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

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$91K 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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FY2023 · 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
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$91K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.9 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
$981K
61% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 61% 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
$919K
+57% vs prior year
Spent
$667K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$622K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$919K
FY2023▲ +57%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$351K
FY2021$549K
FY2022$587K
FY2023$919K
FY2024$799K
Expenses
$667K
FY2023▲ +26%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$269K
FY2021$359K
FY2022$530K
FY2023$667K
FY2024$803K
Net assets
$622K
FY2023▲ +68%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$123K
FY2021$313K
FY2022$370K
FY2023$622K
FY2024$621K

From the FY2023 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 2018.

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Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $450K Management & general 31% · $209K Fundraising 1% · $7K

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; $91K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/Ce
$79,636Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/Bo
$11,000Pt 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

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

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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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Guides people to their best selves through outdoor adventures.

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3 programs · $383K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

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…

$155Kprogram expense
02

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.

$147Kprogram 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.

$81Kprogram 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 · 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$919K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$458K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$423K
Other incomeLn 4–11$35K
Money outPt IX
$667K
Ln 25
Programscol B$450K
Managementcol C$209K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$622K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$715K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$981K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$458K
Government grantsLn 1e$25K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$32K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$423K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$35K
Total revenueLn 12$919K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$715K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$715K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$783K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$981K
Net assetsLn 32$622K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 6300
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$562K$715K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$40K$783K
Total assetsLn 16$654K$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$284K$981K
Net assetsLn 32$370K$622K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$54K$54K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$91K$64K$23K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$48K$43K$3K$2K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K$3K$154$175
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$2K$339$145
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$8K$1K$495
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$627$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$106K$60K$46K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$11K$2K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$18K$642$17K
Information technologyLn 14$24K$7K$18K
OccupancyLn 16$51K$51K
TravelLn 17$15K$5K$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$29K$23K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$141$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$184K$178K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$2K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$667K$450K$209K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $799K$803K−$4K$621K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $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 R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $918,946 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $192,495$457,614
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $367,705$423,425
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,293$2,819
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $25,324$35,088
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $586,817$918,946
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $39,400$53,663
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $188,068$154,998
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $302,396$458,295
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $529,864$666,956
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $56,953$251,990
Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $918,946 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $34,621 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$25,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$432,614
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$31,955
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$457,614
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $423,425$423,425
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,819$2,819
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $467$467
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $423,425 · Excluded from tax $37,907$918,946
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $666,956 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $53,663$53,663
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $63,781 · Management $22,875 · Fundraising $3,980$90,636
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $42,707 · Management $2,821 · Fundraising $2,306$47,834
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,960 · Management $154 · Fundraising $175$3,289
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,461 · Management $339 · Fundraising $145$2,945
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,387 · Management $1,412 · Fundraising $495$10,294
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $627 · Management $4,678$5,305
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $59,818 · Management $45,810$105,628
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,906 · Management $9,219$11,125
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $642 · Management $17,086$17,728
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,753 · Management $17,591$24,344
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $51,453$51,453
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,562 · Management $10,671$15,233
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $22,846 · Management $5,846$28,692
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $141 · Management $11,517$11,658
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $177,686 · Management $6,463$184,149
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,550 · Management $1,430$2,980
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $450,490 · Management $209,365 · Fundraising $7,101$666,956
Part X · Balance sheet $1,602,698 assets, 11 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $561,623$714,516
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $44,576$102,717
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,563$2,020
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $40,171$783,444
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $1$1
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $653,934$1,602,698
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,695$27,422
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $275,160$398,150
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $283,855$980,629
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $370,079$622,069
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $653,934$1,602,698
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $622,069 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$918,946
XI-2 Total expenses$666,956
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$251,990
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$370,079
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$622,069

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