Nonprofit · EIN 81-0530627
MONTANA EQUESTRIAN EVENTS INC
Tax-exempt · WHITEFISH, MT 59937
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,402,206 | $1,373,105 | $29,101 | $220,053 | $12,671 | $207,382 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,439,928 | $1,408,098 | $31,830 | $182,780 | $4,499 | $178,281 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $714,165
- Program service revenue
- $689,527
- Investment income
- -$4,307
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$5,329
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $2,821
- Other revenue
- $2,821
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $69,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $340,838
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $391,084
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $161
- Accounting fees
- $4,195
- Occupancy
- $293,258
- Travel
- $1,340
- Program services (functional)
- $1,213,950
- Management and general (functional)
- $89,892
- Fundraising (functional)
- $69,263
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $182,780
- Total assets, end of year
- $220,053
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $12,671
- Net assets, end of year
- $207,382
- Gross receipts
- $1,948,662
- Employees
- 55
- Volunteers
- 400
- Year formed
- 2000
- State of legal domicile
- MT
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JANE KARAS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| DAVID DITTMAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| JEROME BROUSSARD | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| SARAH BROUSSARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 15 | $0 |
| REBECCA BROUSSARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH LENDRUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LOUISE LESLIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| ERIC MARKELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BRIAN MURRAY | CHAIR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEROME T BROUSSARD | PRESIDENT/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SARAH G BROUSSARD | VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH A LENDRUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| REBECCA A BROUSSARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 595, WHITEFISH, MT 59937-0595
- In care of
- % JEROME J BROUSSARD PRES
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JANE KARAS, PO BOX 595, WHITEFISH, MT 59937
- Signed the 990
- JANE KARAS, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (406) 862-8286
- Website
- WWW.REBECCAFARM.ORG
- Return prepared by
- JORDAHL & SLITER PLLC
Mission
PROMOTE AMATEUR EQUESTRIAN COMPETITION IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES
Program accomplishments
- THE ORGANIZATION GIVES EQUESTRIANS OF ALL AGES THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES IN COMPETITIONS THAT ARE SANCTIONED BY A NATIONAL PARENT ORGANIZATION, THE UNITED STATES EVENTING ASSOCIATION (USEA), HEADQUARTERED IN LEESBURG, VIRGINIA AND THE INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONING ORGANIZATION, FEDERATION EQUESTRE INTERNATIONALE, SWITZERLAND.THE PRIMARY SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT IS STAGING THE MAIN COMPETITION CALLED THE EVENT AT REBECCA FARM IN JULY OF EACH YEAR FOR APPROXIMATELY 580 ENTRANTS. THE RIDER AND HORSE PERFORM A COMBINATION OF THE EQUESTRIAN DISCIPLINE OF DRESSAGE, CROSS COUNTRY AND STADIUM JUMPING OVER A 3 DAY PERIOD. THERE ARE MULTIPLE DIVISIONS FROM NOVICE TO ADVANCED INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL DIVISIONS. IT IS PART OF A CIRCUIT OF SIMILAR EVENTS THAT TAKE PLACE ACROSS THE U.S. AND THE WORLD AS IT SERVES AS A SPRINGBOARD FOR THE HORSE AND RIDER TO ADVANCE TO MAJOR NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EQUESTRIAN COMPETITIONS, INCLUDING THE