Ski for Light INC: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 51-0175938)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$355K
FY2021	$199K
FY2022	$224K
FY2023	$405K
FY2024	$474K
FY2024	$833K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$312K
FY2021	$35K
FY2022	$57K
FY2023	$394K
FY2024	$371K
FY2024	$692K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$549K
FY2021	$772K
FY2022	$796K
FY2023	$855K
FY2024	$941K
FY2024	$1.1M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 1976.

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Where the money goes

28 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

28%

55%

18%

Program services 28% · $10K Management & general 55% · $19K Fundraising 18% · $6K

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

25 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII

Renee Abernathy

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Amundson

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cara Barnes

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Amy Brannan

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Wendy David

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Elliott

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Judith Dixon

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Betsy Fischer

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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Questions the 990 asks

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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers cross-country ski programs for adults with visual or mobility impairments.

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2 programs · $10K · in their own filed words · FY2020

01

Ski for light hosted a virtual 2021 international event on the zoom platform, january 27-30, 2021. 438 people registered for the event, including 140 first-time participants. An in-person international week was cancelled due to safety concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

$10Kprogram expense

02

Ridderrenn

Ski for light did not send a team to the 2021 ridderrennet in norway due to travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pt IX · col B

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

Flatley FoundationFY2024$75K

Delta Gamma FoundationFY2024$8K

George S Eccles and Delores Dore Eccles FoundationFY2024$4K

Sundet FoundationFY2024$2K

The Anderson Fund FoundationFY2024$2K

Goodfellow FundFY2024$1K

Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$92K

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Grants paid · 4 grants · $65K · 2022–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$17,310

Unitemized GrantFY2023$13,721

Unitemized GrantFY2022$23,935

Northwoods Nordic Ski Club INCWI · FY2022$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$199K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$148K

Investment incomeLn 3$51K

Other incomeLn 4–11$789

Money outPt IX

$35K

Ln 25

Programscol B$10K

Managementcol C$19K

Fundraisingcol D$6K

Owns and owesPt X

$772K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$243K

Total assetsLn 16$782K

LiabilitiesLn 26$9K

PeoplePt VI, VII

25

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a25

IndependentVI 1b25

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$148K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$12K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$12K

Investment incomeLn 3$51K

Other incomeLn 4–11$789

Gains on assetsLn 7$41K

Total revenueLn 12$199K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$53K

SavingsLn 2$191K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$243K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$532K

Total assetsLn 16$782K

LiabilitiesLn 26$9K

Net assetsLn 32$772K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 6140

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$126K	$243K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$424K	$532K
Total assetsLn 16	$550K	$782K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$695	$9K
Net assetsLn 32	$549K	$772K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Legal feesLn 11b	$25		$25
Accounting feesLn 11c	$11K		$11K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$4K		$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$236	$236
Office expensesLn 13	$10K	$2K	$3K	$5K
Information technologyLn 14	$532		$532
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$197		$197
InsuranceLn 23	$2K		$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$8K	$7K		$865
Total functional expensesLn 25	$35K	$10K	$19K	$6K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024	$474K	$371K	$104K	$941K	990 PDF
FY2023	$405K	$394K	$12K	$855K	990 PDF
FY2022	$224K	$57K	$167K	$796K	990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing	$199K	$35K	$164K	$772K	990 PDF
FY2020	$355K	$312K	$43K	$549K	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 $199,174 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $78,543$147,543

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $249,230$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $18,879$50,842

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $8,295$789

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $354,947$199,174

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 $312,180$35,393

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $312,180$35,393

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $42,767$163,781

Part VI · Governance 25 of 25 board members independent, 2 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body25

VI-1b Independent voting members25

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $199,174 across 8 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $789 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1c Fundraising events$11,999

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$135,544

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$11,999

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$147,543

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $9,610$9,610

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $41,232$41,232

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $789 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $50,842$199,174

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $35,393 across 9 lines filed

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $25$25

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,631$10,631

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $3,595$3,595

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $236$236

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,287 · Management $2,772 · Fundraising $5,361$10,420

IX-14 Information technologyManagement $532$532

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $197$197

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,569$1,569

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,323 · Fundraising $865$8,188

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $9,846 · Management $19,321 · Fundraising $6,226$35,393

Part X · Balance sheet $781,573 assets, 11 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $61,325$52,889

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $64,758$190,603

X-4 Accounts receivable$5,725

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $423,987$532,356

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $550,070$781,573

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $695$9,404

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $695$9,404

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $125,388$239,813

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $423,987$532,356

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $549,375$772,169

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $550,070$781,573

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $772,169 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$199,174

XI-2 Total expenses$35,393

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$163,781

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$549,375

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$59,013

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$772,169

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

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Ski for Light INC FY2021 filing

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Ski for Light INC

Ridderrenn

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV