Inspiring a lifelong love of skiing, athletic excellence, and personal growth.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$84K 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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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $545K a year · 19% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$84K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $56K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$293K
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.8M
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$994K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.8M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2025$4.5M
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.6M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$2.8M
Net assets
$994K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$994K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$3.1M

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

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1984.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $1.3M Management & general 13% · $204K Fundraising 6% · $87K

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; $84K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$83,500Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Evan Weiss’s $111K as Executive Dir. is at the 41st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1842 $1–10M recreation & sports 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021
Evan Weiss$111,404$113,728$95,485$83,500

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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1 program · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Ski education and coaching programs, support for ski racing events, and grooming of nordic trails.

$1.3Mprogram expense

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$56K
Grants paid · 9 grants · $103K · 2020–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$24,513
Unitemized GrantFY2023$22,110
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,923
Unitemized GrantFY2022$21,410
Unitemized GrantFY2022$11,431
Unitemized GrantFY2022$2,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$12,500
Unitemized GrantFY2020$6,125
Unitemized GrantFY2020$900

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$788K
Investment incomeLn 3$31
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$204K
Fundraisingcol D$87K
Owns and owesPt X
$994K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$380K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$293K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$420K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$78K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$108K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$788K
Investment incomeLn 3$31
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$380K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$380K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$842K
Other assetsLn 15$7K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$293K
Net assetsLn 32$994K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 595
VolunteersI 6241
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$663K$380K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$70K$842K
Total assetsLn 16$973K$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$239K$293K
Net assetsLn 32$734K$994K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$20K$20K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$100K$81K$11K$8K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$656K$530K$72K$54K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$14K$11K$2K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$67K$54K$7K$5K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$84K$84K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$64K$52K$7K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$43K$32K$6K$5K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$44K$44K
InsuranceLn 23$74K$63K$7K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$249K$249K
All other expensesLn 24e$141K$135K$1K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$1.3M$204K$87K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $4.5M$2.8M$1.7M$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.6M$2.5M$142K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.4M$2.3M$103K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 Viewing $1.8M$1.6M$253K$994K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,813,866 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $631,499$1,042,466
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $680,959$787,961
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $306$31
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $150,330−$16,592
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,463,094$1,813,866
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $27,518$19,525
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $712,853$836,053
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $651,985$705,134
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,392,356$1,560,712
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $70,738$253,154
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,813,866 across 14 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $59,690 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$25,040
VIII-1c Fundraising events$108,356
VIII-1e Government grants$419,698
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$489,372
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$77,570
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,042,466
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $728,756$728,756
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $31$31
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$23,146
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $6,069$6,069
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $794,546$1,813,866
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,560,712 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $19,525$19,525
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $80,588 · Management $10,962 · Fundraising $8,200$99,750
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $529,661 · Management $72,053 · Fundraising $53,892$655,606
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $11,210 · Management $1,525 · Fundraising $1,141$13,876
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $53,984 · Management $7,344 · Fundraising $5,493$66,821
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $5,135$5,135
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $84,295$84,295
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $2,354$2,354
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $51,555 · Management $7,013 · Fundraising $5,246$63,814
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $32,359 · Management $5,535 · Fundraising $4,684$42,578
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $43,647$43,647
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $63,269 · Management $6,538 · Fundraising $3,929$73,736
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $249,045$249,045
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $134,951 · Management $1,198 · Fundraising $4,381$140,530
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,269,794 · Management $203,952 · Fundraising $86,966$1,560,712
Part X · Balance sheet $1,286,186 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $662,853$380,056
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $78,215$39,523
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $20,826$18,153
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $70,242$841,862
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $140,723$6,592
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $972,859$1,286,186
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $18,434$10,688
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $81,460$120,225
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $139,094$161,748
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $238,988$292,661
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $526,691$993,525
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $733,871$993,525
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $972,859$1,286,186
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $993,525 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,813,866
XI-2 Total expenses$1,560,712
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$253,154
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$733,871
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$6,500
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$993,525

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