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Pembina Gorge Foundation

Tax-deductible

Walhalla, ND501(c)(3)Since 2017Recreation & SportsEIN 81-4438550Revenue $1.7M in FY2024

On file with the IRSfrostfirepark.orgPo Box 888, 58282-0888 · Walhalla, NDTax-exempt since Mar 2019Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Mission is to preserve and enhance the experience in the Pembina Gorge while connecting people to positive, life-changing experiences. The Foundation develops and supports historical cultural, educational, natural interpretive and recreational opportunities in the Gorge.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 54 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $496K a year · 29% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $13K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$945K
21% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 21% 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
$1.7M
-55% vs prior year
Spent
$1.9M
To programs
70%
Net assets
$3.6M
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2024▼ -55%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$899K
FY2022$788K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$3.7M
FY2024$1.7M
Expenses
$1.9M
FY2024▲ +17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$814K
FY2024$1.7M
FY2024$1.9M
Net assets
$3.6M
FY2024▼ -7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$3.9M
FY2024$3.6M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2019.

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

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $1.4M Management & general 24% · $472K Fundraising 6% · $111K

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

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Van Howatt
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Jensen
Secretary / Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Gretta Beard
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Larry Hondl
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Helen Hutton
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Paul Landis
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Preserves and enhances the Pembina Gorge experience through cultural, educational, and recreational opportunities.

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1 program · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Bike trails and hiking are available in the summer months. Snow tubing and outdoor skiing are available during the winter months. Summer theater productions were held off-site.

$1.4Mprogram 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 · FY2024
American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$13K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$13K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$967K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$506K
Other incomeLn 4–11$200K
Money outPt IX
$1.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$472K
Fundraisingcol D$111K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$517K
Total assetsLn 16$4.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$945K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$967K
Government grantsLn 1e$87K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$85K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$506K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$200K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$540
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$32K
SavingsLn 2$485K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$517K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$4.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$945K
Net assetsLn 32$3.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 554
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$32K$517K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.2M$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$4.7M$4.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$841K$945K
Net assetsLn 32$3.9M$3.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$363K$263K$100K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$31K$23K$8K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$96K$15K$170$80K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$34K$25K$8K$473
Information technologyLn 14$19K$6K$13K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$14K$14K$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$105K$19K$81K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K$7K$0$0
InterestLn 20$25K$14K$18$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$809K$769K$40K$0
InsuranceLn 23$191K$493$186K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$96K$90K$4K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$148K$108K$32K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.9M$1.4M$472K$111K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $3.7M$1.7M$2.1M$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$814K$493K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $788K$1.2M−$376K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $899K$1.1M−$215K$1.7M 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,676,927 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,833,377$967,059
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $583,480$506,274
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,739$3,930
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $316,129$199,664
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,736,725$1,676,927
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $596,612$393,881
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,057,145$1,545,992
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,653,757$1,939,873
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,082,968−$262,946
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,676,927 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $194,588 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$84,591
VIII-1e Government grants$86,655
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$795,813
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$967,059
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$506,274
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,470$4,470
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$540 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0−$540
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$1,676−$1,676
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $6,752 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$6,752
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $629,698 · Unrelated business $81,768 · Excluded from tax −$1,598$1,676,927
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,939,873 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $262,805 · Management $100,314 · Fundraising $0$363,119
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $22,944 · Management $7,818 · Fundraising $0$30,762
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,300 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,300
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $15,435 · Management $170 · Fundraising $80,234$95,839
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $25,499 · Management $7,577 · Fundraising $473$33,549
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,025 · Management $12,644 · Fundraising $0$18,669
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $14,068 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$14,068
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $18,517 · Management $81,318 · Fundraising $4,989$104,824
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $7,178 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,178
IX-20 InterestPrograms $13,670 · Management $18 · Fundraising $11,290$24,978
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $768,769 · Management $40,461 · Fundraising $0$809,230
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $493 · Management $185,603 · Fundraising $4,621$190,717
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $89,774 · Management $4,335 · Fundraising $1,500$95,609
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $108,060 · Management $31,743 · Fundraising $8,228$148,031
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,356,537 · Management $472,001 · Fundraising $111,335$1,939,873
Part X · Balance sheet $4,541,029 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $28,289$31,587
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $4,019$485,296
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $16,295$10,323
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $15,763$11,507
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,456,740$1,624,557
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,178,792$2,377,759
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,699,898$4,541,029
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $37,632$187,560
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $803,426$757,575
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $841,058$945,135
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,854,821$3,110,598
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,019$485,296
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,858,840$3,595,894
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,699,898$4,541,029
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,595,894 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,676,927
XI-2 Total expenses$1,939,873
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$262,946
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,858,840
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,595,894

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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