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Visit Big Sky FY2021 filing

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Big Sky, MT501(c)(6)Since 2013Community Development EIN 46-2417912Revenue $1.5M in FY2021

On file with the IRSvisitbigsky.comPo Box 160100, 59716-0100 · Big Sky, MTTax-exempt since Jan 2015

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As the community's official destination management and marketing organization, Visit Big Sky leads the development and promotion of authentic tourism experiences through research and stakeholder collaboration to grow Big sky's economy while balancing the need to sustain quality of life for its residents.

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $6K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$547K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$1.8M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$937K
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$1.9M
Net assets
$547K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$547K
FY2022$873K
FY2023$571K
FY2024$519K
FY2025$423K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2015.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $1.1M Management & general 17% · $230K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ryan Kunz
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dan Martin
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tim Drain
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jim Hagar
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Promotes authentic tourism experiences to grow the economy and sustain resident quality of life.

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3 programs · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

A major pillar of visit big sky focuses on promoting the destination through the development of a unique outdoor recreation experience. Due to the impact COVID19 has had on tourism, efforts were concentrated on a marketing campaign using karsh hagan to show potential visitors that big sky is a place to reboot, recharge, and rejuvenate…

$745Kprogram expense
02

Our community needed to be safe, strong and businesses to stay open to service our guests to provide the unique vacation experience big sky is known for, so we partnered with big sky relief to provide covid test kits for every resident and worker in big sky.

$300Kprogram expense
03

A marketing campaign based on re-targeting those individuals who had been in market the previous year was launched in FY21 to help bring back tourists to big sky who had already experienced our unique destination.

$63Kprogram expense

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
Yellowstone Country Montana INCFY2024$15K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$230K
Owns and owesPt X
$547K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$521K
Total assetsLn 16$547K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Other incomeLn 4–11$819
Gains on assetsLn 7$11K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$521K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$521K
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$547K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$547K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$329K$521K
Total assetsLn 16$394K$547K
LiabilitiesLn 26$750$0
Net assetsLn 32$393K$547K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$131K$131K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1.1M$1.1M
Office expensesLn 13$22K$22K
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$43K$43K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$24K$24K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.1M$230K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.8M$1.9M−$96K$423K 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.1M$2.2M−$52K$519K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$1.6M−$302K$571K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$937K$328K$873K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.5M$1.3M$154K$547K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,491,927 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $872,280$1,478,364
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $670$2,000
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $123$10,744
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $19,423$819
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $892,496$1,491,927
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $826,890$1,337,964
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $826,890$1,337,964
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $65,606$153,963
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-13 Written whistleblower 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
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,491,927 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,478,364
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,478,364
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,000$2,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $19$19
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $10,725$10,725
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $819$819
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $13,544 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $19$1,491,927
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,337,964 across 9 lines filed
IX-11a Management feesManagement $130,836$130,836
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,320$1,320
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,916$1,916
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,107,820$1,107,820
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $22,488$22,488
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $3,720$3,720
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $42,796$42,796
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,580$2,580
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $24,488$24,488
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,107,820 · Management $230,144 · Fundraising $0$1,337,964
Part X · Balance sheet $547,102 assets, 7 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $25,000; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $328,818$520,629
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$1,473
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $393,889$547,102
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $750$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $393,139$547,102
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $393,139$547,102
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $393,889$547,102
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $547,102 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,491,927
XI-2 Total expenses$1,337,964
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$153,963
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$393,139
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$547,102

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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