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West River Transit FY2023 filing

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Bismarck, ND501(c)(3)Since 1977Human Services EIN 45-0340226Revenue $1.1M in FY2023

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.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$123K 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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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$123K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
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
$100K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
+16% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
67%
Net assets
$1.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2023▲ +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
$1.2M
FY2023▲ +2%
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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
$1.9M
FY2023▲ +4%
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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 FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $823K Management & general 33% · $397K

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; $123K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Carol Anderson
Executive Di
$122,685Pt 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

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  • 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 · $823K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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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.

$823Kprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$114K
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$823K
Managementcol C$397K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$196K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$100K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$890K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$114K
Investment incomeLn 3$572
Other incomeLn 4–11$10K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$117K
SavingsLn 2$79K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$196K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$100K
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$307K$196K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.7M$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$275K$100K
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M$1.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$126K$126K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$511K$361K$150K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$4K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$34K$22K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$50K$29K$21K
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$15K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$38K$9K$29K
OccupancyLn 16$35K$22K$13K
TravelLn 17$4K$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$784$992
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$211K$211K
InsuranceLn 23$24K$15K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$157K$142K$15K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$4K$677
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$823K$397K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.5M$1.3M$273K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.8M$1.2M$569K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,145,527 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $879,493$1,020,142
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $84,845$114,361
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12,104$572
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $9,848$10,452
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $986,290$1,145,527
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $687,810$725,226
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $504,460$494,732
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,192,270$1,219,958
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$205,980−$74,431
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $1,145,527 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$890,057
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$130,085
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,020,142
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $114,361$114,361
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $572$572
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $10,452$10,452
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $114,361 · Excluded from tax $11,024$1,145,527
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,219,958 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $125,685$125,685
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $361,473 · Management $149,918$511,391
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $3,600$3,600
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $22,075 · Management $12,159$34,234
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $29,339 · Management $20,977$50,316
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,400$15,400
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,935$4,935
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,222 · Management $28,701$37,923
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $21,785 · Management $13,334$35,119
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,922 · Management $2,229$4,151
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $784 · Management $992$1,776
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $210,974$210,974
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,610 · Management $9,063$23,673
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $141,988 · Management $14,580$156,568
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,536 · Management $677$4,213
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $822,643 · Management $397,315 · Fundraising $0$1,219,958
Part X · Balance sheet $2,043,790 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $282,881$116,607
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $23,792$78,901
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $179,347$302,275
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,500$22,091
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,655,084$1,523,916
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,143,604$2,043,790
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $274,626$100,169
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $274,626$100,169
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,868,978$1,931,621
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$12,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,868,978$1,943,621
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,143,604$2,043,790
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,943,621 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,145,527
XI-2 Total expenses$1,219,958
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$74,431
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,868,978
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$149,074
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,943,621

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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