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Salems Riverfront Carousel INC FY2022 filing

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Salem, OR501(c)(3)Recreation & Sports EIN 91-1815668Revenue $701K in FY2022Latest return filed Nov 12, 2025

On file with the IRSsalemcarousel.orgSalem, ORTax-exempt since Apr 1998Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To enhance the quality of life in the willamette valley by invigorating community cohesiveness, fostering cultural and educational opportunities, creating a living history and increasing tourism.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$91K 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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FY2022 · Form 990-TIndependent: 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-T
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $29K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Fine: 75% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$91K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $7K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$701K
+95% vs prior year
Spent
$531K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$517K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$701K
FY2022▲ +95%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$354K
FY2021$360K
FY2022$701K
FY2023$507K
FY2024$444K
Expenses
$531K
FY2022▲ +41%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$361K
FY2021$377K
FY2022$531K
FY2023$488K
FY2024$466K
Net assets
$517K
FY2022▲ +43%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$356K
FY2021$363K
FY2022$517K
FY2023$547K
FY2024$537K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $398K Management & general 22% · $118K Fundraising 3% · $15K

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

8 people listed on the 990-T; $91K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$90,776Pt VII · Sec A
Susan Thompson
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Darr Goss
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kurt Muntz
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tom Rohlfing
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ozzie Ross
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marie Bradford-Blevins’s $92K as Executive Dir. is at the 89th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Marie Bradford-Blevins$92,300$92,471$90,776$84,803$83,304

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

Strengthens community, culture, education, history, and tourism in the Willamette Valley.

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1 program · $398K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Salem's riverfront carousel (the carousel) improved the quality of community life in oregon by operating a building which houses a beautiful handcarved wooden carousel that adults and children of all ages enjoy.

$398Kprogram 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
Salem Rotary FoundationFY2024$7K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$7K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990-T, line by line.

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1The main four
Money in
$701K
Gifts and grants$486K
Fees for services$218K
Investment income$685
Money out
$531K
Programs$398K
Management$118K
Fundraising$15K
Owns and owes
$517K
net assets
Cash and savings$245K
Total assets$528K
Liabilities$10K
People
8
listed
Paid1
Voting board7
Independent7
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Gifts and grants$486K
Fees for services$218K
Investment income$685
Total revenue$701K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$245K
Total assets$528K
Liabilities$10K
Net assets$517K
Operations
Employees13
Volunteers139
Fiscal year endsDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyNo
Whistleblower policyNo
Records policyYes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 12, 2025 $444K$466K−$22K$537K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 $507K$488K$19K$547K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $701K$531K$170K$517K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2022 $360K$377K−$17K$363K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jan 11, 2022 $354K$361K−$7K$356K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons

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

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