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Alpine Rescue Team is a tax-exempt charity under section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law for both federal and Colorado tax purposes. The team survives on donations from the public, along with some state and local grants. The Alpine Rescue Team has been providing their services for FREE for the past 48 years!!

Grants include the Colorado Search and Rescue Fund, the Colorado Emergency Medical Services Grant Program and Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office funds for alphanumeric pagers.

Each year two programs contribute substantial non-grant income to the team: the Evergreen Town Race (conducted by Colorado Road Runners, Inc.) and the Combined Federal Campaign. Alpine Rescue Team's Combined Federal Campaign number is 50111.

Occasionally individuals whom Alpine has rescued contribute to the team; however, we do not solicit such contributions nor charge for any of our services!

The team has a reserve fund sufficient to operate the team for two years and attempts to reserve funds for major capital purchases. The greatest repeating annual expense is insurance: workers' compensation insurance for team members, liability and motor vehicle insurance cost more than $15,000 each year.

Contributions can be made to the team by going to the Donate page or by downloading the Donation Form (PDF), printing it out, and mailing it to Alpine Rescue Team with your tax-deductible donation. For questions regarding contributions and finances, please e-mail the team treasurer (treasurer 'at' alpinerescueteam.org).