Elk River Arts & Lectures

Tax-deductible

Livingston, MT501(c)(3)Since 2013Arts & CultureEIN 46-1773899

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 4 employees.
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 $17K 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
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$78K
to officers and key staff · 32% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 53% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 32% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $77K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$12K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$285K
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$247K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$136K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$285K
FY2025▲ +13%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4K
FY2021$101K
FY2022$209K
FY2023$171K
FY2024$252K
FY2025$285K
Expenses
$247K
FY2025▲ +19%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$7K
FY2021$85K
FY2022$157K
FY2023$216K
FY2024$207K
FY2025$247K
Net assets
$136K
FY2025▲ +39%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$12K
FY2021$27K
FY2022$80K
FY2023$53K
FY2024$98K
FY2025$136K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2014.

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

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $187K Management & general 21% · $52K Fundraising 3% · $7K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

16 people listed on the 990; $78K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Prior Execut
$52,548Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Di
$19,022Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$3,597Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$2,530Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Laura Prindiville’s $53K as Prior Execut is at the 47th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Amy E Zanoni—$45,150$52,800
Laura Prindiville$52,548$2,503—
Yetta Stein$19,022——
Cindy Marie Fuhrman——$5,000
Andrea Peacock$3,597$3,000$3,000
Marc Beaudin$2,530$3,330$2,525

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Brings authors to rural communities for public lectures, readings, and workshops.

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1 program service account for $187K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

The organization brings in a diverse array of world-class authors to share their perspectives in public lectures, then interact with students in local classrooms. Each year a writers workshop is held where students from all over the country gather in paradise valley to spend a week working with a renowned faculty of nature writers.

$187Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$285K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$219K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$54K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Money outPt IX
$247K
Ln 25
Programscol B$187K
Managementcol C$52K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$136K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$148K
Total assetsLn 16$149K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$219K
Government grantsLn 1e$3K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$54K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Total revenueLn 12$285K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$148K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$148K
Other assetsLn 15$400
Total assetsLn 16$149K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
Net assetsLn 32$136K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$100K$148K
Total assetsLn 16$100K$149K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$12K
Net assetsLn 32$98K$136K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$78K$42K$36K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$40K$37K$600$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$3K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$4K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$24K$21K$4K
TravelLn 17$56K$56K$110
InsuranceLn 23$6K$2K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12K$12K
All other expensesLn 24e$955$955
Total functional expensesLn 25$247K$187K$52K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $285K$247K$38K$136K 990 PDF
FY2024 $252K$207K$45K$98K 990 PDF
FY2023 $171K$216K−$46K$53K 990 PDF
FY2022 $209K$157K$53K$80K 990 PDF
FY2021 $101K$85K$16K$27K 990 PDF
FY2020 $4K$7K−$3K$12K 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $285,019 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$2,600
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$216,480
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$219,080
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $54,239$54,239
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $11,700$11,700
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $54,239 · Excluded from tax $11,700$285,019
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $246,535 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $41,912 · Management $35,785$77,697
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,287$3,287
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,138$7,138
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,921$4,921
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $37,351 · Management $600 · Fundraising $2,225$40,176
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,226 · Fundraising $5,120$8,346
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,734 · Management $3,144$6,878
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $20,544 · Management $3,600$24,144
IX-17 TravelPrograms $55,641 · Management $110$55,751
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,716 · Management $3,886$5,602
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,640$11,640
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $955$955
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $187,144 · Management $52,046 · Fundraising $7,345$246,535
Part X · Balance sheet $148,897 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $99,714$148,497
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $400$400
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $100,114$148,897
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,124$12,423
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,124$12,423
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $97,990$136,474
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $97,990$136,474
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $100,114$148,897
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $136,474 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$285,019
XI-2 Total expenses$246,535
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$38,484
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$97,990
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$136,474

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

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