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Nonprofit · EIN 99-1571329

PEAK INNOVATIONS

Tax-exempt · BOZEMAN, MT 59715

Financials

$124K$123K2024$142K$148K2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of PEAK INNOVATIONS by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990-EZ$142,439$148,460-$6,021$179,194$4$179,190
December 31, 2024990-EZ$123,901$123,473$428$432$4$428
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$100,140
Program service revenue
$41,274
Investment income
$0
Net income from sales of inventory
$431
Other revenue
$594

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$87,200
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$0
Professional fees and payments to contractors
$100,386
Occupancy
$678
Other expenses
$47,396
Program services (functional)
$125,080

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$432
Total assets, end of year
$179,194
Total liabilities, end of year
$4
Net assets, end of year
$179,190
Cash, savings and investments
$179,194
Gross receipts
$142,439

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-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
NADAV OAKESFOUNDER/BOARD MEMBER40$87,200
LINDSAY FIXMERBOARD MEMBER1$0
NICK WOODWARDBOARD MEMBER1$0
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024: 3 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
NADAV OAKESDIRECTOR40$67,056
LINDSAY FIXMERDIRECTOR1$0
NICK WOODWARDDIRECTOR1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
614 S 11TH AVE, BOZEMAN, MT 59715-4368
In care of
% NADAV OAKES
Signed the 990-EZ
NADAV OAKES, FOUNDER
Phone
(406) 924-9799
Return prepared by
EASY OFFICE DBA JITASA

Mission

PEAK INNOVATIONS IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO IMPROVING MOUNTAIN EXPERIENCES BY RETHINKING THE FUNDAMENTALS OF GEAR, GUIDING, EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH MAKING MOUNTAIN TRAVEL SAFER AND MORE ACCESSIBLE.

