Washington · Nonprofit
PACIFIC NORTHWEST SKI EDUCATION FOUNDATION
PACIFIC NORTHWEST SKI EDUCATION FOUNDATION (Washington) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $6,080 to it, the largest being THE HORSTKOTTE FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION ($5,080). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $149k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $6k
- Net assets
- $957k
What Pacific Northwest Ski Education Foundation does
Mission
The Pacific Northwest Ski Education Foundation (pnwsef) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization led by a board of trustees, comprised of divisional representatives passionate about alpine and nordic skiing. The Pacific Northwest Ski Education Foundation serves pacific nw ski association (pnw division) alpine and nordic athletes, coaches, officials, and clubs in their pursuit of excellence. Our mission is to help fund alpine and nordic racers, knowledgeable coaches, and high-quality race venues. Pnwsef is the fundraising arm of the pnw division. Pnwsef supports pnw division that was organized in 1930 and developed out of the need for uniformity to support all phases of ski competition. Pnw division works with u.s. Ski & snowboard in establishing the eligibility and qualifications of competitors, setting standards and certifications for coaches and officials, and organizes clinics and training programs for all alpine skiing disciplines. As a division of u.s. Ski & snowboard and the western
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Scholarship grants: there are 3 scholarships offered anually to pnw division athletes and coaches for continuing education. The types of scholarships offered include: a scholarship awarded to an outstanding female ski racer for college education, a scholarship awarded to an oustanding male ski racer for college education, and a scholarship awarded to a coach for his/her education and may be used for college tuition or for registration costs to attend coaching clinics. During the fiscal year 3 scholarships were given out.
$5,000 spentof which $5,000 as grants7% of program spendingAlpine team grants: individual grant program covers expenses incurred during competition or training. Project grants are used to underwrite a portion of the project's cost; this includes the alpine camp, masters training sl camp, coach education, b-net, and impact project.
$28,200 spentof which $28,200 as grants$17,115 earned by the program39% of program spendingNordic jo team grants: individual grant program covers expenses incurred during competition or training. Project grants are used to underwrite a portion of the project's cost; this includes the nordic project grant for jo entry fees/wax.
$17,700 spentof which $17,700 as grants25% of program spendingAdministrative grant for office support
$21,000 spentof which $21,000 as grants29% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $71,900.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $871k to $915k (+5%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
56% of PACIFIC NORTHWEST SKI EDUCATION FOUNDATION’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (18% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 6 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2021 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income fell $2k → $2k.
From the IRS filings of PACIFIC NORTHWEST SKI EDUCATION FOUNDATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
PACIFIC NORTHWEST SKI EDUCATION FOUNDATION leans on a few funders — its largest provides 84% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 50% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
PACIFIC NORTHWEST SKI EDUCATION FOUNDATION draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, across 2 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
PACIFIC NORTHWEST SKI EDUCATION FOUNDATION runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 10,453 recreation & sports nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 10,453 recreation & sports nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like PACIFIC NORTHWEST SKI EDUCATION FOUNDATION
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Washington
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
72% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Pacific Northwest Ski Assn · exempt
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds PACIFIC NORTHWEST SKI EDUCATION FOUNDATION?
- PACIFIC NORTHWEST SKI EDUCATION FOUNDATION (Washington) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $6,080 to it, the largest being THE HORSTKOTTE FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION ($5,080). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does PACIFIC NORTHWEST SKI EDUCATION FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $6,080 in grants to PACIFIC NORTHWEST SKI EDUCATION FOUNDATION, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of PACIFIC NORTHWEST SKI EDUCATION FOUNDATION?
- THE HORSTKOTTE FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $5,080 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like PACIFIC NORTHWEST SKI EDUCATION FOUNDATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2020–2025), and the filings of 2 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing