Tall Timber Ranch: FY2022 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 91-1590280)

Jim Schmotzer’s $35K as Interim Executive Director is at the 34th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2133 $100K–1M religion 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Adam Tobey	$7,114	$59,492	—	—	—
Zachary Miller	—	—	$16,497	$54,207	$27,561
David Saugen	—	—	—	—	$53,916
Velda Millard	—	—	$46,203	—	—
Jim Schmotzer	$35,000	—	—	—	—
Aaron Fishburn	$13,625	—	—	—	—

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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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 wilderness retreats and summer camps for students and groups to grow and have fun.

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1 program · $413K · in their own filed words · FY2022

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Tall timber is a mountain sanctuary retreat and camp space. During the summer the camp hosts over 600 students through a variety of camps that include overnight stays, campfires, recreational activities like a rock wall, zip line, and many more. The site also provides retreat space for over 3,400 guests year round.

$413Kprogram 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

Cascade FriendsFY2025$43K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$43K

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$509K

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$282K

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$227K

Investment incomeLn 3$642

Money outPt IX

$654K

Ln 25

Programscol B$413K

Managementcol C$241K

Owns and owesPt X

$717K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$46K

Total assetsLn 16$893K

LiabilitiesLn 26$176K

PeoplePt VI, VII

11

listed · VII A

PaidVII A2

Voting boardVI 1a9

IndependentVI 1b9

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$227K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$282K

Investment incomeLn 3$642

Total revenueLn 12$509K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$45K

SavingsLn 2$818

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$46K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$758K

Other assetsLn 15$90K

Total assetsLn 16$893K

LiabilitiesLn 26$176K

Net assetsLn 32$717K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 518

VolunteersI 655

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY22	End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$186K	$46K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$575K	$758K
Total assetsLn 16	$870K	$893K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$8K	$176K
Net assetsLn 32	$862K	$717K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$63K	$36K	$26K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$223K	$129K	$94K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$9K	$5K	$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$33K	$19K	$14K
Legal feesLn 11b	$2K	$1K	$897
Office expensesLn 13	$14K	$8K	$6K
Information technologyLn 14	$20K	$11K	$8K
OccupancyLn 16	$69K	$35K	$35K
TravelLn 17	$2K	$1K	$964
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$38K	$25K	$13K
InsuranceLn 23	$66K	$38K	$28K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$111K	$101K	$10K
All other expensesLn 24e	$4K	$2K	$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$654K	$413K	$241K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$583K	$513K	$70K	$787K	990 PDF
FY2023	$804K	$805K	−$1K	$716K	990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing	$509K	$654K	−$145K	$717K	990 PDF
FY2021	$603K	$549K	$54K	$862K	990 PDF
FY2020	$551K	$479K	$72K	$808K	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 O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $509,068 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $400,960$226,629

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $202,082$281,797

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $37$642

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $603,079$509,068

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $296,886$327,074

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $252,003$327,015

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $548,889$654,089

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $54,190−$145,021

Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9

VI-1b Independent voting members9

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $509,068 across 5 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$226,629

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$226,629

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $281,797$281,797

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $642$642

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $281,797 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $642$509,068

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $654,089 across 13 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $36,322 · Management $26,378$62,700

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $129,225 · Management $93,846$223,071

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $5,003 · Management $3,634$8,637

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,923 · Management $13,743$32,666

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,236 · Management $897$2,133

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,255 · Management $5,995$14,250

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $11,411 · Management $8,287$19,698

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $34,520 · Management $34,520$69,040

IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,327 · Management $964$2,291

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $25,319 · Management $12,659$37,978

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $38,319 · Management $27,828$66,147

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $101,143 · Management $9,919$111,062

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,208 · Management $2,208$4,416

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $413,211 · Management $240,878 · Fundraising $0$654,089

Part X · Balance sheet $892,674 assets, 10 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $96,762$44,844

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $88,853$818

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $20,244$0

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $575,006$757,503

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $89,509$89,509

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $870,374$892,674

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,247$19,072

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,247$175,568

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $862,127$717,106

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $870,374$892,674

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $717,106 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$509,068

XI-2 Total expenses$654,089

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$145,021

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$862,127

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$717,106

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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