Feathered Pipe Foundation INC FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Helena, MT501(c)(3)Since 1975EIN 94-2368608Revenue $1.1M in FY2023

On file with the IRSfeatheredpipe.comPo Box 1682, 59624-1682 · Helena, MTTax-exempt since Jul 1976Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Mission of Foundation is to help people find their direction through access to programs and experiences that cultivate awareness odf their truest selves; enrich spirit, mind, body; explore the world's wisdom & discoveries; actively practice sava (service) to support healing, education, community & empowerment.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$59K 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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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $200K a year · 18% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$59K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$118K
19% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 19% of assets; 50% or less.
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
$1.1M
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$954K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$488K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2023▼ -2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$324K
FY2021$946K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.5M
Expenses
$954K
FY2023▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$297K
FY2021$698K
FY2022$920K
FY2023$954K
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$488K
FY2023▲ +27%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$32K
FY2021$281K
FY2022$384K
FY2023$488K
FY2024$919K
FY2025$1.2M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1976.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $859K Management & general 10% · $95K

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; $59K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$59,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Crystal Water$74,900$59,000$48,000$25,000$10,668

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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1 program · $859K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Ranch program

$859Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $10K · 2021–2021
Unitemized GrantFY2021$9,750

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$928K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$128K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$954K
Ln 25
Programscol B$859K
Managementcol C$95K
Owns and owesPt X
$488K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$401K
Total assetsLn 16$606K
LiabilitiesLn 26$118K
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$128K
Government grantsLn 1e$7K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$928K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$80K
SavingsLn 2$321K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$401K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$196K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$606K
LiabilitiesLn 26$118K
Net assetsLn 32$488K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 528
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$353K$401K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$147K$196K
Total assetsLn 16$500K$606K
LiabilitiesLn 26$116K$118K
Net assetsLn 32$384K$488K
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$59K$30K$29K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$202K$163K$40K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$1K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K$20K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$345$345
Accounting feesLn 11c$500$500
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$122K$122K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$40K$40K
Office expensesLn 13$16K$8K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$67K$63K$4K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$200K$196K$4K
TravelLn 17$20K$20K$179
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$14K$14K
InsuranceLn 23$46K$44K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$133K$133K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$954K$859K$95K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.5M$1.2M$233K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.6M$1.2M$431K$919K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.1M$954K$103K$488K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$920K$156K$384K 990 PDF
FY2021 $946K$698K$249K$281K 990 PDF
FY2020 $324K$297K$28K$32K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,057,062 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $132,316$127,824
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $943,432$927,548
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $52$1,690
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,075,800$1,057,062
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $285,343$290,220
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $634,621$663,490
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $919,964$953,710
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $155,836$103,352
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-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,057,062 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$7,430
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$120,394
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$127,824
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $927,548$927,548
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,690$1,690
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $929,238$1,057,062
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $953,710 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 $30,000 · Management $29,000$59,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $162,756 · Management $39,709$202,465
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $2,383$2,383
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,000 · Management $1,300$2,300
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,775 · Management $4,297$24,072
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $345$345
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $500$500
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $121,695$121,695
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $40,455$40,455
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,344 · Management $8,020$16,364
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $63,029 · Management $3,790$66,819
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $195,899 · Management $4,161$200,060
IX-17 TravelPrograms $20,176 · Management $179$20,355
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $4,344$4,344
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $14,106$14,106
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $44,246 · Management $1,327$45,573
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $132,874$132,874
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $858,699 · Management $95,011 · Fundraising $0$953,710
Part X · Balance sheet $606,435 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $265,790$80,150
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $87,677$320,868
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$9,647
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $146,570$195,770
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $500,037$606,435
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,763$2,811
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $112,804$115,350
X-25 Other liabilities$2
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $115,567$118,163
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $384,470$488,272
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $384,470$488,272
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $500,037$606,435
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $488,272 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,057,062
XI-2 Total expenses$953,710
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$103,352
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$384,470
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$450
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$488,272

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