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Glacier Valley Transit FY2021 filing

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Girdwood, AK501(c)(3)Since 2010Human ServicesEIN 27-4119122Revenue $439K in FY2021

On file with the IRSglaciervalleytransit.comPo Box 686, 99587-0686 · Girdwood, AKTax-exempt since Dec 2011Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Glacier Valley Transit operates a year round public transportation system with a flex route service in girdwood, AK. Gvt provides free and reliable Transit services.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $45K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $284
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$44K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$439K
Spent
$388K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$341K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$439K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$439K
FY2022$503K
FY2023$556K
FY2024$425K
FY2025$551K
Expenses
$388K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$388K
FY2022$445K
FY2023$483K
FY2024$460K
FY2025$474K
Net assets
$341K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$341K
FY2022$399K
FY2023$472K
FY2024$437K
FY2025$514K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 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 Dec 2011.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $374K Management & general 0% · $472 Fundraising 3% · $13K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sue Liebner
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tom Cubiz
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Stephen Bartholomew
Secretarytreasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Carol Makar
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Derek Brewer
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dawn Johnson
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 year-round public transit, including free flex routes, in Girdwood, Alaska.

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1 program · $374K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Glacier valley transit operates a year-round transportation busing system with a flex route service in girdwood, alaska. GVT provides free and reliable transit services.

$374Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Baird Foundation INCFY2023$250
Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$34
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$284

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$439K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$438K
Other incomeLn 4–11$412
Investment incomeLn 3$37
Money outPt IX
$388K
Ln 25
Programscol B$374K
Managementcol C$472
Fundraisingcol D$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$341K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$89K
Total assetsLn 16$385K
LiabilitiesLn 26$44K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$438K
Government grantsLn 1e$386K
Investment incomeLn 3$37
Other incomeLn 4–11$412
Total revenueLn 12$439K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$89K
SavingsLn 2$5
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$89K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$119K
Total assetsLn 16$385K
LiabilitiesLn 26$44K
Net assetsLn 32$341K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$100K$89K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$148K$119K
Total assetsLn 16$356K$385K
LiabilitiesLn 26$65K$44K
Net assetsLn 32$290K$341K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$208K$198K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$20K$19K$977
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$15K$810
Management feesLn 11a$13K$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$1K$472$1K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$5K
TravelLn 17$28$28
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$28K$28K
InsuranceLn 23$45K$45K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$45K$45K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$388K$374K$472$13K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $551K$474K$77K$514K 990 PDF
FY2024 $425K$460K−$35K$437K 990 PDF
FY2023 $556K$483K$73K$472K 990 PDF
FY2022 $503K$445K$58K$399K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $439K$388K$51K$341K 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 $438,812 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $374,810$438,363
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10$37
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $13,900$412
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $388,720$438,812
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $264,539$243,951
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $141,529$143,647
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $406,068$387,598
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$17,348$51,214
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $438,812 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$385,938
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$52,425
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$438,363
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $37$37
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $412$412
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $412 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $37$438,812
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $387,598 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $197,808 · Fundraising $10,411$208,219
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $18,557 · Fundraising $977$19,534
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,388 · Fundraising $810$16,198
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $12,853$12,853
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,248$1,248
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,013$2,013
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,239 · Management $472 · Fundraising $1,239$2,950
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,934$4,934
IX-17 TravelPrograms $28$28
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $28,462$28,462
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $44,632$44,632
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $45,212$45,212
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,315$1,315
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $373,689 · Management $472 · Fundraising $13,437$387,598
Part X · Balance sheet $384,919 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $100,469$88,829
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$5
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$151,265
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $23,919$25,521
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $147,761$119,299
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $355,536$384,919
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $41,572$22,282
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,764$21,292
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $65,405$43,574
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $290,131$341,345
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $290,131$341,345
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $355,536$384,919
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $341,345 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$438,812
XI-2 Total expenses$387,598
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$51,214
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$290,131
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$341,345

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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