West Yellowstone Ski Education Foundation

Analysis

West Yellowstone Ski Education Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in W Yellowstone, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1996, 30 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, West Yellowstone Ski Education Foundation reported income of $242k and spending of $137k, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $184k to $242k (+32%), an average of +7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, West Yellowstone Ski Education Foundation sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Georgia Soccer Development Foundation Inc ($242k), Royal Revolution Parent Booster Club Incorporated ($242k) and Jasper County Agriculture Associati on ($242k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $17k (13% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $851k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $851k. It reported 1 employees.