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West River Transit

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Bismarck, ND501(c)(3)Since 1977Human ServicesEIN 45-0340226Revenue $1.5M in FY2025

On file with the IRSwestrivertransit.com3750 E Rosser Ave, 58501-3380 · Bismarck, NDTax-exempt since Aug 1980Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Provide Transit services to all individuals in the surrounding counties: mclean, mercer, morton, oliver, grant, dunn, and east burleigh.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
64¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 7 volunteers and 33 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 $125K a year · 10% 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
$118K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 51% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $16K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$143K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% 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
$1.5M
-16% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
64%
Net assets
$2.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2025▼ -16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$986K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$1.5M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2025▲ +0.9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$2.8M
FY2025▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$2.8M

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 Aug 1980.

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% · $805K Management & general 36% · $455K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $118K 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
Carol Anderson
Executive Di
$117,817Pt VII · Sec A
Clyde Schulz
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Gordon Davis
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Barbara Knutson
Secr/Treas
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Judy Roth
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Carol Anderson’s $118K as Executive Di is at the 51st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Carol Anderson$117,817$114,314$122,685$91,590$91,005$94,589

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers transit services to all individuals in surrounding counties.

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1 program · $805K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

West river transit provides transit services only. The organization currently transports individuals in seven counties: meclean, mercer, morton, oliver, grant, dunn, and east burleigh. The individual's rides varying by month. The organization promotes and supports public and special transportation programs in south centeral north dakota.

$805Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
Morton County Council on Aging INCFY2024$11K
Garrison Area Improvement AssociationFY2024$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$16K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$128K
Investment incomeLn 3$39K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$805K
Managementcol C$455K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$562K
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$143K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$128K
Investment incomeLn 3$39K
Other incomeLn 4–11$37K
Gains on assetsLn 7$39K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$373K
SavingsLn 2$189K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$562K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$143K
Net assetsLn 32$2.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 533
VolunteersI 67
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$474K$562K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.0M$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$137K$143K
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M$2.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$131K$131K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$442K$301K$141K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$20K$80$20K
Payroll taxesLn 10$46K$26K$20K
Accounting feesLn 11c$31K$31K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$30K$30K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$2K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$81K$63K$18K
OccupancyLn 16$43K$28K$15K
TravelLn 17$3K$1K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$222K$222K
InsuranceLn 23$49K$37K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$142K$117K$25K
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$7K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$805K$455K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.5M$1.3M$273K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.8M$1.2M$569K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$1.2M−$74K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $986K$1.2M−$206K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$1.2M$106K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.1M$1.1M$83K$2.0M 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 $1,532,945 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,686,492$1,327,912
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $114,655$128,304
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $371$39,287
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $15,560$37,442
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,817,078$1,532,945
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $694,791$638,803
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $553,712$620,910
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,248,503$1,259,713
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $568,575$273,232
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 $1,532,945 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $34 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$1,149,247
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$178,665
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,327,912
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $128,304$128,304
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $668$668
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $38,619$38,619
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $5,786 · Excluded from tax $31,622$37,408
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $134,090 · Excluded from tax $70,943$1,532,945
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,259,713 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $130,750$130,750
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $300,690 · Management $141,224$441,914
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $80 · Management $19,705$19,785
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $26,495 · Management $19,859$46,354
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $31,261$31,261
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $29,775$29,775
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,680 · Management $7,191$8,871
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $63,340 · Management $18,040$81,380
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $28,385 · Management $14,739$43,124
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,145 · Management $2,184$3,329
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $221,834$221,834
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $37,258 · Management $11,896$49,154
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $116,875 · Management $25,253$142,128
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,095 · Management $2,959$10,054
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $804,877 · Management $454,836 · Fundraising $0$1,259,713
Part X · Balance sheet $2,928,450 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $389,494$372,678
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $84,186$189,443
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $54,153$143,611
X-4 Accounts receivable$4,878
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $128,299$84,237
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,965,005$2,116,688
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $28,192$16,915
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,649,329$2,928,450
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $109,063$126,292
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $28,070$16,730
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $137,133$143,022
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,512,196$2,785,428
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,512,196$2,785,428
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,649,329$2,928,450
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,785,428 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,532,945
XI-2 Total expenses$1,259,713
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$273,232
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,512,196
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,785,428

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

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