North Yellowstone Education Foundation

EIN: 823070065 501(c)(3) Youth Development

Gardiner, MT

Total Revenue
$383,677
Total Expenses
$169,837
Total Assets
$1,190,244
Net Assets
$1,174,419
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Organization Details

Formation Year
2017
Legal Domicile
MT
Principal Officer
Laura Chastain
Phone
9286790204
Tax Period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31

North Yellowstone Education Foundation, founded in 2017, is a small nonprofit in the Youth Development sector that reported $384K in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue fell 38% from the prior year — a significant decline worth monitoring. The organization ran a surplus of $214K, a strong 56% operating margin.

Mission

To work with the community to build sustainable support and enhance innovative educational opportunities for students, teachers and community members in partnership with Gardiner Public Schools.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1
Expenses: $120,379 Revenue: $22,838

Teacher HousingIn October 2023, we made our final $85,000 payment to our loan on our 3-unit teacher housing unit.$25,000 was raised in grants, and $60,000 was raised in private donations.Remodel...

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Teacher HousingIn October 2023, we made our final $85,000 payment to our loan on our 3-unit teacher housing unit.$25,000 was raised in grants, and $60,000 was raised in private donations.Remodel plans for the third floor of the teacher housing unit are in the works.We have identified five additional rental properties for school needs.We are evaluating a new property for the potential development of future teacher housing needs.Three Gardiner school teachers continue to live in our subsidized housing.Connect! Grants2022-2023 school year: 19 Connect! Grant Applications received. Note 4 applications received through this process were evaluated under our mental health support below.For the 2022-2023 school year, we funded ten applications totaling $9,717.In June of 2023, we held a bonus round of funding for the first time for the summer and 2023-2024 school year and received and awarded six applications totaling $29,050.In October 2023, we received four classroom applications and awarded $8,400.$26,500 was raised in grant funding.Mental HealthWe received and funded four grant applications related to the mental health of our students for a total of $11,246 in the 2022-2023 school year.In October 2023, Rural Resilience put forward an application relating to the behavioral health of our students. We decided to provide them with $10,000 to support their work and AMB WestPhilanthropies generously agreed to match our donation.Later in December, our foundation's board members had a meeting and agreed to increase our support for mental health causes from $10,000 to $20,000 for the year 2023-2024.We have made the decision to increase our donation to Rural Resilience to $20,000, and AMB West Philanthropies has kindly agreed to match that donation. This means that our foundation will be contributing a total of $40,000 to support mental health initiatives in our community.Year-End Donation Drive School Kitchen Project & Farm-to-SchoolIn the fall of 2023, the School Board identified $43,000 needed in kitchen equipment, and Farm to School requested $5,000 in funding to support their programming.NYEF worked with the School to identify grants, secured a matching donation, and provided additional funding to make the purchase of the much-needed convection ovens, which arrived Dec 20, 2023.The Berkje Family offered an additional $5,000 matching donation to support additional kitchen needs and this was matched by Gardiner Market.As of December 31, 2023, we have also raised $3,695 in individual donations towards the kitchen remodel and Farm to School.FundingNYEF received grant awards from the Park County Community Foundation, Steele-ReeseFoundation, AMB West Philanthropies, Greater Gallatin United Way, George L. Ohrstrom Jr.Foundation, Gardiner Resort Area District, and Northwestern Energy.

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

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Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $360,739
Program Service Revenue $22,838
Investment Income $0
Other Revenue $100
TOTAL REVENUE $383,677

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $29,778
Salaries & Benefits $64,590
Fundraising Expenses $25,411
Program Expenses $120,379
Other Expenses $75,469
TOTAL EXPENSES $169,837

Year-over-Year Comparison

2023 2022 Change
Revenue $383,677 $620,780 -0.4%
Expenses $169,837 $274,347 -0.4%
Net Income $213,840 $346,433 -0.4%
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Grants to Organizations Grants to Individuals Lobbying Political Activity Foreign Activities Donor Advised Fund Schedule B Required
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Governance

Voting Members
9
Independent Members
9
Employees
2
Volunteers
18

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
7
$68,680
Total Directors
9
$0
Key Employees
0
$0
Highest Compensated
0
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
Laura Chastain Executive Dir. 35.00
Officer
$45,000 $0 $45,000
Dr Nico Wood Kos Past Exec Dir 40.00
Officer
$23,680 $0 $23,680
Susan Emrick Director 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
Katie Guengerich Director 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
Maria Koppleberger Director 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
Jessica Warren Director 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
Miriam Watson Chair 1.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Lloyd Krueger Treasurer 1.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Erin Stahler Secretary 0.50
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Hali Kirby Teacher Rep 0.50
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Laura White School Brd Rep 0.50
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
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 No data No data No data No data
2023 $383,677 $169,837 $1,190,244 $213,840
2022 $620,780 $274,347 $1,049,433 $346,433
2021 $615,823 $293,421 $952,490 $322,402
2020 $240,000 $66,289 $253,475 $173,711
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