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Selway-Bitterroot Foundation INC

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Boise, ID501(c)(3)Since 2010Environment EIN 27-2868220Revenue $1.1M in FY2025

On file with the IRSselwaybitterroot.org322 E Front St Ste 401, 83702-7373 · Boise, IDTax-exempt since Sep 2010Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To connect citizens and communities to assist in the stewardship of the Selway-Bitterroot and frank church river of no return wilderness and surrounding wildlands.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
64¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 250 volunteers and 22 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $53K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
64%
of spending
Worth a look: 64% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$102K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 70% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $18K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$34K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
+39% vs prior year
Spent
$1.0M
To programs
64%
Net assets
$502K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +39%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$489K
FY2021$632K
FY2022$716K
FY2023$654K
FY2024$816K
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2025▲ +22%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$433K
FY2021$568K
FY2022$572K
FY2023$724K
FY2024$825K
FY2025$1.0M
Net assets
$502K
FY2025▲ +36%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$238K
FY2021$302K
FY2022$446K
FY2023$374K
FY2024$370K
FY2025$502K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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 Sep 2010.

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

Where the money goes

64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 64% · $640K Management & general 34% · $337K Fundraising 3% · $26K

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

22 people listed on the 990; $102K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Ryan Ghelfi
Executive Director
$102,125Pt VII · Sec A
Chuck Mark
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ted McManus
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Carlos Diaz
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ryan Ghelfi’s $102K as Executive Director is at the 30th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M environment 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ryan Ghelfi$102,125$92,500$76,927———
Sally Ferguson——$24,970$80,600$78,000$76,145

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

Leads volunteer wilderness projects, educates on wildland values, and mentors future leaders.

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2 programs · $640K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

SBF recruits, hires, trains, and manages professional wilderness and trails staff for backcountry trail maintenance and monitoring projects. SBF also recruits and trains wilderness and trails interns for an immersive experience in wilderness and natural resources management.

$320Kprogram expense
02

Coordination, support, and training of volunteers for wilderness trail maintenance and improvement.

$320Kprogram 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
National Wilderness Stewardship AllianceFY2025$18K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$18K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Money outPt IX
$1.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$640K
Managementcol C$337K
Fundraisingcol D$26K
Owns and owesPt X
$502K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$490K
Total assetsLn 16$536K
LiabilitiesLn 26$34K
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$585K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$16K
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$49K
SavingsLn 2$441K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$490K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K
Total assetsLn 16$536K
LiabilitiesLn 26$34K
Net assetsLn 32$502K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 522
VolunteersI 6250
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$333K$490K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K$9K
Total assetsLn 16$394K$536K
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K$34K
Net assetsLn 32$370K$502K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$18K$18K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$105K$71K$30K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$454K$309K$127K$18K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$7K$3K$4K$413
Other employee benefitsLn 9$29K$17K$12K$343
Payroll taxesLn 10$54K$36K$15K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$35K$35K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$180$180
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$15K$12K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$25K$25K
OccupancyLn 16$13K$656$12K$86
TravelLn 17$71K$61K$10K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$490$490
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$21K$9K$12K$137
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$143K$97K$46K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$2K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M$640K$337K$26K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.1M$1.0M$132K$502K 990 PDF
FY2024 $816K$825K−$10K$370K 990 PDF
FY2023 $654K$724K−$69K$374K 990 PDF
FY2022 $716K$572K$144K$446K 990 PDF
FY2021 $632K$568K$64K$302K 990 PDF
FY2020 $489K$433K$56K$238K 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 $1,135,063 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $797,991$1,111,583
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11,448$20,972
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,137$2,508
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $815,576$1,135,063
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $7,939$18,214
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $505,971$649,391
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $440$180
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $310,906$335,411
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $825,256$1,003,196
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$9,680$131,867
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members19
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,135,063 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $947 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$13,220
VIII-1c Fundraising events$15,738
VIII-1e Government grants$584,523
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$498,102
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,111,583
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $20,972$20,972
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $1,561$1,561
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $947 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $22,533$1,135,063
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,003,196 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $18,214$18,214
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $71,136 · Management $29,731 · Fundraising $4,172$105,039
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $308,780 · Management $126,974 · Fundraising $18,403$454,157
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,922 · Management $3,810 · Fundraising $413$7,145
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $17,128 · Management $11,860 · Fundraising $343$29,331
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $35,957 · Management $15,496 · Fundraising $2,266$53,719
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $34,644$34,644
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $180$180
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $12,051 · Management $3,133$15,184
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $25,210$25,210
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $656 · Management $12,139 · Fundraising $86$12,881
IX-17 TravelPrograms $61,195 · Management $10,140$71,335
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $490$490
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,755$4,755
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,885 · Management $12,276 · Fundraising $137$21,298
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $96,897 · Management $45,877$142,774
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,554 · Management $5,286$6,840
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $640,130 · Management $337,066 · Fundraising $26,000$1,003,196
Part X · Balance sheet $535,807 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $38,447$48,698
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $294,315$440,808
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $43,526$32,999
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,223$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,621$4,167
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $11,600$9,135
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $393,732$535,807
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $23,920$34,128
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $23,920$34,128
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $369,812$416,031
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$85,648
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $369,812$501,679
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $393,732$535,807
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $501,679 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,135,063
XI-2 Total expenses$1,003,196
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$131,867
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$369,812
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$501,679

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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