The Arvc Foundation INC

Tax-deductible

Centennial, CO501(c)(3)Recreation & SportsEIN 54-1513754Revenue $236K in FY2025

On file with the IRSarvcfoundation.org8200 S Quebec St Ste A3 Pmb 317, 80112-3194 · Centennial, COTax-exempt since May 1990Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Schedule o Foundation turned over the building of the education curriculum to Arvc and intends to provide individuals with "access to" gold standards education programs via scholarships to national school, outdoor hospitality certificate programs, etc. Foundation will no longer receive revenue from selling registrations to these education programs, but will raise revenue through donations only and provide scholarships to those programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ 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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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 $207K a year · 63% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 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
Cash reserves
28 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 27.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $160K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
0.2% 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
$236K
+53% vs prior year
Spent
$163K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$1.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$236K
FY2025▲ +53%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$207K
FY2021$108K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$118K
FY2024$155K
FY2025$236K
Expenses
$163K
FY2025▲ +30%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$131K
FY2021$109K
FY2022$72K
FY2023$133K
FY2024$126K
FY2025$163K
Net assets
$1.6M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$338K
FY2021$355K
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.6M

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 May 1990.

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% · $150K Management & general 8% · $14K

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

11 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Ohi Presiden
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ex-Officio
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Provides scholarships for gold standard education programs in outdoor hospitality.

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3 programs · $150K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Scholarships. The arvc foundation provides scholarships to individuals who are interested in attending an arvc foundation-approved educational event. All individuals, whether new to the industry or new to industry-specific educational opportunities, are eligible for scholarships.

$129Kprogram expense
02

National school of RV park and campground management. The national school provides formal and informal professional education through structured classes, networking opportunities, and case studies.

$21Kprogram expense
03

Outdoor hospitality certificate program and accreditation program. The certificate program provides opportunities for any individual working in or interested in the industry, while the certificate program is designed to measure business acumen and knowledge acquisition, individuals do not need to attend classes on every business topic…

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
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$160K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $8K · 2019–2019
Unitemized GrantFY2019$8,476

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$236K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$236K
Money outPt IX
$163K
Ln 25
Programscol B$150K
Managementcol C$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$378K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$236K
Total revenueLn 12$236K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$378K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$378K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$137K
Other assetsLn 15$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$279K$378K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$145K$137K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M$1.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$129K$129K
Management feesLn 11a$11K$8K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$2K$766
Total functional expensesLn 25$163K$150K$14K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $236K$163K$73K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $155K$126K$28K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $118K$133K−$14K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$72K$1.1M$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $108K$109K−$779$355K 990 PDF
FY2020 $207K$131K$75K$338K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $236,377 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $154,608$236,377
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $154,608$236,377
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $92,659$128,988
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $33,531$34,491
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $126,190$163,479
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $28,418$72,898
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $236,377 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$236,377
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$236,377
VIII-12 Total revenue$236,377
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $163,479 across 6 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $128,988$128,988
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $8,438 · Management $2,812$11,250
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,830 · Management $2,830$5,660
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,242 · Management $6,241$12,483
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,017 · Management $1,016$2,033
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,299 · Management $766$3,065
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $149,814 · Management $13,665 · Fundraising $0$163,479
Part X · Balance sheet $1,565,001 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $278,897$378,300
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,804$1,804
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $144,553$137,165
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,047,732$1,047,732
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,473,086$1,565,001
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,813$2,813
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,813$2,813
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $209,796$207,534
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,260,477$1,354,654
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,470,273$1,562,188
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,473,086$1,565,001
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,562,188 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$236,377
XI-2 Total expenses$163,479
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$72,898
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,470,273
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$19,016
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,562,188

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

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