Ouray Ice Park Incorporated

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Promote the sport of Ice climbing by managing and maintaining the Ouray Ice Park in Ouray, colorado.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 200 volunteers and 10 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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FY2025 · 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
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $96K 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
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$71K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$101K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$459K
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$475K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$712K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$459K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$518K
FY2022$637K
FY2023$657K
FY2024$441K
FY2025$459K
Expenses
$475K
FY2025▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$370K
FY2022$438K
FY2023$511K
FY2024$438K
FY2025$475K
Net assets
$712K
FY2025▼ -0.8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$366K
FY2022$567K
FY2023$713K
FY2024$717K
FY2025$712K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1998.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $374K Management & general 7% · $33K Fundraising 14% · $68K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $71K 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
Executive Director
$71,142Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Peter O'Neil’s $71K as Executive Director is at the 79th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1017 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Peter O'Neil$71,142$75,096$59,167$56,250$14,583

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 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II2 listed

Programs and updates

Maintains and manages the Ouray Ice Park to promote ice climbing.

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1 program · $374K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Public and private easements allow the free use of naturally occuring and manufactured ice flows for the climbing enthusiast. The park is established and maintained for the benefit of all residents and visitors to ouray, colorado.

$374Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$459K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$277K
Other incomeLn 4–11$143K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$38K
Money outPt IX
$475K
Ln 25
Programscol B$374K
Managementcol C$33K
Fundraisingcol D$68K
Owns and owesPt X
$712K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$79K
Total assetsLn 16$812K
LiabilitiesLn 26$101K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$277K
Government grantsLn 1e$16K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$38K
Investment incomeLn 3$682
Other incomeLn 4–11$143K
Total revenueLn 12$459K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$27K
SavingsLn 2$51K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$79K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$2K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$732K
Total assetsLn 16$812K
LiabilitiesLn 26$101K
Net assetsLn 32$712K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$128K$79K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$648K$732K
Total assetsLn 16$778K$812K
LiabilitiesLn 26$61K$101K
Net assetsLn 32$717K$712K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$68K$14K$14K$41K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$228K$208K$10K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$249$187$20$42
Payroll taxesLn 10$40K$30K$3K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$0$3K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$0$0$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$240$194$16$30
Office expensesLn 13$144$116$10$18
Information technologyLn 14$23K$20K$853$2K
OccupancyLn 16$3K$2K$178$329
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$280$243$10$27
InterestLn 20$2K$1K$107$198
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$15K$13K$1K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$12K$486$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$28K$28K$85$219
All other expensesLn 24e$45K$45K$25$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$475K$374K$33K$68K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 29, 2026 $459K$475K−$16K$712K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 12, 2025 $441K$438K$4K$717K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 14, 2024 $657K$511K$147K$713K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 10, 2023 $637K$438K$199K$567K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 13, 2022 $518K$370K$148K$366K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $459,146 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $252,868$277,321
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $41,789$38,437
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $94$682
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $146,634$142,706
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $441,385$459,146
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $316,204$337,005
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $121,325$137,788
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $437,529$474,793
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,856−$15,647
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $459,146 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $7,820 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$123,294
VIII-1e Government grants$16,074
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$137,953
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$277,321
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$38,437
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $682$682
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $134,886$134,886
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $46,257 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $135,568$459,146
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $474,793 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $13,569 · Management $13,569 · Fundraising $40,707$67,845
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $208,429 · Management $10,417 · Fundraising $9,575$228,421
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $187 · Management $20 · Fundraising $42$249
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $30,340 · Management $3,278 · Fundraising $6,872$40,490
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $2,975 · Fundraising $0$2,975
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $4,400$4,400
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $194 · Management $16 · Fundraising $30$240
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $116 · Management $10 · Fundraising $18$144
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $20,232 · Management $853 · Fundraising $2,204$23,289
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,162 · Management $178 · Fundraising $329$2,669
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $243 · Management $10 · Fundraising $27$280
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,298 · Management $107 · Fundraising $198$1,603
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $12,501 · Management $1,029 · Fundraising $1,903$15,433
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,525 · Management $486 · Fundraising $1,255$13,266
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $27,715 · Management $85 · Fundraising $219$28,019
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $45,445 · Management $25 · Fundraising $0$45,470
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $373,956 · Management $33,058 · Fundraising $67,779$474,793
Part X · Balance sheet $812,448 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $102,013$27,486
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $26,093$51,052
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,109$2,109
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $647,981$731,801
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $778,196$812,448
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,748$322
X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year $54,206$100,308
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $60,954$100,630
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $717,242$711,818
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $717,242$711,818
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $778,196$812,448
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $711,818 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$459,146
XI-2 Total expenses$474,793
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$15,647
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$717,242
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$10,223
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$711,818

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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