2025-10-23T09:05:00-07:00 2024-12-31 463057681 Amatics CPA Group 45 Discovery Drive Bozeman MT 59718 990 2024-01-01 810543203 BIG SKY YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECT INC BIGS 4065519660 PO BOX 6757 BOZEMAN MT 59771 DANICA JAMISON Executive Dir. 2025-10-23 true true MORGAN SCARR P00747394 4064041925 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z DANICA JAMISON PO BOX 6757 BOZEMAN MT 597716757 1778605 false X BYEP.ORG X 2001 MT BIG SKY YOUTH EMPOWERMENT CREATES A TRANSFORMATIVE COMMUNITY WHERE VULNERABLE TEENAGERS EXPERIENCE BELONGING, PURPOSE, AND WELL-BEING THROUGH GROUP MENTORSHIP, ADVENTURE, AND CONNECTION WITH THE NATURAL WORLD. OUR VISION IS THAT BYEP TEENS DISCOVER THEIR OWN CAPACITY FOR GROWTH AND SUCCESS, CONFIDENTLY CONTRIBUTING TOWARDS A KINDER AND MORE CONNECTED COMMUNITY. OUR MOTTO: GET OUTSIDE. GROW INSIDE. 12 12 17 68 0 1273232 1510776 0 55777 40966 28507 97795 1357516 1649537 18000 0 966266 976325 0 319124 1062090 858197 2028356 1852522 -670840 -202985 2945308 2601545 977651 836873 1967657 1764672 BIG SKY YOUTH EMPOWERMENT CREATES A TRANSFORMATIVE COMMUNITY WHERE VULNERABLE TEENAGERS EXPERIENCE BELONGING, PURPOSE, AND WELL-BEING THROUGH GROUP MENTORSHIP, ADVENTURE, AND CONNECTION WITH THE NATURAL WORLD. OUR VISION IS THAT BYEP TEENS DISCOVER THEIR OWN CAPACITY FOR GROWTH AND SUCCESS, CONFIDENTLY CONTRIBUTING TOWARDS A KINDER AND MORE CONNECTED COMMUNITY. OUR MOTTO: GET OUTSIDE. GROW INSIDE. false false 1380937 18000 IN 2024, BIG SKY YOUTH EMPOWERMENT WORKED WITH 175 YOUTH PROVIDING 38,233 HOURS OF PROGRAMMING. 68 MENTORS AND TUTORS PROVIDED 7,148 HOURS OF SERVICE. YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN 36 WEEKS OF EVENING WORKSHOPS AND 26 WEEKEND ADVENTURES. THE WEEKNIGHT WORKSHOP CURRICULUM FOCUSED ON A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS INCLUDING TRUST, TEAMWORK, COMMUNICATION, COPING SKILLS, GOAL SETTING, INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP.ADVENTURES INCLUDED SKIING AND SNOWBOARDING IN WINTER. SUMMER ADVENTURES INCLUDED WHITEWATER RAFTING, OUTDOOR ROCK CLIMBING, MOUNTAIN BIKING, HIKING, SKATEBOARDING, CIRCUS SKILLS, AERIAL SKILLS, LAKE DAYS/SWIMMING, PADDLEBOARDING, PLEIN AIR PAINTING, STREAM ECOLOGY, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, MISSOURI HEADWATERS STATE PARK, AND FLOATING ON THE MADISON RIVER. FALL ADVENTURES INCLUDED BIKING, HIKING, WILDFLOWER IDENTIFICATION, INDOOR ROCK CLIMBING, HORSEBACK RIDING, ARCHERY, CERAMICS, GOAT & ALPACA FARM VISITS, AERIAL SILKS, GEOCACHING, HAY MAZE, JUMPTIME, THE RUN FOR YOUR LIFE 5K, MUSEUM OF THE ROCKIES, AND CAVING AT THE LEWIS AND CLARK CAVERNS.WE PROVIDED TUTORING 2 NIGHTS PER WEEK DURING THE SCHOOL SEASON AND TEENS ENGAGED IN 15 ELECTIVES WORKSHOPS HELD 1 NIGHT PER WEEK. ELECTIVES INCLUDED BAKING & COOKING, MAKING SKIS, MINDFULNESS WITH THE MONTANA MINDFULNESS PROJECT, PLANTING, PAINTING/SCULPTURE/ART-MAKING,GAME NIGHTS, HIKING, VISITING THE LIBRARY, VIDEOGRAPHY, WRITING WORKSHOP WITH LOCAL AUTHOR JANET FOX, SNOWBOARD BENCH-MAKING, CRAFTING, AND COMBAT STAGE FIGHTING WITH MONTANA SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARKS. MIDWEEK PROGRAM OFFERINGS MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR YOUTH TO COME TO OUR BYEP TEEN CENTER UP TO 5 DAYS PER WEEK AND GET FURTHER INVOLVED WITH BYEP.THROUGHOUT 2024, WE PILOTED AN EXPANSION OF MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT BY HAVING A NEW, HIGHLY UTILIZED BYEP COUNSELOR & RESOURCE NAVIGATOR ON-SITE WHEN TEENS WERE IN THE PROGRAM. WE NOW OFFER UP TO 8 FREE COUNSELING SESSIONS FOR BYEP TEENS ON-SITE.100% GRADUATION / HISET RATE OF BYEP TEENS IN 2024, COMPARED TO AN 86% GRADUATION RATE IN MONTANA.77% OF TEEN PARTICIPANTS IMPROVED THEIR SOCIAL SKILLS.3 OUT OF 4 TEENS INCREASED THEIR COMMITMENT TO LEARNING.79% OF TEENS REPORTED DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH IN THEIR PERSONAL VALUES SUCH AS HELPING OTHERS, TAKING RESPONSIBILITY, DEVELOPING RESPECT FOR OTHERS, AND BETTER HEALTH HABITS.STUDIES SHOW THAT SPENDING 2 HOURS PER WEEK IN NATURE IMPROVES WELLBEING. 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A scholarship committee comprised of BYEP staff, board members, and/or community members reviews scholarship applications and conducts interviews with interested teens. Award decisions are made by BYEP staff based on committee input and awardees receive a grant award letter. GEAR 16363 FMV OUTDOOR ADVENTU 129200 FMV FOOD 5388 FMV PROFESSIONAL SE 721 FMV ADVERTISING 287 FMV false false false Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b A DRAFT COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BEFORE FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c THE POLICY IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a THERE IS A FORMAL ANONYMOUS REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAKES RECOMMENDATION FOR ANNUAL COMPENSATION TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHERE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS NOT PRESENT. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.