Form 990 for tax year 2025

Totals

Total revenue

$362,835

Total expenses

$283,159

Contributions and grants received

$357,161

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$5,674

Other revenue

$0

Total assets, end of year

$305,188

Total liabilities, end of year

$1,805

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$303,383

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$248,422

Management and general expenses

$22,095

Fundraising expenses

$12,642

Program service expenses (Part III)

$248,422

Program services were 87.7% 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.

Mission and programs · 2025

• CLIMATE ACTION PLAN (CAP) IMPLEMENTATIONOBJECTIVE: TO IMPLEMENT BIG SKY'S COMMUNITY CLIMATE ACTION PLAN (CAP) TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS (GHG) ON THE WAY TO NET ZERO EMISSIONS BY 2050, INCREASE COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, AND TRANSITION TO A MORE SUSTAINABLE AND LOW-CARBON FUTURE.DURING THE YEAR WE IMPLEMENTED OR ADVANCED PROGRAMS ACROSS OUR CAP TARGETED IMPROVEMENT PRIORITIES (TIPS): ENERGY AND BUILDINGS, TRANSPORTATION, CONSUMPTION & WASTE, AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, INCLUDING:-EXPANDED THE BUILD BETTER BIG SKY PROGRAM (BUILDBETTERBIGSKY.COM), ADDING A DEDICATED BUILDING PROFESSIONALS PAGE TO CONNECT COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH LOCAL CONTRACTORS, ARCHITECTS, AND ENGINEERS COMMITTED TO RESILIENT BUILDING PRACTICES, AND HOSTING A FACILITATED ROUNDTABLE TO DEEPEN ENGAGEMENT ACROSS THE BUILDING TRADES.-PUBLISHED THE RESILIENT BUILDING CHECKLIST (BUILDBETTERBIGSKY.COM/RBC), A SCORING BASED TOOL GUIDING ENERGY AND WATER EFFICIENCY, WILDFIRE RESILIENCE, WASTE REDUCTION, AND CARBON EMISSIONS IN NEW CONSTRUCTION. SNO IS ACTIVELY WORKING TO HAVE THE CHECKLIST ADOPTED AS A SCORING CRITERION IN PUBLICLY FUNDED PROJECT APPLICATIONS AND IS PRESENTING IT TO LARGE-SCALE DEVELOPERS FOR VOLUNTARY ADOPTION.-LAUNCHED THE ALPENSCAPES GUIDEBOOK (ALPENSCAPES.ORG/GUIDEBOOK), A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY RESOURCE FOR FIRE-SAFE, WATER-WISE, AND ECOSYSTEM FRIENDLY LANDCAPING IN BIG SKY. THE GUIDEBOOK IS NOW WIDESPREAD THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY, AND OVER 50 HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS HAVE ADOPTED ALPENSCAPES BEST PRACTICES INTO THEIR COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, AND RESTRICTIONS (CCRS), INSTITUTIONALIZING RESILIENT LANDSCAPING STANDARDS ACROSS THE COMMUNITY. -LAUNCHED A SUBSIDIZED HOME ENERGY AUDIT PROGRAM THROUGH BUILD BETTER BIG SKY, OFFERING AUDITS STARTING AT $50 AND FREE COORDINATED AUDITS FOR CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATIONS PARTICIPATING AS A GROUP. OVER 30,000 SQUARE FEET OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY WAS AUDITED. -ENGAGED OVER 150 HOMEOWNERS AND PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATIONS THROUGH TARGETED WORKSHOPS, EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, AND SUSTAINABILITY TOOLS, INCLUDING THE 2025 AND 2026 OWNERS ASSOCIATION SUSTAINABILITY WORKSHOPS FOCUSED ON WILDFIRE RESILIENCE, WATER CONSERVATION, INVASIVE PLANT MITIGATION, AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY. -EXPANDED FOOD RECOVERY PROGRAMMING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BIG SKY COMMUNITY FOOD BANK AND LOCAL EVENT SPACES, DIVERTING FOOD FROM LANDFILLS THROUGH DONATION AND COMPOSTING PARTNERSHIPS.-COLLABORATED WITH EVENT HOSTS TO SUPPORT ZERO WASTE EVENTS (85,000 ATTENDEES) AND CONTINUED OPERATING COMMUNITY COMPOSTING, RECYCLING, AND WASTE INFRASTRUCTURE IN TOWN CENTER AND BIG SKY COMMUNITY PARK. LONG-TERM GOAL: TO ACHIEVE MEASURABLE EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS ALIGNED WITH THE CAP TARGETS OF NET ZERO EMISSIONS BY 2050 AND PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE LAND AND WATER USE.

