Foresight Ski Guides INC FY2024 filing

Tax-deductible

Vail, CO501(c)(3)Since 2001Human ServicesEIN 84-1579094Revenue $249K in FY2024

On file with the IRSPo Box 882, 81658-0882 · Vail, COTax-exempt since May 2001Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Foresight promotes safety fun and independence for people who are blind or have low vision through accessible outdoor adaptive experiences.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
60¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$65K 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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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
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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $8K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
60%
of spending
Worth a look: 60% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$65K
to officers and key staff · 32% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 32% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$249K
-39% vs prior year
Spent
$203K
To programs
60%
Net assets
$75K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$249K
FY2024▼ -39%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$234K
FY2021$298K
FY2022$342K
FY2023$410K
FY2024$249K
FY2025$457K
Expenses
$203K
FY2024▼ -51%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$237K
FY2021$255K
FY2022$359K
FY2023$411K
FY2024$203K
FY2025$476K
Net assets
$75K
FY2024▲ +156%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$13K
FY2021$47K
FY2022$31K
FY2023$29K
FY2024$75K
FY2025$53K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending September 2024) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2001.

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

Where the money goes

60 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 60% · $123K Management & general 15% · $30K Fundraising 25% · $50K

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; $65K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$65,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christine Holmberg’s $65K as Executive Director is at the 55th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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
Christine Holmberg$65,042$65,000$67,708$67,708$68,741

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

Programs and updates

Offers adaptive snow sports like skiing and snowboarding for blind and visually impaired individuals.

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1 program · $123K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Foresight provides access to outdoor recreational experiences for individuals who are blind and have low vision. Blind and low vision individuals participate in guided skiing and snowboarding in the winter and rock climbing, hiking, stand up paddleboarding, archery, horseback riding and rafting at the Summer Camps for Blind Youth.

$123Kprogram 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$2K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$249K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$250K
Investment incomeLn 3$43
Money outPt IX
$203K
Ln 25
Programscol B$123K
Managementcol C$30K
Fundraisingcol D$50K
Owns and owesPt X
$75K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$78K
Total assetsLn 16$78K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$250K
Government grantsLn 1e$55K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$17K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$21K
Investment incomeLn 3$43
Total revenueLn 12$249K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$40K
SavingsLn 2$38K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$78K
Total assetsLn 16$78K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$75K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$32K$78K
Total assetsLn 16$32K$78K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$29K$75K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$65K$27K$12K$26K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$10K$4K$2K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$2K$989$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$520$520
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$12K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$318$4K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$2K$3K$546
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$1K$1K
TravelLn 17$1K$250$755
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$30$30
InsuranceLn 23$5K$4K$802
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$82K$82K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$203K$123K$30K$50K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $457K$476K−$19K$53K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $249K$203K$46K$75K 990 PDF
FY2023 $410K$411K−$1K$29K 990 PDF
FY2022 $342K$359K−$17K$31K 990 PDF
FY2021 $298K$255K$43K$47K 990 PDF
FY2020 $234K$237K−$3K$13K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $248,807 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $409,633$249,805
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $52$43
I-11 Other revenue−$1,041
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $409,685$248,807
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $80,560$80,462
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $1,406$12,500
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $329,139$110,160
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $411,105$203,122
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,420$45,685
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $248,807 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$21,483
VIII-1e Government grants$55,100
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$173,222
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$17,038
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$249,805
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $43$43
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business −$1,041−$1,041
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $43 · Unrelated business −$1,041 · Excluded from tax $0$248,807
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $203,122 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $26,592 · Management $12,322 · Fundraising $26,086$65,000
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,214 · Management $1,951 · Fundraising $4,131$10,296
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,117 · Management $989 · Fundraising $2,060$5,166
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $520$520
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,968$5,968
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $12,500$12,500
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $318 · Fundraising $3,768$4,086
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,454 · Management $2,918 · Fundraising $546$5,918
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,781$1,781
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $1,152$1,152
IX-17 TravelManagement $250 · Fundraising $755$1,005
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsFundraising $30$30
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,463 · Management $802$5,265
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $82,465$82,465
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,970$1,970
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $122,825 · Management $30,421 · Fundraising $49,876$203,122
Part X · Balance sheet $78,086 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $32,118$39,899
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$38,187
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $32,118$78,086
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,829$3,112
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,829$3,112
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $29,289$37,974
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$37,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $29,289$74,974
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $32,118$78,086
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $74,974 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$248,807
XI-2 Total expenses$203,122
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$45,685
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$29,289
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$74,974

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