Frontier Conference FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Helena, MT501(c)(3)Recreation & SportsEIN 20-5376146

Frontier Conference encourages, promotes, sponsors and controls competition among member universities and colleges who consider athletics an integral part of the total process of higher education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$121K 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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FY2023 · Form 990-TIndependent: 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-T
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $11K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$121K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$11K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$434K
-14% vs prior year
Spent
$508K
To programs
67%
Net assets
$158K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$434K
FY2023▼ -14%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$489K
FY2021$360K
FY2022$504K
FY2023$434K
FY2024$542K
FY2025$734K
Expenses
$508K
FY2023▲ +6%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$459K
FY2021$299K
FY2022$478K
FY2023$508K
FY2024$620K
FY2025$766K
Net assets
$158K
FY2023▼ -32%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$146K
FY2021$206K
FY2022$232K
FY2023$158K
FY2024$80K
FY2025$48K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2025 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CFrontier Conference
EINHdr · item D20-5376146
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2007
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990-T
Principal addressHdr · item CHelena, MT
NTEE classificationIRS BMFRecreation & Sports (N99)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.frontierconference.com

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.67 Management & general $0.33
Program services67%$341K
Management & general33%$167K
Total functional expensesLn 25$508K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990-T
Total assets
$169K
FY2023▼ -28%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$146K
FY2021$221K
FY2022$234K
FY2023$169K
FY2024$87K
FY2025$93K
Total liabilities
$11K
FY2023▲ +448%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$519
FY2021$14K
FY2022$2K
FY2023$11K
FY2024$6K
FY2025$44K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$74K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$169K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B67%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$169K
Total assetsLn 16$169K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$11K
Total net assetsLn 32$158K
Months of cash on handcomputed4.0

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$337K · 78%
Other revenue$96K · 22%
Program service revenue78%$337K
Other revenue22%$96K
Investment income$964
Total revenueLn 12$434K

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Commissioner
$89,229Pt VII · Sec A
$10,000Pt VII · Sec A
Supervisor
$9,900Pt VII · Sec A
Supervisor
$6,900Pt VII · Sec A
$4,200Pt VII · Sec A
Supervisor
$500Pt VII · Sec A

Scott Crawford’s $11K as Commissioner is at the 25th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1016 $100K–1M 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
Scott Crawford$10,750$156,158————
Kent Paulson—$23,737$89,229$81,285$81,686$81,664
Mike Fischer—$10,200$9,900$9,750$9,500$7,800
Wally Feldt—$2,000$10,000$10,000$10,000$8,250
Matt Shute$9,600—$500———
Josh Fisher$1,000$9,000————
Neil Peterson$7,200$7,200$6,900$6,700$6,500$5,675
Michelle Peterson$4,800$4,500$4,200———

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 9Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 9Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Organizes and supports athletic competitions for member universities and colleges.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $341K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
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Frontier Conference encourages, promotes, sponsors and controls competition among member universities and colleges who consider athletics an integral part of the total process of higher education.

$341Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
Logan HealthFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest $734K$766K+35% 990 PDF
FY2024 $542K$620K+25% 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $434K$508K-14% 990 PDF
FY2022 $504K$478K+40% 990 PDF
FY2021 $360K$299K-26% 990 PDF
FY2020 $489K$459K 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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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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