The Keewaydin Foundation FY2023 filing

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Salisbury, VT501(c)(3)Since 1982Recreation & SportsEIN 04-2721019Revenue $8.9M in FY2023

On file with the IRSkeewaydin.org500 Rustic Ln, 05769-9436 · Salisbury, VTTax-exempt since Jul 1986Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide boys and girls with summers filled with fun, adventures and challenges through our rich in-camp activity program, our wilderness trips, and simple living in the beautiful outdoors.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$762K 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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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3.1M a year · 35% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$762K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $12K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$493K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$8.9M
+28% vs prior year
Spent
$7.1M
To programs
76%
Net assets
$33.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$8.9M
FY2023▲ +28%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.2M
FY2021$7.6M
FY2022$6.9M
FY2023$8.9M
FY2024$17.5M
FY2025$10.4M
Expenses
$7.1M
FY2023▲ +19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$5.2M
FY2022$6.0M
FY2023$7.1M
FY2024$7.1M
FY2025$7.4M
Net assets
$33.9M
FY2023▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$29.5M
FY2021$33.7M
FY2022$31.6M
FY2023$33.9M
FY2024$44.0M
FY2025$48.5M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending October 2023) · 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 Jul 1986.

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $5.4M Management & general 8% · $598K Fundraising 15% · $1.1M

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

21 people listed on the 990; $762K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Direc
$241,838Pt VII · Sec A
Development
$116,565Pt VII · Sec A
Dir Facility
$112,645Pt VII · Sec A
Camp Director
$107,214Pt VII · Sec A
Camp Director
$93,441Pt VII · Sec A
Business Manager
$90,503Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Peter Hare’s $304K as Executive Direc is at the 46th 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
Peter Hare$304,258$304,461$241,838$226,543$214,872$220,735
Mary L Welz$139,134$129,746$116,565$111,439—$78,740
Lauren McDowell$129,885$117,795————
Bruce E Ingersoll—————$122,616
Emily Schoelzel$121,565$112,493$107,214$108,534——
Ellen Fight——$93,441$120,493—$111,050
Kenneth Troumbley$118,531$108,332————
Lee Randlett——$112,645$101,708—$72,243

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

Programs and updates

Offers kids fun, adventurous summer programs in the outdoors.

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1 program · $5.4M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

All program services are rendered for the operation of a boys' summer camp, a girls' summer camp, and an environmental education center.

$5.4Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$12K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$8.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$495K
Money outPt IX
$7.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.4M
Managementcol C$598K
Fundraisingcol D$1.1M
Owns and owesPt X
$33.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$34.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$493K
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.8M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$31K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$495K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$85K
Total revenueLn 12$8.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$152K
SavingsLn 2$1.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$13.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9.3M
Other assetsLn 15$9.3M
Total assetsLn 16$34.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$493K
Net assetsLn 32$33.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5246
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderOctober
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M$1.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$13.2M$13.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9.4M$9.3M
Total assetsLn 16$31.9M$34.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$293K$493K
Net assetsLn 32$31.6M$33.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
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$292K$181K$89K$22K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.8M$1.5M$189K$136K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$289K$245K$35K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$147K$107K$18K$21K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$776$776
Accounting feesLn 11c$30K$30K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$12K$12K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$427K$413K$15K
InsuranceLn 23$223K$195K$23K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.6M$2.1M$545K
All other expensesLn 24e$1.3M$734K$187K$334K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.1M$5.4M$598K$1.1M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $10.4M$7.4M$3.0M$48.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $17.5M$7.1M$10.3M$44.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $8.9M$7.1M$1.8M$33.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $6.9M$6.0M$946K$31.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $7.6M$5.2M$2.4M$33.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.2M$2.8M$368K$29.5M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $8,860,610 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,224,069$3,802,128
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,374,617$4,548,040
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $321,149$494,680
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$9,153$15,762
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,910,682$8,860,610
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,400,885$2,522,447
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,563,373$4,579,259
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,964,258$7,101,706
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $946,424$1,758,904
Part VI · Governance 18 of 16 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members18
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 $8,860,610 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $15,762 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,802,128
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$30,831
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,802,128
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,548,040$4,548,040
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $579,563$579,563
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$84,883−$84,883
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,463,157 · Excluded from tax $595,325$8,860,610
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,101,706 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
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 $181,378 · Management $88,768 · Fundraising $21,692$291,838
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,469,979 · Management $189,058 · Fundraising $135,786$1,794,823
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $245,195 · Management $34,634 · Fundraising $9,183$289,012
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $107,390 · Management $18,067 · Fundraising $21,317$146,774
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $776$776
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $30,495$30,495
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $12,019$12,019
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $412,799 · Management $14,550$427,349
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $195,105 · Management $22,816 · Fundraising $5,264$223,185
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,085,877 · Fundraising $544,663$2,630,540
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $734,407 · Management $186,853 · Fundraising $333,635$1,254,895
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,432,130 · Management $598,036 · Fundraising $1,071,540$7,101,706
Part X · Balance sheet $34,361,731 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $55,937$152,128
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,453,694$1,161,880
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $16,174$242,867
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $99,268$56,256
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $110,716$130,381
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $130,843$82,264
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $9,364,383$9,297,074
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $13,223,470$13,920,402
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $7,449,657$9,318,479
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $31,904,142$34,361,731
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $139,125$251,998
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $154,002$241,193
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $293,127$493,191
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $16,742,855$17,743,347
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $14,868,160$16,125,193
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $31,611,015$33,868,540
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $31,904,142$34,361,731
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $33,868,540 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$8,860,610
XI-2 Total expenses$7,101,706
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,758,904
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$31,611,015
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$498,621
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$33,868,540

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