 7/10/23	35.00	Officer	$101,131	$14,216	$115,347
Nicholas Stevens	VP & CFO, as of 8/14/23	35.00	Officer	$68,191	$13,114	$81,305
Crystal Mandler	VP of Technology, as of 9/18/23	35.00	Officer	$52,474	$7,390	$59,864
Scarlet Batchelor	Chief Growth Officer, as of 10/23/23	35.00	Officer	$32,862	$3,300	$36,162
Gary Gresh	Director of Major Gifts	35.00	Highest	$143,922	$30,539	$174,461
Esther DeVito	Regional Director of Development	35.00	Highest	$140,334	$13,921	$154,255
Margaret McNamara	Sr Dir Corp & Foundation Relations	35.00	Highest	$136,145	$17,880	$154,025
Will King	Director of IT, until 11/10/23	35.00	Highest	$122,116	$11,959	$134,075
Theresa Morrow	Dir Membership & Community Giving	35.00	Highest	$121,155	$9,610	$130,765

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2024	No data	No data	No data	No data
2023	$46,023,510	$39,831,151	$213,491,887	$6,192,359
2022	$51,955,587	$34,854,845	$194,115,239	$17,100,742
2021	$39,035,407	$28,934,348	$209,341,771	$10,101,059
2020	$22,774,131	$25,951,810	$187,970,227	$-3,177,679
2019	$35,424,938	$31,996,981	$176,694,904	$3,427,957
2018	$43,806,285	$31,463,397	$162,220,149	$12,342,888

Appalachian Mountain Club