The Growing Place

IRS exemption revoked

Bridger, MTUnknown exempt organization EIN 81-0409243Revenue $342K in FY2021

On file with the IRS51 Price Road · Bridger, MT

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Gp provides educational workshops & retreats regardless of race, color, national & ethnic origins. Workshops assist children and adults with self responsibility, worth, & fulfillment by various means.

97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
Revoked
IRS exemption revoked
Concern: the IRS revoked its tax exemption.
IRS Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2021
latest Form 990
Concern: the latest return is for FY2021, 5 tax years back; more than 4 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $51K a year · 12% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$31K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$21K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$342K
-29% vs prior year
Spent
$450K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$567K
By yearFY2020–FY2021
Revenue
$342K
FY2021▼ -29%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$484K
FY2021$342K
Expenses
$450K
FY2021▲ +63%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$275K
FY2021$450K
Net assets
$567K
FY2021▼ -14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$656K
FY2021$567K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending March 2021) · see the original

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IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on August 15, 2024

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No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing on record: FY2021.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $436K Management & general 3% · $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

5 people listed on the 990; $31K 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
Prestreas
$31,178Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Sharon Ohara$31,178$43,236

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers workshops and retreats to help people develop self-responsibility, worth, and fulfillment.

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1 program · $436K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The growing place provides educational workshops and retreats regardless of race, color and national and ethnic origins. The workshops include childrens classes which teach self-responsiblity and self-worth through creative art and role playing situations.

$436Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$342K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$330K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$450K
Ln 25
Programscol B$436K
Managementcol C$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$567K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$187K
Total assetsLn 16$588K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$330K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Total revenueLn 12$342K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$86K
SavingsLn 2$102K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$187K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$49K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$333K
Other assetsLn 15$19K
Total assetsLn 16$588K
LiabilitiesLn 26$21K
Net assetsLn 32$567K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$299K$187K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$55K$49K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$303K$333K
Total assetsLn 16$674K$588K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K$21K
Net assetsLn 32$656K$567K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$31K$31K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$38K$38K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$600$600
Advertising and promotionLn 12$740$740
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$17K$17K
TravelLn 17$16K$16K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$307K$307K
InterestLn 20$9K$9K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$7K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$439$439
Total functional expensesLn 25$450K$436K$14K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2021 Latest Viewing $342K$450K−$107K$567K 990 PDF
FY2020 $484K$275K$209K$656K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $342,357 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $202$8,213
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $480,832$330,117
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,885$4,027
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $483,919$342,357
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $90,637$74,758
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $184,632$375,044
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $275,269$449,802
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $208,650−$107,445
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $342,357 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$8,213
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$8,213
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $330,117$330,117
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $4,027$4,027
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $334,144 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$342,357
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $449,802 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $31,178$31,178
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $38,066$38,066
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,514$5,514
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $600$600
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $740$740
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,276$3,276
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,089$17,089
IX-17 TravelPrograms $16,233$16,233
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $307,107$307,107
IX-20 InterestManagement $8,690$8,690
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $9,692$9,692
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,769$2,769
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,946 · Management $1,463$8,409
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $439$439
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $435,773 · Management $14,029 · Fundraising $0$449,802
Part X · Balance sheet $587,895 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $96,334$85,515
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $202,521$101,868
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $302,961$332,768
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $54,783$48,727
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $17,300$19,017
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $673,899$587,895
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $18,101$21,051
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $18,101$21,051
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $655,798$566,844
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $655,798$566,844
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $673,899$587,895
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $566,844 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$342,357
XI-2 Total expenses$449,802
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$107,445
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$655,798
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$18,491
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$566,844

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

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