2025-08-11T08:59:28-07:00 2024-12-31 853998047 Emerald Mountain Tax & Consulting 330 South Lincoln Ave Ste 101 STEAMBOAT SPRINGS CO 80487 990 2024-01-01 262096621 THE STEAMBOAT INSTITUTE STEA 9704390741 PO BOX 776049 STEAMBOAT SPRINGS CO 80477 JENNIFER SCHUBERT-AKIN Chairman 2025-08-11 true true Jennifer Vlosky P01697474 9708791787 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z PO BOX 776049 STEAMBOAT SPRINGS CO 80477 2337985 false X steamboatinstitute.org X 2008 CO THE STEAMBOAT INSTITUTE PROMOTES AMERICA'S FIRST PRINCIPLES AND INSPIRES ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT IN THE DEFENSE OF LIBERTY 8 8 6 6 0 1727229 2156142 170301 173515 12840 8328 0 1910370 2337985 20000 25000 0 293048 451503 0 70638 1462775 1620482 1775823 2096985 134547 241000 1218807 3423701 724222 2673663 494585 750038 THE STEAMBOAT INSTITUTE PROMOTES AMERICA'S FIRST PRINCIPLES AND INSPIRES ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT IN THE DEFENSE OF LIBERTY false false 1917589 25000 173515 Steamboat Institute continued a remarkable period of growth in revenue and in programs in 2024:Total revenue for 2024 was $2,358,782, compared to $1,910,370 for 2023.In January 2024, Steamboat Institute hosted a Summit on Foreign Policy and Global Security in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, featuring a powerhouse line-up of globally respected experts, including the 70th U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo, Dennis Prager, Professor Gad Saad, Mary Kissel and several others.With the launch of Steamboat Institute Digital in Spring 2024, SI experienced exponential growth in its online audience, with tens of thousands of new subscribers and followers and millions of view of SI content.The 16th Annual Freedom Conference, held in Beaver Creek, Colorado, in August 2024, drew hundreds of people from across America, including 35 young leaders, ages 20-29, attending on scholarships awarded after a competitive application process. Featured speakers included Michael Oren (Israels Ambassador to the U.S., 2009-13), Sage Steele (long-time co-host of ESPNs SportsCenter), George Washington University Law Professor Jonathan Turley, Emmy Award-winning investigative journalist Catherine Herridge, globally renowned award-winning singer and actress Mary Millben, and many others. At the conference, SI awarded its annual Courage in Education Award to Stanford medical professor Jay Bhattacharya, M.D.Steamboat Institute awarded its 2024-25 Tony Blankley Fellowship for Public Policy and American Exceptionalism to Brad Polumbo, an independent journalist, YouTube host and co-founder of BASEDPolitics, growing its ranks of current and former Blankley Fellows to 13.In 2024, Steamboat Institutes Tony Blankley Fellows reached approximately 2.2 billion viewers and listeners with their appearances on local and national TV and radio programs. These media appearances had an advertising value equivalency of $21.2 million.In 2024, during one of the most volatile periods on college campuses since the 1960s, Steamboat Institute hosted a record 12 debates on college campuses across America, and not a single one was shouted down or cancelled. Nearly 1,700 people attended in person, with 2,300+ livestream viewers. Videos of the debates received 438,000+ views on YouTube and other platforms, and short video clips from the debates received over 4 million views.Steamboat Institutes Emerging Leaders Council, an outgrowth of its Freedom Conference scholarship program, grew to a record 45 members, representing 18 states and Washington, D.C. The ELC members launched a new program, Outspoken Roundtable debates to help members develop critical thinking and public speaking skills. 1917589 true true false false false false false false false true true false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 51 0 true 6 true false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false X 8 8 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X X X JENNIFER SCHUBERT-AKIN 9704390741 27855 WHITEWOOD DRIVE STEAMBOAT SPRINGS CO 80487 JENNIFER SCHUBERT-AKIN Chairman 40.00 0.00 X X 151667 0 4571 RICK AKIN Vice Chairman 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER CUMMINGS Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ROGER DORF Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BRIDGETT G WAGNER Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW SPALDING PHD Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM H FRIESELL Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES S MCNEIL Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 151667 4571 1 false true false ATHOS Media Strategies LLC 300 Independence Ave SE Ste 200 Washington DC 20003 Media & Communication 180000 1 2156142 24571 2156142 ELC LEADERSHIP SUMMIT 2625 2625 FREEDOM CONFERENCE 160655 160655 WINTER POLICY SUMMIT 10235 10235 173515 8328 8328 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2337985 173515 8328 0 25000 25000 0 0 156238 124990 31248 0 248202 248202 0 13952 13952 33111 30553 2558 0 0 13175 13175 0 0 0 24444 19555 4889 97434 81103 7175 9156 22365 671 21694 0 0 0 174524 156236 16662 1626 0 0 0 0 123 123 2798 2798 SPEAKER EXPENSES 592321 592321 CONSULTANT 252975 211125 41850 EVENT MEALS 154322 154322 AUDIO VISUAL 129654 129654 156347 129782 8559 18006 2096985 1917589 108758 70638 132057 107681 179113 277792 581000 2620457 93276 58022 0 0 0 0 10000 3485 3034 574 451 76108 24571 0 0 0 156679 324727 1218807 3423701 73222 63206 651000 2610457 724222 2673663 X 494585 750038 494585 750038 1218807 3423701 241000 14453 X false false false X 585736 931177 1262710 1755888 2156142 6691653 0 0 585736 931177 1262710 1755888 2156142 6691653 1497229 5194424 103 468 2451 12840 8328 24190 0 0 6715843 1033508 0.77350 0.80440 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 153162 155200 15523 323885 153155 7 153162 1.00000 false false false 3485 3034 451 451 AIRLINE CREDITS 842 ENDOWMENT 323885 324727 Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. The primary purpose of the Endowment is to ensure the longterm viability and vitality of The Steamboat Insitute. It represents the organizations financial capital and thus enhances its ability to weather adverse circumstances and to pursue opportunites in line with its mission. Our objective is that the principal/corpus of the Endowment should remain intact and grow. false 0 0 FELLOWSHIP STIPEND 4 25000 X false false false false false false false false false JENNIFER SCHUBERT-AKIN Chairman 121667 30000 1571 3000 156238 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 There are 2 board members that are married to each other. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Steamboat Institute Board reviews the 990 at its annual Board meeting. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a The Board of Directors establishes the executive directors compensation. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 18 UPON REQUEST Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 UPON REQUEST CHANGE IN REPORTING - CONTRIBUTIONS/GRANTS VS. PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE The Steamboat Institute derives a significant portion of its revenue from event fees, which include both basic registration fees and sponsorships. A portion of each sponsorship is deductible as a charitable contribution to the sponsor. Beginning with the 2017 Form 990, the deductible portions of event sponsorships are being reported as part of Contributions and Grants and NOT in Program Service Revenue as in prior years. FELLOWSHIP STIPENDS Page 1, Line 13 - The 2016 fellowship stipends were not reported on this line. They were included in the total Tony Blankley expenses".