Nonprofit · EIN 46-0111395
SOUTH DAKOTA BLACK HILLS BADLANDS AND LAKES ASSOCIATION INC
Tax-exempt · RAPID CITY, SD 57701
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,808,158 | $1,863,026 | -$54,868 | $1,392,636 | $721,576 | $671,060 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,144,627 | $2,257,774 | -$113,147 | $1,108,290 | $382,362 | $725,928 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $2,275,721 | $2,180,493 | $95,228 | $1,026,299 | $189,719 | $836,580 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $543,474
- of which government grants
- $47,080
- Membership dues
- $496,394
- Program service revenue
- $1,035,196
- Investment income
- $68,820
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $88,523
- Other revenue
- $160,668
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $126,756
- Other salaries and wages
- $599,316
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $876,206
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $20,054
- Occupancy
- $63,281
- Travel
- $5,527
- Depreciation
- $21,086
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,108,290
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,392,636
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $721,576
- Net assets, end of year
- $671,060
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $78,493
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $671,060
- Gross unrelated business income
- $18,425
- Gross receipts
- $2,152,839
- Employees
- 25
- Volunteers
- 30
- Year formed
- 1947
- State of legal domicile
- SD
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHELLE THOMSON | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $105,627 | $10,644 |
| CARRIE GERLACH | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GWYN WATHEN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MEGAN JOHNSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KELSEY CLARK | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE SAINT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAD JURGENSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHELLY MCCUTCHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY PANERIO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNDY IRELAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEELY MAHONY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN LARSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PRESSTON GABEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAELA HORN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAWN MURRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
13 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SARA BOETTCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMBER SIERRA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAURA SCHLUCKEBIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMIE GRANGAARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHANNA ALLEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEWELL BORK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIA KESSLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMIE JESSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TARA LEACH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALLY FORMANEK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MISTIE CALDWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DIANA NIELSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLINT JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 31 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHELLE THOMSON | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $105,768 | $9,323 |
| KELSEY CLARK | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARRIE GERLACH | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GWYN WATHEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TONI WOODRUFF | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN FLICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MEGAN JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE SAINT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLINT JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNDY IRELAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLAY KING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN LARSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PRESSTON GABEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKKI GUBKA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSH KROPUENSKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHANNA ALLEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MISTIE CALDWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KENDRA HEEB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAELA HORN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELODI HEINIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH KRYGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ASHLEY GEIGLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMIE JESSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BROOK KAUFMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNIE TICE-POSELEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMIE GRANGAARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAWN MURRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANA NIELSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDI SULZBACH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY ARLINGTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 31 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHELLE THOMSON | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $101,236 | $9,293 |
| TONI WOODRUFF | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KELSEY CLARK | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARRIE GERLACH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ED MILLER | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLAY KING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF OLDHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN FLICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GWYN WATHEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MEGAN JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE SAINT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JERRY SAILER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN LARSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANA NIELSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDI SULZBACH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY ARLINGTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| OLIVIA MEARS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIFFANY BATDORF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLY KNUTSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANET WETOVICK BILY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| IVAN SORBEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIRANDA GALLAGHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACKIE STILWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN PLADSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH KRYGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMIE JESSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BROOK KAUFMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNIE TICE-POSELEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEIGHA PATTERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAWN MURRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1851 DISCOVERY CIR, RAPID CITY, SD 57701-7900
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MICHELLE THOMSON, 1851 DISCOVERY CIRCLE, RAPID CITY, SD 57701
- Signed the 990
- MICHELLE THOMSON, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (605) 355-3600
- Website
- WWW.BLACKHILLSBADLANDS.COM
- Return prepared by
- KETEL THORSTENSON LLP
Mission
TO SERVE AS A UNIFYING FORCE TO INCREASE VISITOR NUMBERS, TRIP DURATION AND VISITOR SALES FOR THE ECONOMIC BENEFIT OF OUR MEMBERS AND THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.
Program accomplishments
- PROMOTES TOURISM IN SOUTH DAKOTA BY PUBLISHING AND DISTRIBUTING PROMOTIONAL LITERATURE ADVERTISING THE REGIONAL ATTRACTIONS
- MAINTAINS A TOURIST CENTER PROMOTING THE REGIONAL AREAS OF INTEREST.
- NATIONAL ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN PROMOTING TOURISM IN SOUTH DAKOTA
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 46-0111395
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1968
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,392,636
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,152,839
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $1,808,158 | $1,863,026 | $1,392,636 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $2,144,627 | $2,257,774 | $1,108,290 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $2,275,721 | $2,180,493 | $1,026,299 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $1,774,171 | $1,799,971 | $1,241,083 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 46-0111395).
Questions about SOUTH DAKOTA BLACK HILLS BADLANDS AND LAKES ASSOCIATION INC
- What is the EIN of SOUTH DAKOTA BLACK HILLS BADLANDS AND LAKES ASSOCIATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SOUTH DAKOTA BLACK HILLS BADLANDS AND LAKES ASSOCIATION INC is 46-0111395.
- Is SOUTH DAKOTA BLACK HILLS BADLANDS AND LAKES ASSOCIATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1968.
- Are donations to SOUTH DAKOTA BLACK HILLS BADLANDS AND LAKES ASSOCIATION INC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does SOUTH DAKOTA BLACK HILLS BADLANDS AND LAKES ASSOCIATION INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of SOUTH DAKOTA BLACK HILLS BADLANDS AND LAKES ASSOCIATION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SOUTH DAKOTA BLACK HILLS BADLANDS AND LAKES ASSOCIATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SOUTH DAKOTA BLACK HILLS BADLANDS AND LAKES ASSOCIATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names MICHELLE THOMSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of SOUTH DAKOTA BLACK HILLS BADLANDS AND LAKES ASSOCIATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 28 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $105,627 (MICHELLE THOMSON, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does SOUTH DAKOTA BLACK HILLS BADLANDS AND LAKES ASSOCIATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,808,158, expenses of $1,863,026 and total assets of $1,392,636 at year end.
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