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Vail Symposium FY2020 filing

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Vail, CO501(c)(3)Education EIN 74-2568912Revenue $468K in FY2020

On file with the IRSvailsymposium.orgPo Box 3038, 81658-3038 · Vail, COTax-exempt since Feb 1990Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Vail Symposium is a grassroots, non-profit organization that has been part of the life and history of Vail since 1971. Our mission is to provide educational programs for the vail valley community that are thought-provoking, diverse, and affordable.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
61¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$281K 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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FY2020 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $85K a year · 14% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
61%
of spending
Worth a look: 61% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$281K
to officers and key staff · 64% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 64% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $5K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$66K
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$468K
Spent
$441K
To programs
61%
Net assets
$335K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$468K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$468K
FY2021$664K
FY2022$677K
FY2023$675K
FY2024$534K
Expenses
$441K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$441K
FY2021$446K
FY2022$524K
FY2023$577K
FY2024$606K
Net assets
$335K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$335K
FY2021$611K
FY2022$724K
FY2023$829K
FY2024$769K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 1990.

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

Where the money goes

61 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 61% · $267K Management & general 27% · $120K Fundraising 12% · $54K

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

28 people listed on the 990; $281K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Kris Sabel
Executive Dir.
$140,387Pt VII · Sec A
Kris Sabel
Executive Dir.
$140,387Pt VII · Sec A
Andy Kaufman
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kathy Kimmel
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rob Levine
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dale Mosier
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A

James Kenly’s $135K as Executive Dir. is at the 93rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kris Sabel——$145,070$132,470$140,387
James Kenly$135,250$126,500$9,621——

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers affordable, thought-provoking educational programs for the community.

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Provided by the organization

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2 programs · $534K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Sponsor community wide public forums and cultural events on topics of current events, usually related to current events or current books.

$267Kprogram expense
02

Sponsor community wide public forums and cultural events on topics of current events, usually related to current events or current books.

$267Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Justo E and Salome a Navarrocharitable TrustFY2025$2K
Stewart a & Marla B Feldman Family FoundationFY2025$2K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$5K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$468K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$428K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$40K
Investment incomeLn 3$666
Money outPt IX
$441K
Ln 25
Programscol B$267K
Managementcol C$120K
Fundraisingcol D$54K
Owns and owesPt X
$335K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$334K
Total assetsLn 16$401K
LiabilitiesLn 26$66K
PeoplePt VI, VII
28
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$428K
Government grantsLn 1e$32K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$40K
Investment incomeLn 3$666
Other incomeLn 4–11$408
Total revenueLn 12$468K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$334K
Total assetsLn 16$401K
LiabilitiesLn 26$66K
Net assetsLn 32$335K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $534K$606K−$72K$769K 990 PDF
FY2023 $675K$577K$98K$829K 990 PDF
FY2022 $677K$524K$153K$724K 990 PDF
FY2021 $664K$446K$218K$611K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $468K$441K$27K$335K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part VI · Governance 11 of 13 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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