Secondary education & ski training with mission to provide each student with the opportunity to pursue excellence in competitive winter sports and college preparatory academics while developing strong personal values.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
46¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$581K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $85K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
46%
of spending
Concern: 46% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$581K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $2.1M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $307K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8.4M
61% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 61% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.2M
Spent
$7.5M
To programs
46%
Net assets
$5.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$7.2M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$7.2M
FY2021$9.6M
FY2022$9.0M
FY2023$10.5M
FY2024$10.5M
FY2025$11.4M
Expenses
$7.5M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$7.5M
FY2021$8.0M
FY2022$8.7M
FY2023$10.5M
FY2024$11.4M
FY2025$11.6M
Net assets
$5.5M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.5M
FY2021$7.2M
FY2022$7.2M
FY2023$7.2M
FY2024$6.4M
FY2025$6.5M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1975.

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Where the money goes

46 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 46% · $3.5M Management & general 53% · $4.0M Fundraising 0% · $32K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

19 people listed on the 990; $581K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Headmaster,sec.
$225,920Pt VII · Sec A
Alpine Program Dir
$129,163Pt VII · Sec A
Snowboard Prog Dir
$117,545Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Advancement
$108,203Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Carson a Thurber’s $212K as Headmaster is at the 20th percentile of top reported officer pay among 290 $10–100M recreation & sports nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Christopher Kaltsas——$471,255$286,003$605,923$225,920
Carson a Thurber$211,644$184,311————
Carson Thurber——$160,152$155,596$124,640—
Michael Morin$160,044$154,038$148,299—$130,815$129,163
Michael T Morin———$139,371——
Ross Powers$110,732$110,139$105,682$102,115$103,077$117,545
Katherine McNabb———$110,476$104,285$108,203
Mary Via$97,523$90,484$86,110———

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Offers ski training and college prep academics for student athletes.

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2 programs · $3.5M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

School

Grades 9 through 12

$2.1Mprogram expense
02

Ski Training Programs

$1.3Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $7.3M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,659,440
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,435,350
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,139,500
Unitemized GrantFY2021$1,123,900
Unitemized GrantFY2020$1,110,381
Unitemized GrantFY2019$870,735

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$534K
Other incomeLn 4–11$109K
Money outPt IX
$7.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.5M
Managementcol C$4.0M
Fundraisingcol D$32K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$745K
Total assetsLn 16$13.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$534K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$56K
Other incomeLn 4–11$109K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$7.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$744K
SavingsLn 2$1K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$745K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10.1M
Other assetsLn 15$467K
Total assetsLn 16$13.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.4M
Net assetsLn 32$5.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5109
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.0M$745K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.0M$2.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10.5M$10.1M
Total assetsLn 16$14.3M$13.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.6M$8.4M
Net assetsLn 32$5.7M$5.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$871K$871K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$226K$127K$99K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.7M$2.1M$1.6M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$446K$446K
Payroll taxesLn 10$266K$150K$117K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$144K$14K$129K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$165K$165K
TravelLn 17$24K$4K$20K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$992$992
InterestLn 20$298K$298K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$489K$489K
InsuranceLn 23$105K$105K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$366K$121K$245K
All other expensesLn 24e$379K$84K$276K$20K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.5M$3.5M$4.0M$32K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $11.4M$11.6M−$205K$6.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $10.5M$11.4M−$849K$6.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $10.5M$10.5M−$35K$7.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $9.0M$8.7M$301K$7.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $9.6M$8.0M$1.6M$7.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $7.2M$7.5M−$274K$5.5M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $7,245,193 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $363,419$534,461
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $6,502,671$6,544,979
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $32,246$56,453
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $81,595$109,300
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,979,931$7,245,193
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $932,643$870,735
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,847,354$4,666,536
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,982,687$1,982,274
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,762,684$7,519,545
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $217,247−$274,352
Part VI · Governance 13 of 14 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $7,245,193 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $109,242 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$534,461
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$534,461
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $6,435,737$6,435,737
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $56,453$56,453
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $109,300$109,300
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,544,979 · Excluded from tax $165,753$7,245,193
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,519,545 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $870,735$870,735
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $126,977 · Management $98,943$225,920
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,095,418 · Management $1,632,795$3,728,213
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $446,268$446,268
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $149,579 · Management $116,556$266,135
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $14,056 · Management $129,475$143,531
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $11,530$11,530
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $164,745$164,745
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,156 · Management $19,784$23,940
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $992$992
IX-20 InterestManagement $297,884$297,884
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $489,394$489,394
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $104,996$104,996
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $121,197 · Management $244,784$365,981
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $83,552 · Management $275,639 · Fundraising $20,090$379,281
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,465,670 · Management $4,022,255 · Fundraising $31,620$7,519,545
Part X · Balance sheet $13,853,415 assets, 21 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $29,356; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,019,213$743,636
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,006$1,108
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $100,915$217,860
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $24,843$25,768
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $221,594$152,005
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,503,069$10,101,867
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,034,372$2,115,294
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $395,668$466,521
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $14,349,614$13,853,415
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $292,429$182,276
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $6,303,447$7,140,486
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,898,461$1,003,032
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,601,992$8,391,985
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,659,881$5,168,999
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $87,741$292,431
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,747,622$5,461,430
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $14,349,614$13,853,415
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,461,430 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,245,193
XI-2 Total expenses$7,519,545
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$274,352
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,747,622
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$11,840
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,461,430

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