Recreational Ski Area operations snowcat skiing operations

78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 332 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $667K a year · 11% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$525K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$570K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.1M
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$6.1M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$9.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$7.1M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.0M
FY2021$5.7M
FY2022$5.9M
FY2023$6.5M
FY2024$6.8M
FY2025$7.1M
Expenses
$6.1M
FY2025▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.6M
FY2021$4.1M
FY2022$5.0M
FY2023$5.5M
FY2024$5.6M
FY2025$6.1M
Net assets
$9.9M
FY2025▲ +12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$5.8M
FY2022$6.7M
FY2023$7.7M
FY2024$8.8M
FY2025$9.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending May 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in 0000.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $4.7M Management & general 22% · $1.4M

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

13 people listed on the 990; $525K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President and CEO
$202,571Pt VII · Sec A
President and CEO
$202,571Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Vice President Maintenance
$119,616Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dan Torsell$202,571$179,806$168,535$163,654$139,834$127,894
Tim Kerrigan$119,616$113,672$107,446$107,083$99,255$94,263
Karen Savory————$67,554$60,916
Anthony Torsell————$63,940—

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Operates a recreational ski area and offers snowcat skiing adventures.

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1 program · $4.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Cooper Hill Ski Area, Inc. dba Cooper is a Colorado not-for-profit corporation formed to operate a ski resort nine miles from Leadville, at the top of Tennessee Pass on Highway 24. Cooper Hill provides a high quality, family-oriented, affordable alternative to the larger Colorado ski resorts.

$4.7Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 1 grant · $19K · 2019–2019
Unitemized GrantFY2019$19,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$685K
Investment incomeLn 3$266K
Money outPt IX
$6.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.7M
Managementcol C$1.4M
Owns and owesPt X
$9.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.3M
Total assetsLn 16$10.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$570K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$266K
Other incomeLn 4–11$685K
Total revenueLn 12$7.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$516K
SavingsLn 2$5.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$6.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$340K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.7M
Other assetsLn 15$692
Total assetsLn 16$10.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$570K
Net assetsLn 32$9.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5332
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.1M$6.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$653K$340K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.5M$3.7M
Total assetsLn 16$9.4M$10.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$605K$570K
Net assetsLn 32$8.8M$9.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$333K$266K$67K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.7M$2.2M$544K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$189K$141K$47K
Payroll taxesLn 10$275K$220K$55K
Accounting feesLn 11c$72K$72K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$90K$23K$68K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$91K$91K
Office expensesLn 13$23K$6K$17K
Information technologyLn 14$67K$51K$17K
TravelLn 17$7K$6K$983
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$231K$185K$46K
InsuranceLn 23$517K$388K$129K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.0M$880K$153K
All other expensesLn 24e$429K$290K$140K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.1M$4.7M$1.4M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $7.1M$6.1M$1.1M$9.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $6.8M$5.6M$1.1M$8.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.5M$5.5M$989K$7.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.9M$5.0M$894K$6.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.7M$4.1M$1.6M$5.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.0M$5.6M−$1.7M$1.6M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $7,148,641 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,841,607$6,197,749
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $214,750$266,166
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $708,815$684,726
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,765,172$7,148,641
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,689,253$3,514,754
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,955,726$2,563,362
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,644,979$6,078,116
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,120,193$1,070,525
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $7,148,641 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $677,635 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $6,197,749$6,197,749
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $266,166$266,166
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $7,091$7,091
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,882,475 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $266,166$7,148,641
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,078,116 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $266,220 · Management $66,555$332,775
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,174,926 · Management $543,732$2,718,658
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $141,486 · Management $47,161$188,647
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $219,739 · Management $54,935$274,674
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $72,318$72,318
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $22,561 · Management $67,684$90,245
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $90,861$90,861
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,628 · Management $16,883$22,511
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $50,579 · Management $16,860$67,439
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,573 · Management $983$6,556
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,780$3,780
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $184,514 · Management $46,129$230,643
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $387,746 · Management $129,249$516,995
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $879,753 · Management $152,798$1,032,551
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $289,813 · Management $139,650$429,463
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,723,179 · Management $1,354,937 · Fundraising $0$6,078,116
Part X · Balance sheet $10,486,045 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $362,653$516,466
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $4,765,454$5,798,252
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $32,147$12,661
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $60,407$62,802
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $73,131$92,075
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,500,457$3,663,097
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $653,179$340,000
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,235$692
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $9,449,663$10,486,045
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $271,715$244,136
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $240$40
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $332,642$326,278
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $604,597$570,454
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $8,845,066$9,915,591
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,845,066$9,915,591
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $9,449,663$10,486,045
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,915,591 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,148,641
XI-2 Total expenses$6,078,116
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,070,525
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,845,066
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$9,915,591

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