The mission of the Bitterroot Performing Arts Council is to bring our community together through the presentation of Performing Arts experiences that enlighten, inspire, entertain and educate.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 34 volunteers and 2 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $22K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$21K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $4K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$664
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$468K
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$461K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$201K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$468K
FY2025▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$229K
FY2022$250K
FY2023$356K
FY2024$429K
FY2025$468K
Expenses
$461K
FY2025▲ +15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$92K
FY2022$296K
FY2023$376K
FY2024$399K
FY2025$461K
Net assets
$201K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$230K
FY2022$184K
FY2023$164K
FY2024$194K
FY2025$201K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending May 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 Jun 2009.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $406K Management & general 10% · $48K Fundraising 2% · $7K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $21K 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 Dir.
$21,376Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Larry McCloskey’s $21K as Executive Dir. is at the 16th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2215 $100K–1M arts & culture 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Larry McCloskey$21,376$20,672$36,657

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

Presents performing arts to enlighten, inspire, entertain, and educate the community.

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1 program · $406K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

In fiscal year 24-25, our organization continued to expand its year-round programming of world-class performances in Ravalli County, MT. The 21st season of the Bitterroot Performing Arts Series presented six concerts in the 700-seat Hamilton Performing Arts Center.

$406Kprogram expense

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$4K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$468K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$235K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$204K
Other incomeLn 4–11$21K
Money outPt IX
$461K
Ln 25
Programscol B$406K
Managementcol C$48K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$201K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$197K
Total assetsLn 16$202K
LiabilitiesLn 26$664
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$204K
Government grantsLn 1e$21K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$7K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$235K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$21K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$468K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$503
SavingsLn 2$197K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$197K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$202K
LiabilitiesLn 26$664
Net assetsLn 32$201K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 634
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$194K$197K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$194K$202K
LiabilitiesLn 26$355$664
Net assetsLn 32$194K$201K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2K$2K
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$21K$7K$10K$4K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$65K$65K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$7K$868$385
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$41$41
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$237K$237K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$32K$30K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$5K$5K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$26K$14K$10K$1K
TravelLn 17$17K$16K$726
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$0
InsuranceLn 23$5K$3K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$22K$18K$4K$268
All other expensesLn 24e$18K$5K$12K$846
Total functional expensesLn 25$461K$406K$48K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $468K$461K$7K$201K 990 PDF
FY2024 $429K$399K$29K$194K 990 PDF
FY2023 $356K$376K−$20K$164K 990 PDF
FY2022 $250K$296K−$46K$184K 990 PDF
FY2021 $229K$92K$137K$230K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $468,455 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $172,102$204,206
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $212,671$234,576
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,663$8,540
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $38,388$21,133
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $428,824$468,455
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,000$2,250
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $83,820$95,528
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $314,548$363,274
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $399,368$461,052
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $29,456$7,403
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $468,455 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $4,281 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$21,066
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$183,140
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$7,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$204,206
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $234,576$234,576
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $8,540$8,540
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 events$16,462
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $390$390
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $238,857 · Excluded from tax $8,930$468,455
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $461,052 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,250$2,250
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 $7,482 · Management $9,619 · Fundraising $4,275$21,376
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $64,955$64,955
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $1,407$1,407
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,537 · Management $868 · Fundraising $385$7,790
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,189$1,189
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $41$41
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $237,038$237,038
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $30,158 · Management $1,395$31,553
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $5,461$5,461
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,382 · Management $10,227 · Fundraising $1,216$25,825
IX-17 TravelPrograms $16,060 · Management $726$16,786
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 amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,073 · Management $1,993$5,066
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $18,437 · Management $3,728 · Fundraising $268$22,433
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,493 · Management $11,543 · Fundraising $846$17,882
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $405,865 · Management $48,197 · Fundraising $6,990$461,052
Part X · Balance sheet $201,739 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $500$503
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $193,102$196,941
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$3,020
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $525$1,275
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $194,127$201,739
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$200
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $355$464
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $355$664
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $193,772$201,075
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $193,772$201,075
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $194,127$201,739
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $201,075 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$468,455
XI-2 Total expenses$461,052
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$7,403
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$193,772
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$100
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$201,075

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