OLYMPICS.OVER SEVERAL MONTHS PRIOR TO THE EVENT, THE COURSE IS PREPARED TO APPROPRIATE STANDARDS, TEMPORARY STABLES ARE INSTALLED AND QUALIFIED OFFICIALS ARE HIRED. SEVERAL HUNDRED VOLUNTEERS ALSO HELP IN THE PRODUCTION OF THE EVENT. PLANNED FUNDRAISING TAKES PLACE TO SOLICIT SPONSORS TO OFFSET THE COST NOT COVERED BY ENTRY FEES SUCH AS PROGRAM PRODUCTION, PRIZES, ORGANIZATION FEES, SECURITY, TOILET RENTAL AND GARBAGE REMOVAL, ETC. OVER 20,000 SPECTATORS ATTEND AND ADMISSION IS FREE; HANDICAP ACCESS IS PROVIDED. A TRADE FAIR TAKES PLACE OVER THE 3 DAYS ATTRACTING VENDORS AND FOOD CONCESSIONAIRES. AN EVENING BARBECUE IS ALSO A TRADITIONAL PART OF THE FESTIVITIES. THE COMMUNITY NOT ONLY BENEFITS IN THE RECREATION PROVIDED, BUT ALSO FROM AN ECONOMIC STANDPOINT. THE AVERAGE COMPETITOR FROM OUT OF THE AREA (APPROXIMATELY 3/4 OF THE ENTRANTS) BRING 4-5 HELPERS WITH THEM AND STAY AN AVERAGE OF 5 DAYS. EQUESTRIAN ENTHUSIASTS FROM ALL OVER THE U.S. AND CANADA FLOCK TO THE EVENT EACH JULY TO TAKE IT ALL IN AND THUS SUPPORTING LOCAL TOURISM.ALONG WITH THE MAIN EVENT, SEVERAL CLINICS, SHOW JUMPING COMPETITIONS AND A DRESSAGE SHOW TAKE PLACE THROUGHOUT THE SEASON. THEY TOO ARE SANCTIONED BY PARENT ORGANIZATIONS RESPECTIVELY AS PER THE EQUESTRIAN DISCIPLINE. EXPERT CLINICIANS TEACH 20-30 STUDENTS OVER WEEKENDS AND JUDGES OFFICIATE AT THE JUMPING AND DRESSAGE SHOWS WHICH AVERAGE 80 COMPETITORS. AGAIN, THESE EVENTS ATTRACT EQUESTRIANS FROM ALL OVER THE U.S. AND CANADA.IN 2012, IN MEMORY OF THE EVENT'S FOUNDER, REBECCA BROUSSARD, HER DAUGHTER, SARAH G. BROUSSARD, LAUNCHED "HALT CANCER AT X" - AN INITIATIVE TO RAISE MONEY FOR BREAST CANCER RESEARCH. THE NAME COMES FROM THE DRESSAGE TEST - WHERE THE FIRST MOVEMENT IS FOR THE RIDER TO HALT THE HORSE AT X, A STATION MARKED IN THE ARENA. A PARKING DONATION WAS COLLECTED EACH DAY AT THE EVENT TO HELP SUPPORT THIS CAMPAIGN AND PARTICIPATING COMPETITORS ALSO RAISED MONEY THROUGH SOLICITING PLEDGES. A TOTAL OF $69,000 WAS AWARDED TO NATIONAL AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST BREAST CANCER.Expenses $1,213,950 · grants $69,000 · revenue $692,348
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 81-0530627
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2000
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Recreation and sports (N69)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $220,053
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,948,662
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,402,206 | $1,373,105 | $220,053 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,439,928 | $1,408,098 | $182,780 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,948,772 | $2,103,389 | $161,219 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 81-0530627).
Questions about MONTANA EQUESTRIAN EVENTS INC
- What is the EIN of MONTANA EQUESTRIAN EVENTS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MONTANA EQUESTRIAN EVENTS INC is 81-0530627.
- Is MONTANA EQUESTRIAN EVENTS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2000.
- Are donations to MONTANA EQUESTRIAN EVENTS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MONTANA EQUESTRIAN EVENTS INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of MONTANA EQUESTRIAN EVENTS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did MONTANA EQUESTRIAN EVENTS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of MONTANA EQUESTRIAN EVENTS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names JANE KARAS.
- Who are the officers and directors of MONTANA EQUESTRIAN EVENTS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 9 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does MONTANA EQUESTRIAN EVENTS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,402,206, expenses of $1,373,105 and total assets of $220,053 at year end.
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