906 Adventure Team

Tax-deductible

Marquette, MI501(c)(3)Youth DevelopmentEIN 82-1691265

Empowering people to become the best version of themselves through outdoor adventure.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 300 volunteers and 3 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
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 $115K a year · 18% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$86K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 78% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $31K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.0M
62% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 62% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$799K
-13% vs prior year
Spent
$803K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$621K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$799K
FY2024▼ -13%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$351K
FY2021$549K
FY2022$587K
FY2023$919K
FY2024$799K
Expenses
$803K
FY2024▲ +20%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$269K
FY2021$359K
FY2022$530K
FY2023$667K
FY2024$803K
Net assets
$621K
FY2024-0.2%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$123K
FY2021$313K
FY2022$370K
FY2023$622K
FY2024$621K

From the FY2024 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 Mar 2018.

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

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $585K Management & general 25% · $204K Fundraising 2% · $13K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $86K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/Ce
$86,165Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Todd Poquette’s $86K as President/Ce is at the 78th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1992 $100K–1M youth development 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Todd Poquette$86,165$79,636$77,242$64,200$60,000
Gail Hanna—$11,000$11,000$4,500—
Tiffany Tibbetts———$1,550—

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Guides people to their best selves through outdoor adventures.

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3 program services account for $495K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Youth Programs

Adventure team: adventure bike club. Helping youth develop resilience, confidence, grit, and independence through cycling. The bike is a tool with which the kids explore the outdoor spaces within their communities-facing fear, overcoming obstacles, and learning how to leverage failure for self-improvement.

$207Kprogram expense
02

Marji Gesick 100 Bike Race

Known as the "hardest single-day mountain bike race in america." this race in which 60% of racers fail to finish, is the largest event in the national ultra endurance series. It encourages men, women and children to travel outside their comfort zone to create their best-self, where the purpose of the event is not winning, but finishing…

$194Kprogram expense
03

Polar Roll Fat Bike Race

Held in february, races compete on mountain bikes that have extremely wide tires specifically designed to perform in cold snowy conditions. A goal of the event is to keep people excited, motivated and outdoors during a time of the year when seasonal depression becomes a battle for many.

$93Kprogram expense

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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
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Grants paid · 11 grants · $211K · 2020–2024
Range Mountain Bike ClubMI · FY2024$29,815
Range Mountain Bike ClubMI · FY2023$27,935
Range Mountain Bike ClubMI · FY2022$20,720
Range Mountain Bike ClubMI · FY2021$20,550
Range Mountain Bike ClubMI · FY2020$13,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$799K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$545K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$194K
Other incomeLn 4–11$48K
Money outPt IX
$803K
Ln 25
Programscol B$585K
Managementcol C$204K
Fundraisingcol D$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$621K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$704K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$194K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$10K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$545K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Other incomeLn 4–11$48K
Total revenueLn 12$799K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$704K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$704K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$13K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$781K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32$621K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 6300
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$715K$704K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$13K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$783K$781K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$981K$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32$622K$621K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$68K$68K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$86K$69K$17K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$75K$48K$15K$12K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K$2K$485$184
Other employee benefitsLn 9$851$619$168$64
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$10K$3K$994
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$58$20K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$80K$65K$16K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$6K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$20$8K
Information technologyLn 14$40K$21K$18K
OccupancyLn 16$53K$53K
TravelLn 17$19K$16K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$36K$29K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$95$14K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$271K$250K$21K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$632$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$803K$585K$204K$13K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $799K$803K−$4K$621K 990 PDF
FY2023 $919K$667K$252K$622K 990 PDF
FY2022 $587K$530K$57K$370K 990 PDF
FY2021 $549K$359K$190K$313K 990 PDF
FY2020 $351K$269K$82K$123K 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 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $798,536 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $47,058 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$193,904
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$10,399
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$193,904
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $544,835$544,835
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $12,031$12,031
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $708$708
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $544,835 · Excluded from tax $59,797$798,536
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $802,894 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $68,475$68,475
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $68,932 · Management $17,233$86,165
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $48,030 · Management $14,644 · Fundraising $12,116$74,790
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,779 · Management $485 · Fundraising $184$2,448
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $619 · Management $168 · Fundraising $64$851
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,594 · Management $2,615 · Fundraising $994$13,203
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $58 · Management $19,770$19,828
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $64,600 · Management $15,575$80,175
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,910 · Management $1,624$7,534
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $20 · Management $8,233$8,253
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $21,443 · Management $18,491$39,934
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $52,570$52,570
IX-17 TravelPrograms $16,171 · Management $2,807$18,978
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $28,844 · Management $6,908$35,752
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $95 · Management $14,465$14,560
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $250,100 · Management $21,100$271,200
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $632 · Management $7,546$8,178
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $585,302 · Management $204,234 · Fundraising $13,358$802,894
Part X · Balance sheet $1,630,803 assets, 12 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $714,516$703,796
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $102,717$119,600
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,020$13,111
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $783,444$780,973
X-11 Publicly traded securities$13,322
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $1$1
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,602,698$1,630,803
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $27,422$32,413
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $398,150$437,410
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $980,629$1,010,169
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $622,069$620,634
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,602,698$1,630,803
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $620,634 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$798,536
XI-2 Total expenses$802,894
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$4,358
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$622,069
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,923
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$620,634

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

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