  Expenses $99,370

• OUTREACH & EDUCATIONOBJECTIVE: TO INCREASE SUSTAINABILITY AWARENESS, BUILD CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION, AND EMPOWER COMMUNITY MEMBERS, STUDENTS, AND BUSINESSES TO ADOPT MORE SUSTAINABLE BEHAVIORS.DURING THE YEAR WE:-HOSTED OR CO-HOSTED PUBLIC SUSTAINABILITY EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS INCLUDING WILDFIRE RESILIENCE WORKSHOPS AND OWNERS ASSOCIATION SUSTAINABILITY WORKSHOPS, REACHING HUNDREDS OF ATTENDEES INCLUDING HOA BOARDS, PROPERTY MANAGERS, REALTORS, DEVELOPERS, AND HOMEOWNERS. -ENGAGED LOCAL BUSINESSES THROUGH THE BIG SKY SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM, LED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE BIG SKY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND VISIT BIG SKY, CERTIFYING BUSINESSES THAT DEMONSTRATE MEASURABLE SUSTAINABILITY COMMITMENTS ACROSS ENERGY, WASTE, WATER, AND PURCHASING PRACTICES. -DISTRIBUTED COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH REGULAR NEWSLETTERS, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH PLATFORMS PROMOTING KEY PROGRAMS AND SUSTAINABILITY BEHAVIORS. -PARTICIPATED IN REGIONAL AND STATEWIDE COALITIONS, INCLUDING MT2030 AND ELECTRIFY MONTANA, TO SHARE RESOURCES AND INFLUENCE BROADER POLICY AND FUNDING EFFORTS. -HOSTED AND FACILITATED MONTHLY COALITION MEETINGS TO ENGAGE INFLUENTIAL STAKEHOLDERS AND EXPERTS TO CONTINUE ASSESSING COMMUNITY NEED AND OPPORTUNITY FOR ADVANCING INITIATIVES. -LAUNCHED 6 MONTHS FREE COMPOSTING TO INCENTIVIZE 30 NEW HOUSEHOLDS TO COMPOST, BRINGING THE COMMUNITY UP TO 111 HOUSEHOLDS COMPOSTING.-CONTINUED ONE LESS CAR TO REDUCE TRANSPORTATION EMISSIONS FROM COMMUTERS BY INCENTIVIZING CARPOOLING, VANPOOLING, AND BUS RIDING, SAVING COMMUTERS $80,000+ IN GAS MONEY AND REDUCING MILES TRAVELED BY 179,307 MILES AND EMISSIONS BY 44.4 METRIC TONS.-COLLABORATED WITH THE GALLATIN RIVER TASK FORCE TO IMPLEMENT A STATEWIDE RULE CHANGE WITH THE MT DEPARTMENT HEALTH OF HUMAN SERVICES (DPHHS) ON HOT TUB DRAINING AT SHORT TERM RENTALS, CONSERVING UP TO 7 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER PER YEAR IN BIG SKY. LONG-TERM GOAL: FOSTER COLLECTIVE IMPACT THROUGH A COMMUNITY CULTURE OF SUSTAINABILITY, INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN EMISSIONS-REDUCING ACTIONS, AND POSITION BIG SKY AS A STATEWIDE LEADER IN CLIMATE-SMART EDUCATION AND BEHAVIOR CHANGE.

  Expenses $99,370

• DATA & REPORTINGOBJECTIVE: TO COLLECT, MANAGE, AND REPORT ON DATA RELATED TO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, PROGRAM PARTICIPATION, AND COMMUNITY PROGRESS TOWARD CLIMATE GOALS. DURING THE YEAR WE:-CONTINUED BUILDING A CONSISTENT SYSTEM FOR RECORDING EMISSIONS-RELATED DATA ACROSS BUILDINGS, TRANSPORTATION, AND WASTE IN ALIGNMENT WITH SNO'S GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY (GHGI) TRACKING CYCLE.-INTEGRATED DATA TRACKING INTO PROGRAM TOOLS SUCH AS THE BUILD BETTER BIG SKY WEBSITE AND THE RESILIENT BUILDING CHECKLIST TO SUPPORT ENERGY EFFICIENCY ADOPTION, DEVELOPER ACCOUNTABILITY, AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT.-TRACKED PROGRAM OUTCOMES ACROSS KEY INDICATORS INCLUDING HOA CCR ADOPTIONS, BUILDING PROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENT, CHECKLIST SUBMISSIONS, AND ENERGY PARTICIPATION TO INFORM ONGOING CAP IMPLEMENTATION.LONG-TERM GOAL: TO ESTABLISH A ROBUST, TRANSPARENT SYSTEM FOR TRACKING EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS AND COMMUNITY-FACING DASHBOARD TO INFORM DECISIONS BY LOCAL LEADERS, FUNDERS, AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS.

  Expenses $49,682

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2025

Filed

23 June 2026

IRS schema version

2025v4.2

Source object

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