990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • PEAK INNOVATIONS OPERATES AS A SINGLE INTEGRATED PROGRAM - MOUNTAIN SAFETY EDUCATION & INNOVATION THROUGH WHICH ALL ACTIVITIES ARE DELIVERED UNDER A UNIFIED OPERATIONAL STRUCTURE BY THE SAME PERSONNEL AND RESOURCES. THE PROGRAM ENCOMPASSES GUIDING, EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL RESCUE TRAINING, ONLINE LEARNING, AND RESEARCH, ALL IN SERVICE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CORE MISSION. RATHER THAN SILOED DEPARTMENTS, THESE ACTIVITY AREAS ARE DEEPLY INTERCONNECTED AND MUTUALLY REINFORCING. WE PROVIDED ONLINE EDUCATIONAL CONTENT REACHED OVER 10,000 VIEWS ACROSS VIDEO PLATFORMS, NICHE TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT DEVELOPED THROUGH THE GEAR LAB PROGRAM DISTRIBUTED SEVERAL HUNDRED UNITS AND IN-PERSON PROGRAMS DELIVERED INTENSIVE, HIGH-QUALITY INSTRUCTION WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON PROFESSIONAL RESCUE ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE TRAINING MULTIPLIES SAFETY IMPACT ACROSS THE BROADER COMMUNITY. PEAK INNOVATIONS DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING INTERCONNECTED ACTIVITIES IN 2025: GUIDED EXPEDITIONS & OUTINGS - PROFESSIONAL MOUNTAIN GUIDING SERVICES INCLUDING RUNNING A COURSE IN SQUAMISH, BC, AN ALASKA EXPEDITION, AND GUIDED OUTINGS THROUGHOUT MONTANA. PROGRAMS WERE OFFERED AT SUBSIDIZED RATES WITH FLEXIBLE PAYMENT OPTIONS TO REDUCE FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION. RESCUE & SAFETY EDUCATION - SUBSIDIZED SELF-RESCUE COURSES FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AS WELL AS TECHNICAL SAFETY TRAINING TO ENSURE PEAK INNOVATIONS PROGRAMS MEET THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF INSTRUCTIONAL QUALITY AND PARTICIPANT SAFETY. PROFESSIONAL RESCUE TRAINING - TECHNICAL RESCUE TRAINING COURSES PROVIDED TO SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAMS AND MILITARY RESCUE UNITS, COVERING MOUNTAIN RESCUE TECHNIQUES, SELF-RESCUE SKILLS, AND TECHNICAL TERRAIN OPERATIONS. TRAINING PROFESSIONAL RESCUERS CREATES A FORCE-MULTIPLIER EFFECT FOR MOUNTAIN SAFETY WHOSE DOWNSTREAM IMPACT EXTENDS WELL BEYOND DIRECT PARTICIPANTS. E-LEARNING & ONLINE EDUCATION - DEVELOPMENT AND LAUNCH OF AN ONLINE E-COURSE COVERING MOUNTAIN SKILLS AND SAFETY, OFFERED FREE TO THE PUBLIC IN 2025 AND TRANSITIONING TO A SLIDING-SCALE FEE MODEL IN 2026. A NEW ORGANIZATIONAL WEBSITE WAS BUILT TO SUPPORT PROGRAM DELIVERY AND EXPAND THE REACH OF PUBLIC EDUCATION CONTENT. ONLINE VIDEO CONTENT ACROSS PLATFORMS REACHED OVER 10,000 VIEWS. RESEARCH & GEAR INNOVATION - INDEPENDENT SAFETY RESEARCH AND FIELD TESTING PROJECTS AIMED AT CHALLENGING INDUSTRY ASSUMPTIONS AND IMPROVING MOUNTAIN TRAVEL PRACTICES. THE GEAR LAB PROGRAM - DEVELOPED AND DISTRIBUTED NICHE TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT - INNOVATIONS THE BROADER OUTDOOR INDUSTRY HAS OVERLOOKED WITH SEVERAL HUNDRED UNITS DISTRIBUTED IN 2025. PEAK INNOVATIONS SERVES RECREATIONAL CLIMBERS, MOUNTAINEERS, BACKCOUNTRY SKIERS, THE GENERAL PUBLIC SEEKING ACCESSIBLE MOUNTAIN SAFETY EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAMS, MILITARY RESCUE UNITS, GUIDE ORGANIZATIONS, AND THE BROADER OUTDOOR COMMUNITY. A PARTICULAR FOCUS IS PLACED ON PARTICIPANTS WHO FACE FINANCIAL OR GEOGRAPHIC BARRIERS TO HIGH-QUALITY MOUNTAIN INSTRUCTION.ALL ACTIVITIES ADVANCE PEAK INNOVATIONS' MISSION OF MAKING MOUNTAIN TRAVEL SAFER AND MORE ACCESSIBLE. SUBSIDIZED GUIDING AND EDUCATION REMOVES COST BARRIERS. ONLINE CONTENT EXPANDS GEOGRAPHIC REACH. PROFESSIONAL RESCUE TRAINING MULTIPLIES SAFETY IMPACT THROUGH THE ORGANIZATIONS AND PERSONNEL TRAINED. INDEPENDENT RESEARCH AND GEAR INNOVATION ADDRESS GAPS THE COMMERCIAL INDUSTRY HAS NOT PRIORITIZED. TOGETHER THESE INTERCONNECTED ACTIVITIES FORM A COHERENT, MISSION-DRIVEN PROGRAM THAT IMPROVES SAFETY OUTCOMES ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY AT LARGE.
    Expenses $125,080

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990-EZ on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990-EZ on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024Check at the IRS

IRS record

EIN
99-1571329
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
2024
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$179,194
Income (IRS master file)
$142,439

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990-EZDecember 2025$142,439$148,460$179,194XML
990-EZDecember 2024$123,901$123,473$432XML

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 99-1571329).

Questions about PEAK INNOVATIONS

What is the EIN of PEAK INNOVATIONS?
The employer identification number (EIN) of PEAK INNOVATIONS is 99-1571329.
Is PEAK INNOVATIONS tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2024.
Are donations to PEAK INNOVATIONS tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does PEAK INNOVATIONS 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 PEAK INNOVATIONS 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 PEAK INNOVATIONS last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended December 2025.
Who are the officers and directors of PEAK INNOVATIONS?
The 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 3 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $87,200 (NADAV OAKES, FOUNDER/BOARD MEMBER).
How much revenue does PEAK INNOVATIONS have?
On its 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $142,439, expenses of $148,460 and total assets of $179,194 at year end.

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