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The Alturas Institute Inc

EIN 47-3209137 • 501(c)3 • Idaho Falls, ID

Profile

Advancement of Civic Education & Civil Discourse

428 Park AvenueIdaho Falls, ID 83402

alturasinstitute.com

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Net Margin

Score unavailable

No value available

Net margin requires both revenue and expenses on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

11th percentile

-97%

Faster asset growth than 11% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

3rd percentile

-100%

Faster revenue growth than 3% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$333

Down $11,578 (-97%) from 2023

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Down

$11,134

Down $222 (-2.0%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet MarginScore unavailable

Revenue

Down

$0

Down $103,728 (-100%) from 2023

Expenses

Down

$222

Down $128,114 (-100%) from 2023

Net Income

Up

-$222

Up $24,386 (+99%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth11th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2015: $57,581Liabilities 2015: $616Net Assets 2015: $56,9652015Assets 2016: $32,840Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $32,8402016Assets 2017: $13,468Liabilities 2017: $7062017Assets 2018: $16,113Liabilities 2018: $403Net Assets 2018: $15,7102018Assets 2019: $5,062Liabilities 2019: $12Net Assets 2019: $5,0502019Assets 2020: $69,925Liabilities 2020: $254Net Assets 2020: $69,6712020Assets 2021: $54,605Liabilities 2021: $357Net Assets 2021: $54,2482021Assets 2022: $36,453Liabilities 2022: $489Net Assets 2022: $35,9642022Assets 2023: $11,911Liabilities 2023: $555Net Assets 2023: $11,3562023Assets 2024: $333Net Assets 2024: $11,1342024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$333
Liabilities-
Net Assets$11,134
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth3rd percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2015: $101,763Expenses 2015: $44,798Net Income 2015: $56,9652015Revenue 2016: $91,091Expenses 2016: $115,216Net Income 2016: -$24,1252016Revenue 2017: $101,847Expenses 2017: $121,925Net Income 2017: -$20,0782017Revenue 2018: $158,318Expenses 2018: $155,370Net Income 2018: $2,9482018Revenue 2019: $73,782Expenses 2019: $84,442Net Income 2019: -$10,6602019Revenue 2020: $195,149Expenses 2020: $141,828Net Income 2020: $53,3212020Revenue 2021: $152,579Expenses 2021: $181,481Net Income 2021: -$28,9022021Revenue 2022: $132,746Expenses 2022: $151,030Net Income 2022: -$18,2842022Revenue 2023: $103,728Expenses 2023: $128,336Net Income 2023: -$24,6082023Revenue 2024: $0Expenses 2024: $222Net Income 2024: -$2222024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$0
Expenses$222
Net Income-$222
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$333
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$11,134
Revenue
$0
Expenses
$222
Net income
-$222
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.11$0.00$0.00$0.00
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.12$0.01$0.11$1.04$1.28$0.25
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.36$0.00$0.36$1.33$1.51$0.18
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.55$0.00$0.54$1.53$1.81$0.29
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.70$0.00$0.70$1.95$1.42$0.53
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.05$0.00$0.05$0.74$0.84$0.11
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.16$0.00$0.16$1.58$1.55$0.03
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.13$0.01$1.02$1.22$0.20
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.33$0.00$0.33$0.91$1.15$0.24
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.58$0.01$0.57$1.02$0.45$0.57
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
May 15, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.1
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Advancement of Civic Education & Civil Discourse

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Civic Education programs: Lectures, seminars, workshop and conferences for Idaho teachers, students and the public-at-large. About 1,500 are direct beneficiaries of constitutional expertise shared by distinguished scholars. Indirect beneficiaries through teachers served are several thousand students.--
Women's Conferences: An annual conference that draws remarkable women from across the nation to gather for two days to discuss challenges facing women and our nation. Our guest speakers included a Nobel Peace Prize winner, a Grammy Award winner and other prize-winning academics, as well as representatives of the business world and government. The conversations are exceptional and the audience participation through comments and questions creates a very informative and stimulating environment.--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
David AdlerPresidentFT$0--
Dr Caroline HeldmanChairman-$0--
Dr Joanne FreemanDirector-$0--
Christine WalkerDirector-$0--
Mark YoungDirector-$0--
Elizabeth RedleafDirector-$0--
Jeanette SchneiderDirector-$0--
Laurie SammisDirector-$0--
Rick ArdingerSecretary-$0--
Lynn BrooksDirector-$0--
Dana Thorp-PattersonDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
The Alturas Institute Inc
EIN
47-3209137
Phone
2083136554
Address
428 Park Avenue, Idaho Falls, ID 83402

Signing Officer

Name
David Adler
Title
President
Signed
2025-05-15
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Reliant Group Inc
Address
605 4th St Unit 1854, Idaho Falls, ID 83403
Preparer
Lisa S Mee CPA
Phone
2085209357
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other Expenses.1009

“Depreciation $222”

Other Assets.1

“Other asset - Beginning $-1 Other asset - Ending $0”

Total Liabilities.1

“Payroll Liabilities - Beginning $555 Payroll Liabilities - Ending $0”

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