Mazamas promotes mountaineering through education, climbing, hiking, fellowship, safety and the exploration & protection of mountain environments.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$87K 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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FY2021 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $550K a year · 36% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$87K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.2M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$171K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
-71% vs prior year
Spent
$950K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$3.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2021▼ -71%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.7M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$766K
FY2022$117K
FY2023$711K
FY2024$1.4M
Expenses
$950K
FY2021▼ -19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$950K
FY2022$937K
FY2022$177K
FY2023$796K
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
$3.1M
FY2021▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$3.1M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending September 2021) · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 1946.

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Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $729K Management & general 21% · $203K Fundraising 2% · $18K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $87K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$86,754Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rebekah Philliips’s $105K as Executive Dir. is at the 33rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M environment 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kaleen Deatherage—$56,000$106,700$87,868——
Rebekah Philliips$105,360$54,600————
Sarah Bradham———$83,768$86,754$98,000
Mitsu Iwasaki—————$37,137

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

Promotes mountaineering through education, climbing, hiking, and protecting mountain environments.

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3 programs · $540K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Facilities

Mazamas owns a lodge located in government camp, oregon on us forest service land. Members, ski clubs and schools, and other non-profit organizations including youth groups in the portland, oregon area used the facility during the year. The lodge is also used as a base for climbs of MT. Hood led by the mazamas.

$233Kprogram expense
02

Development Projects

A series of projects in support of the strategic plan to update operations and expand programs. Initiatives include creating a new leadership development program, creating new historical collections management, create a new stewardship and advocacy program, upgrade information technology systems, capital development on the mazama lodge…

$204Kprogram expense
03

Stewardship

Conservation - beyond the recreational activities of the mazamas, conservation is central to the mazamas' mission. Since inception, the mazamas have played a significant role in preserving existing wilderness areas. Historically we have played a role in establishing crater lake and MT.

$103Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $28K · 2023–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,500
Unitemized GrantFY2023$22,000

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$577K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$329K
Investment incomeLn 3$133K
Money outPt IX
$950K
Ln 25
Programscol B$729K
Managementcol C$203K
Fundraisingcol D$18K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$148K
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$171K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$577K
Government grantsLn 1e$232K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$329K
Investment incomeLn 3$133K
Other incomeLn 4–11$33K
Gains on assetsLn 7$114K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$131K
SavingsLn 2$17K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$148K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.8M
Other assetsLn 15$51K
Total assetsLn 16$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$171K
Net assetsLn 32$3.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 6600
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$89K$148K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.0M$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.0M$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$260K$171K
Net assetsLn 32$3.0M$3.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$87K$69K$18K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$250K$199K$51K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$22K$18K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$31K$24K$6K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$119K$49K$69K$124
Advertising and promotionLn 12$430$430
Office expensesLn 13$40K$24K$15K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$52K$47K$5K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$153K$153K
InsuranceLn 23$72K$52K$19K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$90K$66K$6K$18K
All other expensesLn 24e$36K$27K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$950K$729K$203K$18K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.4M$1.1M$353K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $711K$796K−$85K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $766K$937K−$171K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.1M$950K$121K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.7M$1.2M$2.5M$3.0M 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 $1,071,077 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,293,473$576,852
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $332,771$328,669
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $26$132,882
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $79,194$32,674
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,705,464$1,071,077
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $491,780$389,771
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $679,902$560,557
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,171,682$950,328
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,533,782$120,749
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-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,071,077 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$147,597
VIII-1e Government grants$231,722
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$197,533
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$576,852
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $328,669$328,669
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $18,768$18,768
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $114,114$114,114
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $12,352$12,352
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $9,862 · Unrelated business $10,460$20,322
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $338,531 · Unrelated business $10,460 · Excluded from tax $145,234$1,071,077
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $950,328 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $69,021 · Management $17,733$86,754
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $199,049 · Management $51,142$250,191
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $17,742 · Management $4,558$22,300
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $24,286 · Management $6,240$30,526
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $48,930 · Management $69,463 · Fundraising $124$118,517
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $430$430
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $24,496 · Management $15,074$39,570
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $46,616 · Management $5,276$51,892
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $153,088$153,088
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $52,380 · Management $19,373$71,753
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $66,151 · Management $5,727 · Fundraising $17,689$89,567
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $27,257 · Management $8,483$35,740
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $729,016 · Management $203,069 · Fundraising $18,243$950,328
Part X · Balance sheet $3,300,644 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $89,020$131,479
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$16,504
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $9,598$8,005
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $64,895$70,033
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,963,112$1,835,415
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,041,678$1,188,333
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $50,875$50,875
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,219,178$3,300,644
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $66,667$51,272
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $193,570$120,039
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $260,237$171,311
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,636,062$2,757,471
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $322,879$371,862
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,958,941$3,129,333
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,219,178$3,300,644
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,129,333 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,071,077
XI-2 Total expenses$950,328
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$120,749
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,958,941
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$49,643
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,129,333

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