Beartooth Mountain Christian Ministries

Tax-deductible

Fishtail, MT501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 45-4093437Revenue $687K in FY2025

On file with the IRS130 Trinity Trl, 59028-8075 · Fishtail, MTTax-exempt since Feb 1971Church — 170(b)(1)(A)(i)

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Our goal is to effectively help people know christ better. We offer Christian programmed youth camps and retreats.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$74K 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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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 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $136K a year · 21% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$74K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 51% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
0.1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$687K
-23% vs prior year
Spent
$770K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$3.7M
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$687K
FY2025▼ -23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$654K
FY2020$419K
FY2021$442K
FY2022$781K
FY2024$895K
FY2025$687K
Expenses
$770K
FY2025▼ -12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$1.2M
FY2020$519K
FY2021$610K
FY2022$750K
FY2024$874K
FY2025$770K
Net assets
$3.7M
FY2025▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$4.5M
FY2020$4.2M
FY2021$4.0M
FY2022$4.0M
FY2024$3.8M
FY2025$3.7M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 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 Feb 1971.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $709K Management & general 8% · $61K

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; $74K 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
Executive Director
$48,388Pt VII · Sec A
Former Executive Director
$25,440Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Neil Hancock’s $48K as Executive Director is at the 49th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2133 $100K–1M religion 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2021FY2019
Gary Adams$25,440$40,763$63,240$53,077—
Caleb Hamilton——$56,662——
Neil Hancock$48,388$31,692———
Corey Hull——$42,160——
Brandon Squires——$32,310——
John Leslie Walton————$30,802
Leigha Conger————$20,273

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 Christian youth camps and retreats to help people know Christ better.

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3 programs · $709K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Guest groups. We make our rural campus and ministry staff available to outside guest groups (churches, schools, and aligned nonprofits) for spiritually formative retreats and leadership development consistent with our faith-based mission.

$376Kprogram expense
02

Conference camp program. Beartooth mountain christian ministries hosted faith-centered conferences and retreats that equip youth and adults to grow spiritually, develop leadership, and strengthen families.

$255Kprogram expense
03

Horse camp. Through our christ-centered horsemanship camps, youth learn riding skills, animal care, teamwork, and biblical character formation. Certified staff and trained volunteers provided instruction, daily devotionals, and small-group mentoring. During the year, we delivered 8 horse camps with 94 total participants.

$78Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $85K · 2019–2020
Unitemized GrantFY2019$34,020
Western ConferenceMT · FY2019$27,550
Unitemized GrantFY2019$12,075

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$687K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$545K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$103K
Other incomeLn 4–11$32K
Money outPt IX
$770K
Ln 25
Programscol B$709K
Managementcol C$61K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$325K
Total assetsLn 16$3.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$103K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$4K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$545K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Other incomeLn 4–11$32K
Gains on assetsLn 7$4K
Total revenueLn 12$687K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$248K
SavingsLn 2$77K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$325K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.4M
Total assetsLn 16$3.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$3.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$292K$325K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.5M$3.4M
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M$3.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$3.8M$3.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$400$400
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$70K$49K$21K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$109K$108K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$16K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$39K$39K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$1K$539
Office expensesLn 13$21K$16K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$16K$13K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$56K$54K$2K
TravelLn 17$13K$10K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$126K$126K
InsuranceLn 23$55K$38K$16K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$218K$215K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$24K$22K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$770K$709K$61K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $687K$770K−$83K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $895K$874K$21K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 Not on file
FY2022 $781K$750K$32K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $442K$610K−$169K$4.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $419K$519K−$101K$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2019 $654K$1.2M−$519K$4.5M 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 $687,222 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $75,026$103,015
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $678,211$544,715
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,294$7,992
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $137,208$31,500
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $894,739$687,222
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $100$400
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $318,290$197,839
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $555,520$572,141
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $873,910$770,380
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $20,829−$83,158
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $687,222 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $7,636 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$2,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$101,015
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$4,395
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$103,015
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $544,715$544,715
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,992$3,992
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $4,000$4,000
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $23,864$23,864
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $556,351 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $27,856$687,222
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $770,380 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $400$400
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $49,350 · Management $21,150$70,500
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $108,079 · Management $1,015$109,094
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,558 · Management $2,687$18,245
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,516$1,516
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $39,273$39,273
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,258 · Management $539$1,797
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $16,436 · Management $4,486$20,922
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $12,721 · Management $3,504$16,225
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $54,418 · Management $1,873$56,291
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,984 · Management $3,091$13,075
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $126,339$126,339
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $38,426 · Management $16,308$54,734
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $215,071 · Management $3,356$218,427
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $22,018 · Management $1,524$23,542
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $709,331 · Management $61,049 · Fundraising $0$770,380
Part X · Balance sheet $3,724,680 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $291,542$248,193
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$77,305
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $13,474$14,432
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,500,696$3,384,750
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,805,712$3,724,680
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,351$2,147
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$2,087
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,351$4,234
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,803,361$3,720,446
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,803,361$3,720,446
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,805,712$3,724,680
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,720,446 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$687,222
XI-2 Total expenses$770,380
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$83,158
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,803,361
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$243
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,720,446

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