Bridger Ski Foundation

Analysis

Bridger Ski Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Bozeman, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending May 2023, Bridger Ski Foundation reported income of $2.4m and spending of $2.3m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from May 2020 to May 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $2.4m (+63%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2021, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Bridger Ski Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Connecticut State Golf Association Inc ($2.4m), Ultimate Sports Association ($2.4m) and West Nashville Sports League Inc ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending May 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 44% and program service revenue 59% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $105k (4.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $916k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $440k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 124 employees.