Flathead Valley Ski Education Foundation FY2021 filing

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Whitefish, MT501(c)(3)EIN 23-7300629Revenue $384K in FY2021

On file with the IRSPo Box 623, 59937-0623 · Whitefish, MTTax-exempt since Oct 1978Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Fvsef mission is dedicated to athletic and academic and personal excellence through educational and competitive programs in skiing. Fvsef participants become better athletes, better students and better citizens for life.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$99K 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
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 $75K a year · 14% 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
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$99K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $126K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$104K
73% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 73% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 7 voting members
Concern: none of 7 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$384K
+21% vs prior year
Spent
$368K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$39K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$384K
FY2021▲ +21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$318K
FY2021$384K
FY2022$427K
FY2023$580K
FY2024$685K
FY2025$725K
Expenses
$368K
FY2021▲ +19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$310K
FY2021$368K
FY2022$357K
FY2023$474K
FY2024$535K
FY2025$629K
Net assets
$39K
FY2021▲ +51%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$26K
FY2021$39K
FY2022$110K
FY2023$217K
FY2024$367K
FY2025$463K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending April 2021) · 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 1978.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $318K Management & general 13% · $47K Fundraising 1% · $4K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $99K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Program Director
$56,700Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Officer
$42,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Hilary Lindh$86,933$77,833$78,333$50,000——
Roy Loman———$38,800$56,700$45,900
Tim Hinderman———$38,150$42,000$49,000

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

Promotes athletic, academic, and personal growth through skiing education and competition.

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1 program · $318K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Alpine ski racing and promotion for youth

$318Kprogram 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$126K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$384K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$227K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$156K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Money outPt IX
$368K
Ln 25
Programscol B$318K
Managementcol C$47K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$39K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$129K
Total assetsLn 16$142K
LiabilitiesLn 26$104K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$156K
Government grantsLn 1e$78K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$19K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$227K
Investment incomeLn 3$33
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Total revenueLn 12$384K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$17K
SavingsLn 2$112K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$129K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$142K
LiabilitiesLn 26$104K
Net assetsLn 32$39K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 521
VolunteersI 679
Fiscal year endsHeaderApril
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$55K$129K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$66K$142K
LiabilitiesLn 26$40K$104K
Net assetsLn 32$26K$39K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$99K$57K$42K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$100K$100K
Payroll taxesLn 10$26K$21K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$45K$45K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$645$645
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$71K$67K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$900$900
Total functional expensesLn 25$368K$318K$47K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $725K$629K$96K$463K 990 PDF
FY2024 $685K$535K$151K$367K 990 PDF
FY2023 $580K$474K$107K$217K 990 PDF
FY2022 $427K$357K$70K$110K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $384K$368K$15K$39K 990 PDF
FY2020 $318K$310K$8K$26K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $383,693 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $105,449$155,799
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $209,230$226,516
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4$33
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,686$1,345
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $318,369$383,693
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $201,528$224,487
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $108,727$143,976
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $310,255$368,463
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $8,114$15,230
Part VI · Governance 0 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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 $383,693 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,345 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$250
VIII-1c Fundraising events$18,817
VIII-1e Government grants$77,900
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$58,832
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$155,799
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $226,516$226,516
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $33$33
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $227,894 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$383,693
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $368,463 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $56,700 · Management $42,000$98,700
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $100,242$100,242
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,995 · Management $4,550$25,545
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,855$4,855
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,000$3,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,161$6,161
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,890$3,890
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,232$4,232
IX-17 TravelPrograms $45,027$45,027
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $645$645
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,109$1,109
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,064$3,064
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $67,475 · Fundraising $3,618$71,093
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $900$900
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $318,295 · Management $46,550 · Fundraising $3,618$368,463
Part X · Balance sheet $142,486 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,956$17,255
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $48,812$111,902
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $7,459$7,459
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$2,744
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,010$1,901
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $575$1,225
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $65,812$142,486
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $862$3,067
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$99,900
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $39,197$742
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $40,059$103,709
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $25,393$38,777
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $25,753$38,777
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $65,812$142,486
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $38,777 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$383,693
XI-2 Total expenses$368,463
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$15,230
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$25,753
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$2,206
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$38,777

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