Foys to Blacktail Trails Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
861101906
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2014–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2013, Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Kalispell, MT, USA
Phone
4067523318
Rating
91
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Parks and Playgrounds

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$138,434
Expenses
$121,730
Assets
$184,020
Liabilities
$1,233

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BRIAN ROLAND (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • MATT HOYNE (PRESIDENT)
  • LYNN FOSTER (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • BRIAN ROLAND (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
  • MATT HOYNE (PRESIDENT)
  • LYNN FOSTER (VICE PRESIDENT)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To secure historic access to trails and lands connecting herron park to the forest lands at blacktail mountain, to provide for the long term stewardship of this corridor and to accomplish this mission through voluntary and cooperative means.

What it reported doing in 2024

Foys to blacktrail trails is working to secure historic access to trails and lands connecting the foys lake area to the forest lands at blacktail mountain and to provide long-term stewardship through voluntary and cooperative means.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 85% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and assets have declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 92
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 58
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 88.1%; rating input score 88
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 12.1%; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.51; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 22.9%; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 21.7% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -9.1% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -5.6% per year; rating input score 0; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 88.1% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $122K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2014 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 15/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 45/100.