Sweet Grass Technical Institute

Tax-deductible

Big Timber, MT501(c)(3)EducationEIN 37-1882372Revenue $127K in FY2025

On file with the IRSPo Box 149, 59011-0149 · Big Timber, MTTax-exempt since May 2019School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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To provide all students the opportunity to work in a positive environment learning a skilled trade

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Run by 15 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990-EZIndependent: 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-EZ
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $16K a year · 16% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$326
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$127K
+55% vs prior year
Net assets
$36K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$127K
FY2025▲ +55%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$153K
FY2022$55K
FY2023$105K
FY2024$82K
FY2025$127K
Expenses
—
FY2025
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$135K
FY2022$83K
FY2023$121K
FY2024$119K
FY2025Not on file
Net assets
$36K
FY2025▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$115K
FY2022$87K
FY2023$71K
FY2024$34K
FY2025$36K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 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 May 2019.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990-EZ.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Casey Smith’s $24K as Operator is at the 17th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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

NameFY2023FY2022
Casey Smith$24,000$21,996

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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Programs and updates

Teaches students skilled trades in a positive learning environment.

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2 programs · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Class projects consisting of obtaining vehicles and other equipment either through purchase or donations in need of extensive repairs for the students to repair and make operable. Through the fiscal year there were 2 students in class, and there was 1 graduate during the year.

Pt IX · col B
02

Hosted a classic car show

Pt IX · col B

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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$127K
Other income$127K
Owns and owes
$36K
net assets
Liabilities$326
People
7
listed
Paid0
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Other income$127K
Total revenue$127K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Liabilities$326
Net assets$36K
Operations
Employees1
Volunteers15
Fiscal year endsJune

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $127K$36K 990 PDF
FY2024 $82K$119K−$37K$34K 990 PDF
FY2023 $105K$121K−$16K$71K 990 PDF
FY2022 $55K$83K−$29K$87K 990 PDF
FY2021 $153K$135K$18K$115K 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

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

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