Routt Powder Riders Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
840962096
IRS 990 coverage
2018–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2017
Location
Steamboat Springs, CO, USA
Phone
7247415169
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$168,511
Expenses
$103,980
Assets
$194,368
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JESSE KURK (President)
  • BRETT MARX (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • JESSE KURK (President)
  • BRETT MARX (Vice President)
  • ALEX HOPKINS (Secretary)

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

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

Overview

Mission

Advance, promote, and preserve the sport of snowmobiling in Colorado (and any other lawful pros in character with the organization); Plan and coordinate safety with all association members; Monitor and affect positive legislation for snowmobiling with local, state, and national governments; Unify all snowmobilers for enjoyment of the outdoors with development of a fraternal spirit among snowmobilers and other winter sports enthusiasts; Disseminate information applicable to the sport of snowmobiling; Support charitable organizations and/or causes; Cooperate with local search and rescue teams as requested.

What it reported doing in 2024

For charitable areas, we participate in a yearly Horizons day where we take patients at Horizons out for snowmobile rides in the spring. We collected a bunch of toys for Toys for Tots. For other areas, our primary mission is grooming and maintenance of 100 miles snowmobile trails in the Routt National Forest. At put in at least 600 hours of grooming last year, as well as several trips out to maintain trail markers and such. We coordinate with CDOT and the Forest Service around special snowmobiling events that occur (various races, Spring Fling, etc.). We had a stand at some CAIC (Colorado Avalanche Information Center) events.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 79% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and assets have declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 88
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 75
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 98.3%; rating input score 98
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 38.3%; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.87; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 9.6% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 11.3% per year; rating input score 100; 75th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -0.7% per year; rating input score 0; 22nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 98.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $102K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 15 of 15 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2018 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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 — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 57/100.