Nonprofit · EIN 82-3070065
NORTH YELLOWSTONE EDUCATION FOUNDATION
Also known as NYEF
Tax-exempt · GARDINER, MT 59030
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $433,891 | $281,386 | $152,505 | $1,752,802 | $4,725 | $1,748,077 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $656,414 | $235,261 | $421,153 | $1,599,137 | $3,565 | $1,595,572 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $383,677 | $169,837 | $213,840 | $1,190,244 | $15,825 | $1,174,419 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $385,905
- Program service revenue
- $38,776
- Investment income
- $16,786
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$7,576
- Other revenue
- -$7,576
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $128,800
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $61,350
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $66,043
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $993
- Occupancy
- $27,900
- Travel
- $241
- Depreciation
- $31,387
- Program services (functional)
- $246,141
- Management and general (functional)
- $17,470
- Fundraising (functional)
- $17,775
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,599,137
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,752,802
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4,725
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,748,077
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,363,102
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,730,590
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $17,487
- Gross receipts
- $454,432
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 20
- Year formed
- 2017
- 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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Chastain | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $61,350 |
| Ryan Perkins | Teacher Rep Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| George Bumann | Student Rep Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| Kat Zeibig | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Miriam Watson | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jessica Warren | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Maria Koppelberger-Rogers | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 50 | $0 |
| Lloyd Krueger | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Kaitlin Person | Student Rep. Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| Willa Fouts | Teacher Rep Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Chastain | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $75,000 |
| Erin Stahler | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Miriam Watson | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jessica Warren | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Maria Koppelberger-Rogers | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| Lloyd Krueger | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Kaitlin Person | Student Rep. Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| Willa Fouts | Teacher Rep Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| Laura White | School Brd Rep Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Chastain | Executive Dir. Officer | 35 | $45,000 |
| Dr Nico Wood Kos | Past Exec Dir Officer | 40 | $23,680 |
| Susan Emrick | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Katie Guengerich | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Maria Koppleberger | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jessica Warren | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Miriam Watson | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Lloyd Krueger | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Erin Stahler | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| Hali Kirby | Teacher Rep Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| Laura White | School Brd Rep Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 166, GARDINER, MT 59030-0166
- In care of
- % ASHEA MILLS
- Mailing address (990-N for 2016)
- Post Office Box 1085, Gardiner MT 59030
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Laura Chastain, PO Box 166, Gardiner, MT 59030
- Principal officer (990-N for 2016)
- Ashea Mills, PO box 1085, Gardiner MT 59030
- Signed the 990
- Laura Chastain, Current Director
- Phone
- (928) 679-0204
- Website
- gardinernyef.org
- Return prepared by
- Holmes & Turner
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 accomplishments
- Teacher HousingIn 2025, we remodeled a studio apartment into a one-bedroom apartment and added a washer and dryer. We received donations from Park County Community Foundation and Livingston Flooring to make this project happen.We developed the school property to accommodate new teacher housing.We added three two-bedroom, two-bath units, with lofts on the school propertyWe re-roofed our three-unit teacher house.Six Gardiner School employees continue to live in our subsidized housing.Connect! Grants2024-2025 school year: 19 Connect! Grant Applications received.For the 2024-2025 school year, we funded nineteen applications totaling $128,800.40.Larger projects included new lights and sound for the cafetorium, and a new fence around the football field.Mental HealthWe received a Connect! Grant application for Rural Resilience for $10,000 to support a behavioralist.We sponsored Brewfest and raised $8,281 for our 2025-2026 Mental Health grant to Rural ResilienceYear-End Donation Drive: Bleachers and New TrackIn October, NYEF was made aware that the bleachers could no longer be repaired and were unstable in many areasWe assisted the school with two Gardiner Resort Area District grants. One for the bleacher project and one for the track project.In the end, the school received funds from GRAD to replace the bleachers.Our year-end campaign raised an additional $9,297 to support the Track renovations scheduled for 2027.The bleacher project will take place in the summer of 2026, and we aim to raise enough money for the track project to take place in the summer of 2027.FundingNYEF received grant awards from the Park County Community Foundation, Greater Gallatin United Way, George L. Ohrstrom Jr. Foundation, Gardiner Resort Area District, Northwestern Energy, Whole Kids, Kars4Kids, plus private foundations and amazing local donors.Expenses $246,141 · grants $128,800 · revenue $38,776
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 | 990 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
- 82-3070065
- 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
- 2018
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Youth development (O11)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,752,802
- Income (IRS master file)
- $454,432
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $433,891 | $281,386 | $1,752,802 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $656,414 | $235,261 | $1,599,137 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $383,677 | $169,837 | $1,190,244 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $620,780 | $274,347 | $1,049,433 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | $615,823 | $293,421 | $952,490 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2016 Officer: Ashea Mills | June 30, 2017 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 82-3070065).
Questions about NORTH YELLOWSTONE EDUCATION FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of NORTH YELLOWSTONE EDUCATION FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NORTH YELLOWSTONE EDUCATION FOUNDATION is 82-3070065.
- Is NORTH YELLOWSTONE EDUCATION FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2018.
- Are donations to NORTH YELLOWSTONE EDUCATION FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NORTH YELLOWSTONE EDUCATION FOUNDATION 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 NORTH YELLOWSTONE EDUCATION FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did NORTH YELLOWSTONE EDUCATION FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of NORTH YELLOWSTONE EDUCATION FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Laura Chastain.
- Who are the officers and directors of NORTH YELLOWSTONE EDUCATION FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 10 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $61,350 (Laura Chastain, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does NORTH YELLOWSTONE EDUCATION FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $433,891, expenses of $281,386 and total assets of $1,752,802 at year end.
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