Copper Cannon Corporation

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Franconia, NH501(c)(3)Since 1963Recreation & SportsEIN 23-7062549Revenue $763K in FY2025

On file with the IRScoppercannon.orgPo Box 124, 03580-0124 · Franconia, NHTax-exempt since Nov 1970Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To operate a camp for new hampshires less fortunate children.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
57¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 196 volunteers and 29 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $258K a year · 36% 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
57%
of spending
Worth a look: 57% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$80K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 84% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $18K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$17K
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$763K
-13% vs prior year
Spent
$623K
To programs
57%
Net assets
$4.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$763K
FY2025▼ -13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$537K
FY2021$541K
FY2022$658K
FY2023$883K
FY2024$875K
FY2025$763K
Expenses
$623K
FY2025▲ +19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$331K
FY2021$359K
FY2022$412K
FY2023$456K
FY2024$526K
FY2025$623K
Net assets
$4.7M
FY2025▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$3.6M
FY2024$4.3M
FY2025$4.7M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1970.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

57 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 57% · $358K Management & general 32% · $199K Fundraising 11% · $66K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $80K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$80,360Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Peter Christnacht’s $80K as Executive Director is at the 84th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Peter Christnacht$80,360$77,712$74,706$71,849$53,455$73,818

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Operates a camp for New Hampshire's less fortunate children.

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1 program · $358K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Operation of a fresh air camp for new hampshires less fortunate children. Including counseling, education, moral and other appropriate guidance.

$358Kprogram 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 2 funders$18K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$763K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$423K
Other incomeLn 4–11$185K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$104K
Money outPt IX
$623K
Ln 25
Programscol B$358K
Managementcol C$199K
Fundraisingcol D$66K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$412K
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$423K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$27K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$104K
Investment incomeLn 3$51K
Other incomeLn 4–11$185K
Total revenueLn 12$763K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$412K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$412K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K
Net assetsLn 32$4.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 529
VolunteersI 6196
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$324K$412K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.1M$2.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.9M$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$4.4M$4.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K$17K
Net assetsLn 32$4.3M$4.7M
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$92K$54K$25K$14K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$216K$125K$58K$32K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$6K$4K$2K$907
Other employee benefitsLn 9$20K$11K$5K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$11K$5K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$17K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$17K$10K$5K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$247$6K$247
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$67K$39K$18K$10K
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$74K$67K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$21K$21K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$56K$35K$22K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$3K$2K$118
Total functional expensesLn 25$623K$358K$199K$66K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $763K$623K$140K$4.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $875K$526K$349K$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $883K$456K$427K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $658K$412K$246K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $541K$359K$182K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $537K$331K$206K$2.7M 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $762,933 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $547,764$423,484
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $85,279$103,554
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $48,333$51,331
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $193,512$184,564
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $874,888$762,933
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $298,446$352,851
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $227,174$270,558
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $525,620$623,409
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $349,268$139,524
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $762,933 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$18,749
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$404,735
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$27,025
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$423,484
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $103,554$103,554
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $51,331$51,331
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $184,564$184,564
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $103,554 · Excluded from tax $235,895$762,933
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $623,409 across 30 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 $53,619 · Management $24,960 · Fundraising $13,867$92,446
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $125,302 · Management $58,331 · Fundraising $32,406$216,039
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,506 · Management $1,632 · Fundraising $907$6,045
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $11,461 · Management $5,335 · Fundraising $2,964$19,760
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,765 · Management $5,012 · Fundraising $2,784$18,561
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $16,782$16,782
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $10,028 · Management $4,668 · Fundraising $2,593$17,289
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $247 · Management $5,674 · Fundraising $247$6,168
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $6,922$6,922
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $38,872 · Management $18,096 · Fundraising $10,054$67,022
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 $66,537 · Management $7,393$73,930
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $20,921$20,921
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $34,723 · Management $21,572$56,295
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,984 · Management $2,127 · Fundraising $118$5,229
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $358,044 · Management $199,425 · Fundraising $65,940$623,409
Part X · Balance sheet $4,760,876 assets, 11 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $324,426$412,404
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $12,565$2,497
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,948,249$1,899,442
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,082,945$2,446,533
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,368,185$4,760,876
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $25,124$17,205
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $25,124$17,205
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,313,115$4,726,485
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $29,946$17,186
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,343,061$4,743,671
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,368,185$4,760,876
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,743,671 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$762,933
XI-2 Total expenses$623,409
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$139,524
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,343,061
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$261,086
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,743,671

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