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BIG SKY SNO INC

EIN 85-2790702 BIG SKY, MT

Revenue 2025
$362,835
Expenses 2025
$283,159

Program services were 87.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
C01
Classification
1200
Street
PO BOX 161595

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

BIG SKY SNO IS A COLLABORATIVE SUSTAINABILITY RESOURCE HUB DEDICATED TO ACHIEVING NET-ZERO EMISSIONS BY 2050 THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES & COMMUNITY ACTION. WE WORK CLOSELY WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES, COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS & DONORS TO DEVELOP SOLUTIONS AND RESOURCES THAT INCREASE THE HEALTH & LONGEVITY OF BIG SKY. OUR EFFORTS ARE CENTERED ON IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY, REDUCING WASTE, EXPANDING LOW-IMPACT TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS & RESTORING LOCAL ECOSYSTEMS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PRESERVE AND PROTECT BIG SKY COMMUNITY BY ADVANCING SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES.

  • 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.

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • ELIZABETH KRAUS

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MAX SCHEDER-BIESCHIN

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CHRISTINA CALABRESE

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • AMY FONTE

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • EMILY O'CONNER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

  • HEIDI JOHNSON FORMER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • PATRICK MILLER FORMER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ELIZABETH PEYTON

    DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SUST

    Total calculated
    $111,000
    From this org
    $111,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2025
    Revenue
    $362,835
    Expenses
    $283,159
    Contributions
    $357,161
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2024
    Revenue
    $537,754
    Expenses
    $489,571
    Contributions
    $533,008
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $267,465
    Expenses
    $193,147
    Contributions
    $259,281
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $202,771
    Expenses
    $166,015
    Contributions
    $193,241
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990-EZ

    Revenue
    $98,059
    Expenses
    $33,605
    Assets (EOY)
    $64,454

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2025, the newest we have parsed for this organization.