Nonprofit · EIN 81-0543203
BIG SKY YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECT INC
Tax-exempt · BOZEMAN, MT 59715
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,649,537 | $1,852,522 | -$202,985 | $2,601,545 | $836,873 | $1,764,672 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,357,516 | $2,028,356 | -$670,840 | $2,945,308 | $977,651 | $1,967,657 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,510,776
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $40,966
- Net income from fundraising events
- $75,089
- Net income from gaming
- $20,751
- Other revenue
- $97,795
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $18,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $135,806
- Other salaries and wages
- $698,050
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $976,325
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $14,878
- Occupancy
- $211,875
- Depreciation
- $185,992
- Program services (functional)
- $1,380,937
- Management and general (functional)
- $152,461
- Fundraising (functional)
- $319,124
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,945,308
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,601,545
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $836,873
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,764,672
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $747,878
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,386,255
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $378,417
- Gross receipts
- $1,778,605
- Employees
- 17
- Volunteers
- 68
- Year formed
- 2001
- 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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANICA JAMISON | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $120,578 | $10,965 |
| KATHERINE BELENDIUK | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB LATEINER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HILLARY MORIN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BENNET KERN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER MATHEISON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM CLUBB | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATIE FINCH | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WENDY WIGERT | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA MCKEITHEN | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL OCHSNER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERSIN OZER | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MOLLY WOOD | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MCCALL RENOLD | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEREMY SEGLEM | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHANTEL WALLER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANICA JAMISON | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $118,393 | $9,312 |
| JOHN DICOLA | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROB LATEINER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HILLARY MORIN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY KACHADURIAN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HILARY BURT | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM CLUBB | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATIE FINCH | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WENDY WIGERT | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA MCKEITHEN | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERSIN OZER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MOLLY WOOD | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 225 E MENDENHALL ST, BOZEMAN, MT 59715-3637
- In care of
- % DANICA JAMISON
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DANICA JAMISON, PO BOX 6757, BOZEMAN, MT 597716757
- Signed the 990
- DANICA JAMISON, Executive Dir.
- Phone
- (406) 551-9660
- Website
- BYEP.ORG
- Return prepared by
- Amatics CPA Group
Mission
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.
Program accomplishments
- 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. BYEP TEENS SPEND 7 HOURS OUTSIDE EACH WEEK!Expenses $1,380,937 · grants $18,000
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
- 81-0543203
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2002
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Youth development (O50)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,601,545
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,778,605
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,649,537 | $1,852,522 | $2,601,545 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,357,516 | $2,028,356 | $2,945,308 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,940,293 | $1,930,208 | $4,025,387 | 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 81-0543203).
Questions about BIG SKY YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECT INC
- What is the EIN of BIG SKY YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECT INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BIG SKY YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECT INC is 81-0543203.
- Is BIG SKY YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECT INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2002.
- Are donations to BIG SKY YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECT INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BIG SKY YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECT 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 BIG SKY YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECT 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 BIG SKY YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECT 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 BIG SKY YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECT INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names DANICA JAMISON.
- Who are the officers and directors of BIG SKY YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECT INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 16 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $120,578 (DANICA JAMISON, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does BIG SKY YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROJECT INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,649,537, expenses of $1,852,522 and total assets of $2,601,545 at year end.
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