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Selway-Bitterroot Foundation INC FY2024 filing

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Boise, ID501(c)(3)Since 2010Environment EIN 27-2868220Revenue $816K in FY2024

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.
54¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$92K 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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FY2024 · 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
54%
of spending
Worth a look: 54% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$92K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.8 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
$24K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$816K
+25% vs prior year
Spent
$825K
To programs
54%
Net assets
$370K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$816K
FY2024▲ +25%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$489K
FY2021$632K
FY2022$716K
FY2023$654K
FY2024$816K
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$825K
FY2024▲ +14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$433K
FY2021$568K
FY2022$572K
FY2023$724K
FY2024$825K
FY2025$1.0M
Net assets
$370K
FY2024▼ -1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$238K
FY2021$302K
FY2022$446K
FY2023$374K
FY2024$370K
FY2025$502K

From the FY2024 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

54 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 54% · $448K Management & general 40% · $328K Fundraising 6% · $49K

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; $92K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Ryan Ghelfi
Executive Director
$92,500Pt VII · Sec A
Jim Heidelberger
Board Chair (ending 11/24)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kate Strum
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ted McManus
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Joni Stright
Treasurer (ending 11/24)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mandy Grant
Secretary
$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

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  • 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 · $448K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

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

$224Kprogram expense
02

Training of wilderness steward interns.

$224Kprogram 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 FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$816K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$798K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Money outPt IX
$825K
Ln 25
Programscol B$448K
Managementcol C$328K
Fundraisingcol D$49K
Owns and owesPt X
$370K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$333K
Total assetsLn 16$394K
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$798K
Government grantsLn 1e$413K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$15K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Total revenueLn 12$816K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$38K
SavingsLn 2$294K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$333K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K
Total assetsLn 16$394K
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K
Net assetsLn 32$370K
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$387K$333K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$12K
Total assetsLn 16$392K$394K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K$24K
Net assetsLn 32$374K$370K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$8K$8K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$95K$52K$36K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$338K$185K$126K$26K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$9K$9K$208
Other employee benefitsLn 9$22K$9K$11K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$42K$19K$20K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$42K$42K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$440$440
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$4K$478
Office expensesLn 13$19K$19K
OccupancyLn 16$12K$12K$146
TravelLn 17$55K$43K$11K$869
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$16K$9K$6K$204
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$154K$115K$29K$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$569$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$825K$448K$328K$49K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.1M$1.0M$132K$502K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $815,576 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $637,024$797,991
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,506$11,448
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $9,669$6,137
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $654,199$815,576
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,430$7,939
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $474,121$505,971
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $485$440
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $243,480$310,906
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $723,516$825,256
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$69,317−$9,680
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
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 $815,576 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,212 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$14,726
VIII-1e Government grants$412,899
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$370,366
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$797,991
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $11,448$11,448
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $3,925$3,925
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$830 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $18,415$815,576
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $825,256 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $7,939$7,939
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $51,937 · Management $36,026 · Fundraising $7,312$95,275
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $185,318 · Management $126,175 · Fundraising $26,205$337,698
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $8,615 · Fundraising $208$8,823
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $9,200 · Management $11,463 · Fundraising $1,046$21,709
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,318 · Management $20,065 · Fundraising $3,083$42,466
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $41,947$41,947
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $440$440
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,633 · Management $478$4,111
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $19,030$19,030
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $11,557 · Fundraising $146$11,703
IX-17 TravelPrograms $42,993 · Management $10,790 · Fundraising $869$54,652
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,900$2,900
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,371 · Management $6,194 · Fundraising $204$15,769
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $115,188 · Management $29,283 · Fundraising $9,070$153,541
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $569 · Management $6,684$7,253
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $448,366 · Management $328,307 · Fundraising $48,583$825,256
Part X · Balance sheet $393,732 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $32,270$38,447
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $354,492$294,315
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $3,139$43,526
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,223$1,223
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $475$4,621
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$11,600
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $391,599$393,732
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $17,682$23,920
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $17,682$23,920
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $373,917$369,812
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $373,917$369,812
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $391,599$393,732
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $369,812 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$815,576
XI-2 Total expenses$825,256
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$9,680
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$373,917
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$5,575
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$369,812

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