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

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$107K 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
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
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$107K
to officers and key staff · 60% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 60% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $943K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 11.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$168K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% 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
$117K
-85% vs prior year
Spent
$177K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$2.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$117K
FY2022▼ -85%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.7M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$766K
FY2022$117K
FY2023$711K
FY2024$1.4M
Expenses
$177K
FY2022▼ -81%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$950K
FY2022$937K
FY2022$177K
FY2023$796K
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
$2.7M
FY2022▼ -0.6%
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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 FY2022 Form 990 · 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.

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% · $133K Management & general 19% · $34K Fundraising 6% · $10K

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

11 people listed on the 990-T; $107K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$106,700Pt 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
$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 · $111K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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.

$55Kprogram expense
02

Educational Programs

The mazamas conduct climbing education in mountaineering, rock climbing, ice climbing, backcountry skiing, nordic skiing, wilderness first aid, and other areas related to mountain-related outdoor activities. The courses include techniques, safety and environmental awareness, and conservation ethics.

$36Kprogram expense
03

Activities & Events

The mazamas offer activities, including hiking, climbing, backpacking, and local street rambles, led by volunteer leaders. Participation is open to the public and subject to the physical fitness required for each activity. Participants are charged a fee for activities; member fees are usually lower than nonmember fees.

$20Kprogram 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 FY2022 990-T, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$117K
Gifts and grants$61K
Fees for services$48K
Investment income$7K
Money out
$177K
Programs$133K
Management$34K
Fundraising$10K
Owns and owes
$2.7M
net assets
Cash and savings$168K
Total assets$2.9M
Liabilities$168K
People
11
listed
Paid1
Voting board9
Independent9
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Gifts and grants$61K
Fees for services$48K
Investment income$7K
Other income$911
Total revenue$117K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$168K
Total assets$2.9M
Liabilities$168K
Net assets$2.7M
Operations
Employees18
Volunteers600
Fiscal year endsDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Records policyNo

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 $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

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

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