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Black Packers LLC

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Colorado Spgs, CO501(c)(3)Recreation & Sports EIN 84-3623825Revenue $555K in FY2025Latest return filed Feb 17, 2026

On file with the IRScoblackpackers.comColorado Spgs, COTax-exempt since Feb 2020Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Blackpackers' exempt purpose is to: 1.) address economic inequities in outdoor recreation and 2.) increase participation numbers of underrepresented groups in the outdoor recreation industry by providing free or subsidized gear, activities, and education to the most economically vulnerable.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
23¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 84 volunteers and 2 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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $135K a year · 32% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
23%
of spending
Concern: 23% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$94K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 90% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
36 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 35.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $42K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$542K
48% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 48% 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
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Revenue
$555K
+40% vs prior year
Spent
$346K
To programs
23%
Net assets
$597K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$555K
FY2025▲ +40%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$90K
FY2022$313K
FY2023$393K
FY2024$398K
FY2025$555K
Expenses
$346K
FY2025▲ +21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$220K
FY2023$268K
FY2024$285K
FY2025$346K
Net assets
$597K
FY2025▲ +54%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$40K
FY2022$133K
FY2023$276K
FY2024$388K
FY2025$597K

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

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2020.

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

Where the money goes

23 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 23% · $81K Management & general 61% · $212K Fundraising 15% · $53K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $94K 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
Patricia Cameron
Executive Di
$93,539Pt VII · Sec A
Rickey Frierson
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kyle Fulmer
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rebecca Doyle
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Patricia Cameron’s $94K as Executive Di is at the 90th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2021
Patricia Cameron$93,539$85,894—
Patricia Ann Cameron——$10,590

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides free gear, activities, and education to economically vulnerable people for outdoor recreation.

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3 programs · $81K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Snow Sports Excursions

Through a partnership with arapahoe basin ski area, blackpackers hosted multiple ski days, bringing participants together for skiing lessons and fellowship.

$61Kprogram expense
02

Multiple camping and backpacking events. Connecting bipoc individuals and families with public lands is a primary goal of blackpackers. Executive director, patricia cameron also participated in mountaineering training, increasing the safety and opportunities for participants.

$12Kprogram expense
03

Blackpackers hosted a gear locker, making outdoor equipment available to area residents.

$8Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation INCFY2024$20K
PatagoniaorgFY2024$15K
Indygive DBA Give Pikes PeakFY2024$7K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$42K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$555K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$530K
Investment incomeLn 3$25K
Money outPt IX
$346K
Ln 25
Programscol B$81K
Managementcol C$212K
Fundraisingcol D$53K
Owns and owesPt X
$597K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$542K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$530K
Government grantsLn 1e$398K
Investment incomeLn 3$25K
Total revenueLn 12$555K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$609K
SavingsLn 2$427K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.0M
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$14K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$88K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$542K
Net assetsLn 32$597K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 684
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$1.2M$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$79K$88K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$872K$542K
Net assetsLn 32$388K$597K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$94K$47K$23K$23K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$55K$55K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$131$131
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$6K$9K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$20K$6K$13K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$832$832
Office expensesLn 13$13K$13K
OccupancyLn 16$31K$31K
TravelLn 17$964$964
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$30K$30K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$52K$24K$14K$14K
All other expensesLn 24e$11K$4K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$346K$81K$212K$53K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 17, 2026 $555K$346K$209K$597K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 17, 2025 $398K$285K$112K$388K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 $393K$268K$125K$276K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 15, 2022 $313K$220K$93K$133K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Aug 16, 2021 $90K$40K 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 $555,197 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $400,735$529,971
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,552$25,226
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$5,489$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $397,798$555,197
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $166,335$166,527
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $119,024$179,967
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $285,359$346,494
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $112,439$208,703
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $555,197 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$397,833
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$132,138
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$529,971
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $25,226$25,226
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $25,226$555,197
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $346,494 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $46,769 · Management $23,385 · Fundraising $23,385$93,539
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $55,050$55,050
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $131$131
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,520 · Management $9,438 · Fundraising $2,849$17,807
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,505$9,505
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $6,406 · Fundraising $13,486$19,892
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $832$832
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $12,673$12,673
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $30,809$30,809
IX-17 TravelManagement $964$964
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $30,256$30,256
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $12,819$12,819
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $24,228 · Management $13,726 · Fundraising $13,658$51,612
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,324 · Management $6,281$10,605
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $80,841 · Management $212,275 · Fundraising $53,378$346,494
Part X · Balance sheet $1,138,627 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $96,359$608,718
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,072,180$427,320
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $13,471$14,317
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $78,528$88,272
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,260,538$1,138,627
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $870,500$541,667
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $872,281$541,667
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $388,257$596,960
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $388,257$596,960
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,260,538$1,138,627
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $596,960 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$555,197
XI-2 Total expenses$346,494
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$208,703
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$388,257
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$596,960

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

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