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Black Packers LLC FY2024 filing

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Colorado Spgs, CO501(c)(3)Recreation & SportsEIN 84-3623825Revenue $398K in FY2024

On file with the IRScoblackpackers.com339 E Pikes Peak Ave, 80903-1911 · Colorado 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.
30¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$86K 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
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
30%
of spending
Concern: 30% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$86K
to officers and key staff · 30% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 30% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
49 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 49.1 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
$872K
69% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 69% of assets; over 65%.
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
$398K
+1% vs prior year
Spent
$285K
To programs
30%
Net assets
$388K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$398K
FY2024▲ +1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$90K
FY2022$313K
FY2023$393K
FY2024$398K
FY2025$555K
Expenses
$285K
FY2024▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$220K
FY2023$268K
FY2024$285K
FY2025$346K
Net assets
$388K
FY2024▲ +41%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$40K
FY2022$133K
FY2023$276K
FY2024$388K
FY2025$597K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending March 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 Feb 2020.

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

Where the money goes

30 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 30% · $85K Management & general 59% · $170K Fundraising 11% · $31K

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; $86K 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
Patricia Cameron
Executive Di
$85,894Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Phillip Lucas
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kyle Fulmer
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rebecca Doyle
Treasurer
$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 · $85K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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.

$63Kprogram 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.

$13Kprogram 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 FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$398K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$401K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$285K
Ln 25
Programscol B$85K
Managementcol C$170K
Fundraisingcol D$31K
Owns and owesPt X
$388K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$872K
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$401K
Government grantsLn 1e$8K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$5K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Total revenueLn 12$398K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$96K
SavingsLn 2$1.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$79K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$872K
Net assetsLn 32$388K
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$189K$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$91K$79K
Total assetsLn 16$285K$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K$872K
Net assetsLn 32$276K$388K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$88K$44K$22K$22K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$54K$54K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$12K$4K$6K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$4K$7K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$641$641
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$894$894
Office expensesLn 13$566$566
Information technologyLn 14$7K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$15K$6K$9K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$18K$18K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$43K$24K$15K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$4K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$285K$85K$170K$31K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $555K$346K$209K$597K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $398K$285K$112K$388K 990 PDF
FY2023 $393K$268K$125K$276K 990 PDF
FY2022 $313K$220K$93K$133K 990 PDF
FY2021 $90K$40K 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 $397,798 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $404,514$400,735
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $289$2,552
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$11,587−$5,489
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $393,216$397,798
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $134,195$166,335
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $1,934$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $131,917$119,024
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $268,046$285,359
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $125,170$112,439
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 $397,798 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$5,154
VIII-1e Government grants$7,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$388,081
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$400,735
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,552$2,552
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$5,642
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $153$153
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $2,705$397,798
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $285,359 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $43,992 · Management $21,996 · Fundraising $21,996$87,984
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $54,348$54,348
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,533 · Management $6,410 · Fundraising $1,767$11,710
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,709 · Management $6,730 · Fundraising $1,854$12,293
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $641$641
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,759$15,759
IX-11g Other fees for servicesFundraising $1,400$1,400
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $894$894
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $566$566
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $7,427$7,427
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,039 · Management $9,059$15,098
IX-17 TravelManagement $6,342$6,342
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $17,793$17,793
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,055$2,055
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $23,756 · Management $14,938 · Fundraising $4,204$42,898
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,546 · Management $4,605$8,151
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $84,575 · Management $169,563 · Fundraising $31,221$285,359
Part X · Balance sheet $1,260,538 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $168,287$96,359
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $20,648$1,072,180
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,679$13,471
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $91,051$78,528
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $285,336$1,260,538
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,518$1,781
X-19 Deferred revenue$870,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,518$872,281
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $275,818$388,257
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $275,818$388,257
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $285,336$1,260,538
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $388,257 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$397,798
XI-2 Total expenses$285,359
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$112,439
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$275,818
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$388,257

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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