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Big Sky Ski Education Foundation

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Big Sky, MT501(c)(3)Since 1993EIN 36-3839751Revenue $1.4M in FY2025

On file with the IRSbssef.comPo Box 160134, 59716-0134 · Big Sky, MTTax-exempt since Jan 1993School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Big Sky Ski Education Foundation offers competitive Alpine, Freeride, and Nordic skiing programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers and 48 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $93K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$31K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $51K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$208K
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
97%
Net assets
$813K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.4M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$837K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.4M
Net assets
$813K
FY2025▼ -8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$625K
FY2022$943K
FY2023$883K
FY2024$881K
FY2025$813K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Jan 1993.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $1.4M Management & general 3% · $39K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $31K 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
$31,200Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Neil Johnson
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Flach
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Peter Taylor
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Jeremy Ueland$31,200$90,960$85,721$66,100$60,500

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

Offers competitive Alpine, Freeride, and Nordic skiing programs.

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1 program · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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All racing programs are held for the education, training and sport enhancement of the individual and for the team quality of the sport of skiing. We have approx 165 participants.

$1.4Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Spanish Peaks Community FoundationFY2025$31K
Moonlight Community FoundationFY2025$20K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$51K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $283K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$87,134
Unitemized GrantFY2023$80,743
Unitemized GrantFY2022$46,908
Unitemized GrantFY2021$45,465
Unitemized GrantFY2020$22,395

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$153K
Other incomeLn 4–11$133K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$39K
Owns and owesPt X
$813K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$398K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$208K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$153K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Other incomeLn 4–11$133K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$91K
SavingsLn 2$307K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$398K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$249K
Other assetsLn 15$1
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$208K
Net assetsLn 32$813K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 548
VolunteersI 630
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$450K$398K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$316K$249K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$210K$208K
Net assetsLn 32$881K$813K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$87K$87K
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$31K$31K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$578K$578K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$60K$60K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$22K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$38K$38K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$81K$81K
InsuranceLn 23$91K$90K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$371K$371K
All other expensesLn 24e$71K$59K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.4M$39K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.4M$1.4M−$68K$813K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.3M$1.3M−$2K$881K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.3M−$45K$883K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$1.1M$327K$943K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$837K$256K$625K 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
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Part I · Summary $1,375,899 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $138,300$153,366
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,059,771$1,074,673
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $17,956$14,792
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $90,670$133,068
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,306,697$1,375,899
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $80,743$87,134
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $588,905$669,319
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $639,444$687,862
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,309,092$1,444,315
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,395−$68,416
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $1,375,899 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$4,555 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$153,366
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$153,366
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,074,673$1,074,673
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $13,025$13,025
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $1,617$1,617
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $103,560$137,773
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,089,465 · Excluded from tax $98,855$1,375,899
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,444,315 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $87,134$87,134
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 $31,200$31,200
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $577,820$577,820
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $60,299$60,299
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $22,287$22,287
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,484$3,484
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,695$3,695
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,208$3,208
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,520$1,520
IX-17 TravelPrograms $38,161$38,161
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,547$1,547
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $80,950$80,950
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $89,927 · Management $1,179$91,106
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $371,001$371,001
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $58,909 · Management $11,994$70,903
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,405,647 · Management $38,668 · Fundraising $0$1,444,315
Part X · Balance sheet $1,020,306 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $49,345$91,062
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $401,095$307,119
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $28,499$55,018
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $66,058$88,371
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $230,000$230,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $315,537$248,735
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 $2$1
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,090,536$1,020,306
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$9,592
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $57,534$55,998
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $152,080$142,210
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $209,614$207,800
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $780,922$712,506
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $100,000$100,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $880,922$812,506
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,090,536$1,020,306
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $812,506 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,375,899
XI-2 Total expenses$1,444,315
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$68,416
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$880,922
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$812,506

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