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Sawtooth Society INC

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Hailey, ID501(c)(3)Environment EIN 84-1421909Revenue $521K in FY2024

On file with the IRSsawtoothsociety.orgPo Box 820, 83333-0751 · Hailey, IDTax-exempt since Feb 1998Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To preserve, protect, and enhance the Sawtooth national recreation area (snra).

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
51¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 156 volunteers and 5 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $44K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
51%
of spending
Worth a look: 51% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $614K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 8.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $106K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$42K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
25
of 25 voting members
Looks good: 25 of 25 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$521K
+48% vs prior year
Spent
$405K
To programs
51%
Net assets
$872K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$521K
FY2024▲ +48%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$397K
FY2021$443K
FY2022$272K
FY2023$353K
FY2024$521K
Expenses
$405K
FY2024▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$348K
FY2021$308K
FY2022$347K
FY2023$357K
FY2024$405K
Net assets
$872K
FY2024▲ +17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$636K
FY2021$771K
FY2022$696K
FY2023$743K
FY2024$872K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 1998.

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

Where the money goes

51 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 51% · $205K Management & general 26% · $106K Fundraising 23% · $94K

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

25 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Arlen Crouch
Vc Partnersh
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Debra Lamorte
Vc Lpf Grant
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Thomas Benson
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ted Pardoe
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jon Bauer
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Connie Blair
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Steve Botti
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Preserves, protects, and enhances the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.

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3 programs · $205K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Enhancing snra recreation facilities and services through the distribution of funds from the sales of idpr idaho mountain goat license plates toward recreation enhancement projects.

$112Kprogram expense
02

Coordinating volunteer stewardship on the snra.

$93Kprogram expense
03

Facilitating trail maintenance and conservation projects on the snra.

Pt IX · col B

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
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$24K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$20K
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust INCFY2024$15K
R K Mellon Family FoundationFY2024$15K
Intrepid Events INCFY2024$10K
Greater HorizonsFY2024$10K
Spur Community Foundation INCFY2024$6K
Koa Charitable TrFY2024$2K
Total grants receivedfrom 10 funders$106K
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Grants paid · 22 grants · $224K · 2020–2024
Environmental Resource CenterID · FY2024$10,000
Sawtooth Interpretive and Historical AssociationID · FY2024$8,019
Sawtooth Interpretive and Historical AssociationID · FY2023$16,900
Pulaski Users Group INCID · FY2023$10,640
Sawtooth Ski ClubID · FY2023$10,000
Environmental Resource CenterID · FY2023$10,000
Individual RecipientFY2023$6,300
Blaine County Recreation DistrictFY2022$17,500
Sawtooth Interpretive and Historical AssociationID · FY2022$8,600
Usda Forest Service - CaFY2022$7,619
Salmon River Clinic Hospital DistFY2022$7,500
Environmental Resource CenterID · FY2022$7,470
Usda Forest Service - CaFY2021$13,753
Blaine County Recreation DistrictFY2021$10,000
Salmon River Clinic Hospital DistFY2021$7,500
Environmental Resource CenterID · FY2021$7,500
Usda Forest Service - CaFY2020$28,385
Salmon River Clinic Hospital DistFY2020$7,800
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$521K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$548K
Investment incomeLn 3$39K
Money outPt IX
$405K
Ln 25
Programscol B$205K
Managementcol C$106K
Fundraisingcol D$94K
Owns and owesPt X
$872K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$299K
Total assetsLn 16$914K
LiabilitiesLn 26$42K
PeoplePt VI, VII
25
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a25
IndependentVI 1b25
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$548K
Government grantsLn 1e$181K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$43K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$99K
Investment incomeLn 3$39K
Gains on assetsLn 7$19K
Total revenueLn 12$521K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$299K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$299K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$614K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$121
Total assetsLn 16$914K
LiabilitiesLn 26$42K
Net assetsLn 32$872K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6156
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$83K$299K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$682K$614K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$121
Total assetsLn 16$767K$914K
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K$42K
Net assetsLn 32$743K$872K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$22K$22K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$80K$4K$52K$24K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$85K$85K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$18K$6K$4K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$9K$3K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$9K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$31K$8K$11K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$75K$44K$6K$25K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$4K$862$1K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$769$5K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$9K$2K$2K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$15K$7K$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$175$175
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$1K$15$421
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$1K$138
InsuranceLn 23$8K$1K$5K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$17K$10K$3K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$468$567
Total functional expensesLn 25$405K$205K$106K$94K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $521K$405K$116K$872K 990 PDF
FY2023 $353K$357K−$5K$743K 990 PDF
FY2022 $272K$347K−$75K$696K 990 PDF
FY2021 $443K$308K$134K$771K 990 PDF
FY2020 $397K$348K$49K$636K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $520,826 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $366,362$548,123
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $29,823$38,768
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$43,649−$66,065
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $352,536$520,826
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $61,460$21,939
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $161,567$198,505
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $134,439$184,264
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $357,466$404,708
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$4,930$116,118
Part VI · Governance 25 of 25 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body25
VI-1b Independent voting members25
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $520,826 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$98,933
VIII-1e Government grants$181,108
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$268,082
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$42,577
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$548,123
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $104 · Excluded from tax $19,609$19,713
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$1,724 · Excluded from tax $20,779$19,055
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$66,065
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$1,620 · Excluded from tax $40,388$520,826
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $404,708 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $21,939$21,939
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $3,947 · Management $51,858 · Fundraising $23,762$79,567
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $84,612$84,612
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,406 · Management $3,801 · Fundraising $7,934$18,141
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,793 · Management $3,106 · Fundraising $4,286$16,185
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $9,243$9,243
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,586 · Management $11,180 · Fundraising $11,921$30,687
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $43,648 · Management $5,650 · Fundraising $25,211$74,509
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,010 · Management $862 · Fundraising $1,365$6,237
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $769 · Management $5,223 · Fundraising $4,293$10,285
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,443 · Management $2,015 · Fundraising $4,983$9,441
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,570 · Management $4,181 · Fundraising $4,150$14,901
IX-17 TravelPrograms $175$175
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,085 · Management $15 · Fundraising $421$1,521
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,388 · Management $138$1,526
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,301 · Management $5,127 · Fundraising $1,156$7,584
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,642 · Management $2,771 · Fundraising $4,707$17,120
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $468 · Management $567$1,035
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $204,782 · Management $105,737 · Fundraising $94,189$404,708
Part X · Balance sheet $913,931 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $83,207$298,796
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$650
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,647$121
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $682,138$614,364
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $766,992$913,931
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,284$13,433
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $5,000$25,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,416$3,266
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $24,090$41,699
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $721,520$710,723
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $21,382$161,509
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $742,902$872,232
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $766,992$913,931
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $872,232 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$520,826
XI-2 Total expenses$404,708
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$116,118
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$742,902
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$13,212
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$872,232

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