Carving the Future EIN 83-2841516

Carving the Future

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Empowers youth through snowboarding and skateboarding programs. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $327K in revenue, $280K in expenses, and $161K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Recreation & Sports
Location
Jackson, WY
Website
carvingthefuture.com
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$327KFY2025
Expenses
$280K
Net assets
$161K
People
7
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  83-2841516 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Jackson, WY
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowers youth through snowboarding and skateboarding programs.
Leadership
Lynn Neil · Executive Director · $84K
Money in and out
$327K revenue, $280K expenses
Bottom line
31% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$327K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$280K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$161K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $46K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.31 Management & general $0.69
Program efficiency
31%
of spending reaches programs▼ -9% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
7.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +35% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+14%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -6% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$327K
FY2025▲ +2%
Expenses
$280K
FY2025▲ +3%
Total assets
$163K
FY2025▲ +37%
Total liabilities
$2K
FY2025▼ -53%
Total revenue
$327K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$280K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$161K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$46K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$163K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B31%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $88K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Youth Skate/Ride Program

Competitions, camps, lessons, education

$88Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCarving the Future
EINHdr · item D83-2841516
Principal addressHdr · item CJackson, WY
WebsiteHdr · item Jcarvingthefuture.com
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFRecreation & Sports (N12)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2019

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$83,823Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lynn Neil’s $84K as Executive Director is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1018 $100K–1M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Lynn Neil$83,823$67,304$55,000
Talia Atkins$28,333$29,333
Kyle Freudenberg$1,042

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$304K · 93%
Program service revenue$16K · 5%
Other revenue$6K · 2%
Contributions & grants93%$304K
Program service revenue5%$16K
Other revenue2%$6K
Investment income$11
Total revenueLn 12$327K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.31 Management & general $0.69
Program services31%$88K
Management & general69%$192K
Total functional expensesLn 25$280K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$163K
Total assetsLn 16$163K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$2K
Total net assetsLn 32$161K
Months of cash on handcomputed7.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $163K · Operating expenses/yr $280K
7.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $88K · Total expenses $280K
31%
Management & General
Management & general $192K · Total expenses $280K
69%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $280K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $22K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $301K
$0.07 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $304K · Total revenue $327K
93%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $327K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $16K · Total revenue $327K
5%
Investment reliance
Investment income $11 · Total revenue $327K
<0.01%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $16K · Total expenses $280K
6%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $327K · Prior year $321K
+2%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $48K · FY2025 $327K
+47%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $161K · Beginning of year $114K
+41%
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $327K · Expenses $280K
+14%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities $2K · Total assets $163K
1%
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $161K · Total assets $163K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $163K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Lynn Neil · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $84K · Total expenses $280K
30%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $153K · Total expenses $280K
55%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 31%
Overhead ratio 69%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 2%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$40K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$327K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$321K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$114K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$181K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$91K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$48K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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