Colorado · Nonprofit
LAKE COUNTY SEARCH AND RESCUE
LAKE COUNTY SEARCH AND RESCUE (Colorado) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $11,850 to it, the largest being LEADVILLE TRAIL 100 LEGACY INC ($6,850). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $172k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $12k
- Net assets
- $157k
What Lake County Search and Rescue does
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.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ.
Program
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.
$46,764 spent100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $46,764.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of LAKE COUNTY SEARCH AND RESCUE’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
LAKE COUNTY SEARCH AND RESCUE leans on a few funders — its largest provides 58% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
58% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund LAKE COUNTY SEARCH AND RESCUE.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
58% of LAKE COUNTY SEARCH AND RESCUE's grant income comes from Colorado funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
LAKE COUNTY SEARCH AND RESCUE runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 5,070 public safety & disaster nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 5,070 public safety & disaster nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like LAKE COUNTY SEARCH AND RESCUE
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Colorado
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for LAKE COUNTY SEARCH AND RESCUE: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds LAKE COUNTY SEARCH AND RESCUE?
- LAKE COUNTY SEARCH AND RESCUE (Colorado) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $11,850 to it, the largest being LEADVILLE TRAIL 100 LEGACY INC ($6,850). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does LAKE COUNTY SEARCH AND RESCUE have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $11,850 in grants to LAKE COUNTY SEARCH AND RESCUE.
- Who is the largest funder of LAKE COUNTY SEARCH AND RESCUE?
- LEADVILLE TRAIL 100 LEGACY INC is the largest funder on record, with $6,850 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like LAKE COUNTY SEARCH AND RESCUE find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Colorado. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2024–2024), and the filings of 2 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing