FRIENDS OF THE GALLATIN NATIONAL F… - Form 990 Financial Data

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1992

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

ALLYSON FAUVER

Phone

2079753752

Tax Period

2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30

FRIENDS OF THE GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST, founded in 1992, is a small nonprofit in the Employment sector that reported $249K in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue surged 23% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum. Expenses of $222K left a modest 11% surplus.

Mission

TO SUPPORT AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE EDUCATIONAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES PROVIDED FOR THE PUBLIC BY THE GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST AVALANCHE CENTER, INCLUDING AVALANCHE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $133,025 Revenue: $11,123

AVALANCHE SAFETY AND AWARENESS EDUCATION PROGRAM: THE FRIENDS OF GNFAC PROVIDES FREE, QUALITY AVALANCHE SAFETY EDUCATION AND INFORMATION FOR ALL BACKCOUNTRY USERS IN SOUTHWEST MONTANA. IN THE...

AVALANCHE SAFETY AND AWARENESS EDUCATION PROGRAM: THE FRIENDS OF GNFAC PROVIDES FREE, QUALITY AVALANCHE SAFETY EDUCATION AND INFORMATION FOR ALL BACKCOUNTRY USERS IN SOUTHWEST MONTANA. IN THE 2023-2024 SEASON, 45 INSTRUCTORS COORDINATED AND STAFFED 95 CLASSES TO 4,876 PEOPLE, INCLUDING 701 YOUTH AND 802 SNOWMOBILERS, AND REACHING GRADES 1-12, COLLEGIATE, SEARCH AND RESCUE GROUPS, SKI PATROL, AND SKI AND SNOWMOBILE CLUBS.

Program 2

Expenses: $58,377

DIRECT SUPPORT OF THE GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST AVALANCHE CENTER IN THEIR MISSION TO INFORM THE RECREATING PUBLIC ABOUT AVALANCHE DANGER: THE FRIENDS OF GNFAC HOSTS THE MTAVALANCHE.COM WEBSITE, OWNS AND MAINTAINS 5 WEATHER STATIONS, AND PROVIDES OTHER DIRECT SUPPORT TO THE AVALANCHE CENTER BY COVERING COSTS FOR SNOWMOBILES, GEAR, AND WEBSITE MAINTENANCE. IN THE 2023-2024 SEASON, THE AVALANCHE CENTER'S DAILY AVALANCHE ADVISORIES REACHED 5,884 PEOPLE A DAY; GNFAC VIDEOS RECEIVED OVER 2.6M VIEWS; AND INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK, YOUTUBE AND TWITTER FOLLOWERS REACHED 54K.

Program 3

Expenses: $2,671

SNOWPILOT SOFTWARE: THE FRIENDS OF GNFAC FUNDS THE MAINTENANCE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THIS OPEN-SOURCE, FREE SOFTWARE THAT ALLOWS USERS TO RECORD AND GRAPH SNOW PIT INFORMATION IN A SECURE DATABASE WHERE RESEARCHERS CAN ANALYZE IT TO ADVANCE THE FIELD OF SNOW SCIENCE. SNOWPILOT HAS OVER 6,000 USERS AND IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST SNOW PIT DATABASE WITH OVER 48,000 SNOW PITS IN 5 LANGUAGES (ENGLISH, SPANISH, ICELANDIC, SWEDISH, AND ITALIAN).

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $183,412

Program Service Revenue $11,123

Investment Income $30,175

Other Revenue $24,601

TOTAL REVENUE $249,311

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $49,707

Salaries & Benefits $113,143

Fundraising Expenses $6,492

Program Expenses $194,073

Other Expenses $59,609

TOTAL EXPENSES $222,459

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$249,311	$202,852	+0.2%
Expenses	$222,459	$198,977	+0.1%
Net Income	$26,852	$3,875	+5.9%

Key Indicators

✓ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✓ Whistleblower Policy

✓ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$9,913

Total Directors

$925

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
ANGIE WEIKERT	PRESIDENT	0.54	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
LAURA RYAN	VICE PRESIDENT	0.54	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
LEAH KNICKERBOCKER	SECRETARY	0.54	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
REGINA WALL	DIRECTOR	0.54	Director	$0	$0	$0
TYLER ALLEN	DIRECTOR	0.63	Director	$925	$0	$925
DAWN BROWN	DIRECTOR	0.54	Director	$0	$0	$0
MARK GREENO	DIRECTOR	0.54	Director	$0	$0	$0
BEN NOBEL	DIRECTOR	0.54	Director	$0	$0	$0
ALLYSON FAUVER	TREASURER	3.81	Officer	$9,913	$0	$9,913

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	No data	No data	No data	No data
2024	$249,311	$222,459	$979,566	$26,852
2023	$202,852	$198,977	$875,284	$3,875
2022	$282,282	$180,552	$852,013	$101,730
2021	$258,486	$143,497	$843,158	$114,989
2020	$169,301	$161,480	$620,845	$7,821
2019	$192,964	$145,074	$619,725	$47,890
2018	$179,883	$148,673	$573,433	$31,210

FRIENDS OF THE GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST