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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by OZARK OUTDOOR FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,666,399
Total expenses
$1,811,820
Contributions and grants received
$2,247,917
Grants paid
$82,799
Program service revenue
$346,472
Investment income
$63,740
Other revenue
$8,270
Total assets, end of year
$2,388,342
Total liabilities, end of year
$104,849
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,283,493
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,467,113
Management and general expenses
$344,707
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,467,113

Program services were 81.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,247,917

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $161,017

  • 2a · Program service revenue: EVENT INCOME

    total $346,472 · related or exempt $346,472

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $63,740 · excluded $63,740

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $8,270

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $8,270 · related or exempt $8,270

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $82,799 · program services $82,799

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $713,249 · program services $450,767 · management and general $262,482

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $25,207 · program services $25,207

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $34,549 · management and general $34,549

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $37,240 · program services $34,452 · management and general $2,788

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $16,563 · program services $2,843 · management and general $13,720

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $4,522 · management and general $4,522

  • 17 · Travel

    total $53,764 · program services $40,976 · management and general $12,788

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $18,427 · program services $18,427

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $48,576 · program services $37,362 · management and general $11,214

  • 24a · Other expenses: TAXES AND LICENSES

    total $5,393 · program services $4,491 · management and general $902

  • 24b · Other expenses: CONTRACTORS

    total $81,543 · program services $79,801 · management and general $1,742

  • 24c · Other expenses: EVENT HOSPITALITY

    total $689,988 · program services $689,988

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,536,576 · end of year $2,243,586

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $20,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $7,034 · end of year $16,826

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $134,900

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $27,512

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $46,242 · end of year $107,388

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $3,223 · end of year $542

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $152,161 · end of year $71,942

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $12,000 · end of year $32,907

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,428,914 · end of year $2,262,160

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $21,333

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

OZARK FOUNDATION OZF IS A COMMUNITY-SUPPORTED 501C3 CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON POSITIONING OUR STATE AS A PREMIER OUTDOOR RECREATION DESTINATION. BY PRODUCING AND SUPPORTING A DIVERSE LINEUP OF EVENTS, WE AIM TO MAKE OUTDOOR RECREATION ACCESSIBLE TO ALL AND ELEVATE THE REGION TO BE A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE WORK AND PLAY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

OZFS GOAL IS TO HONOR AND CELEBRATE THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF THE OZARKS WHILE ELEVATING THE REGION TO BE A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE, WORK AND PLAY. Cont. on Schedule O.

  • GRIT SERIES CULTURE AND BRAND BUILDING EVENTS, SOME COMPETITIVE IN NATURE. EVENTS INCLUDE ARKANSAS GRAVELER, ARKANSAS ENDURO SERIES, EXPEDITION OZARK AND ADVENTURE OZARK.

    Expenses $919,480

  • COMMUNITY, ART FAMILY FOCUS ON BUILDING COMMUNITY AND OUTDOOR RECREATION CULTURE WITH PARTICULAR FOCUS ON KIDS EVENTS. EVENTS INCLUDE KIDS CRIT SERIES, BIKES AND BOOKS AND OZARK ADVENTURE PASSPORT.

    Expenses $198,163

  • SUMMIT SERIES WORLD AND NATIONAL CALIBER RACING EVENTS THAT ATTRACT ELITE AND PROFESSIONAL RACERS AS WELL AS COMPETITIVE AMATUERS. EXAMPLE INCLUDES US PRO CUP MOUNTAIN BIKE.

    Expenses $151,062

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Michael J Spivey

    President and CEO

    Total calculated
    $128,654
    From this org
    $112,274
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,380
    Hours/week
    40

  • Lisa Moore

    CFO

    Total calculated
    $119,932
    From this org
    $104,082
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,850
    Hours/week
    40

  • Philip Sigsworth

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ann Bordelon

    Chairwoman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Nick Gowen

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • Gary Vernon

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • Meredith Miller

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • Kevin Iglii

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • Jenn Dice

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
13 May 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202611339349307606

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