Nonprofit · EIN 93-0408077
MAZAMAS
Tax-exempt · PORTLAND, OR 97215
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,405,909 | $1,052,728 | $353,181 | $3,370,813 | $226,313 | $3,144,500 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $711,341 | $796,107 | -$84,766 | $2,963,350 | $235,901 | $2,727,449 |
| December 31, 2022 | 990 | $117,140 | $177,248 | -$60,108 | $2,914,506 | $168,285 | $2,746,221 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $939,817
- Membership dues
- $208,348
- Program service revenue
- $433,795
- Investment income
- $46,386
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$16,395
- Net income from sales of inventory
- -$1,288
- Other revenue
- -$14,089
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $8,500
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $308,373
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $363,286
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $23,947
- Occupancy
- $41,139
- Travel
- $32,647
- Depreciation
- $75,732
- Program services (functional)
- $755,049
- Management and general (functional)
- $188,784
- Fundraising (functional)
- $108,895
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,963,350
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,370,813
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $226,313
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,144,500
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,747,219
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,450,099
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,323,128
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $821,372
- Gross unrelated business income
- $2,371
- Gross receipts
- $1,457,017
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 500
- Year formed
- 1946
- State of legal domicile
- OR
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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| REBEKAH PHILLIIPS | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $105,360 |
| GREG SCOTT | President Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| DAVID URBANIAK | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| LIZ CROWE | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| MATTHEW SUNDLING | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| CHARLES BARKER | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| DEBBIE DWELLE | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| MARTIN HANSON | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| CLAIRE TENSCHER | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| CHRIS JAWORSKI | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KALEEN DEATHERAGE | PAST EXEC DIR Officer | 40 | $56,000 |
| REBEKAH PHILLIIPS | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $54,600 |
| GREG SCOTT | President Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| DAVID URBANIAK | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| LIZ CROWE | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| CLAIRE TENSCHER | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| CHARLES BARKER | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| BOB BREIVOGEL | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| AIMEE FILIMOEHALA | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| MARTIN HANSON | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| CHRIS JAWORSKI | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KALEEN DEATHERAGE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $106,700 |
| GREG SCOTT | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| DAVID URBANIAK | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| TERRY DONAHE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| CLAIRE TENSCHER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| CHARLES BARKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| BOB BREIVOGEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| AIMEE FILIMOEHALA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| MARTY HANSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| CHRIS JAWORSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| LIZ CROWE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 527 SE 43RD AVE, PORTLAND, OR 97215-1608
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- REBEKAH PHILLIPS
- Signed the 990
- REBEKAH PHILLIPS, Executive Director
- Phone
- (503) 227-2345
- Website
- WWW.MAZAMAS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- KERN & THOMPSON LLC
Mission
MAZAMAS PROMOTES MOUTAINEERING AND WILDERNESS EXPLORATION. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO COLLECTS AND DISSEMINATES AUTHORITATIVE AND SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION CONCERNING MOUNTAINS AND WILDERNESS, AND ENCOURAGES THE PRESERVATION OF THE NATURAL WORLD.
Program accomplishments
- FACILITIES:LOCATED IN PORTLAND, OREGON, THE CARBON-NEUTRAL MAZAMA MOUNTAINEERING CENTER IS THE MAZAMAS HEADQUARTERS. IT HOUSES OFFICES FOR STAFF, MEETING ROOMS AND CLASSROOMS, AN EXTENSIVE MOUNTAINEERING LIBRARY AND COLLECTION OF HISTORICAL ARCHIVES, AND A LARGE AUDITORIUM WITH EDUCATIONAL CLIMBING WALLS FOR CLASS ACTIVITY. CULTURAL AND SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS ARE ALSO HELD IN THE FACILITYS AUDITORIUM.MAZAMAS ALSO OWNS A LODGE LOCATED IN GOVERNMENT CAMP, OREGON, THAT RESIDES ON U.S. FOREST SERVICE LAND. PARTICIPANTS IN MAZAMA EDUCATION PROGRAMS, MEMBERS, SKI CLUBS, AND OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING YOUTH GROUPS IN THE PORTLAND, OREGON AREA USE THE FACILITY DURING THE YEAR. THE LODGE IS ALSO USED AS A BASE FOR MT. HOOD CLIMBS LED BY MAZAMAS. USERS ARE CHARGED A FEE TO COVER THE DIRECT COSTS OF LODGING AND MEALS.Expenses $300,195 · revenue $36,183
- EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS:MAZAMAS CONDUCTS EDUCATION IN MOUNTAINEERING, ROCK CLIMBING, ICE CLIMBING, BACKCOUNTRY SKIING, NORDIC SKIING, WILDERNESS FIRST AID, AND OTHER MOUNTAIN-RELATED OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. THE COURSES INCLUDE TECHNIQUES, SAFETY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS, AND CONSERVATION ETHICS. NON-MEMBERS MAY PARTICIPATE IN CLASSES OFFERED THROUGH MAZAMAS. MORE THAN 600 STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ANNUALLY.Expenses $164,505 · revenue $320,200
- DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS: INITIATIVES IN 2024 SUPPORTED MEMBER AND VOLUNTEER OUTREACH, ENGAGEMENT, AND EDUCATION, SPECIFICALLY THROUGH THE PUBLICATION OF A BIMONTHLY MEMBERSHIP MAGAZINE AND NEWSLETTERS, VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARDS, AND OTHER VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION STRATEGIES.Expenses $130,547
- ACTIVITIES & EVENTS:MAZAMAS OFFERS ACTIVITIES INCLUDING HIKING, CLIMBING, BACKPACKING, AND LOCAL STREET RAMBLES LED BY VOLUNTEER LEADERS. PARTICIPATION IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND SUBJECT TO THE PHYSICAL FITNESS REQUIRED FOR EACH ACTIVITY. PARTICIPANTS ARE NOT CHARGED A FEE FOR ACTIVITIES, EXCEPT FOR CLIMBS IN THE MT. HOOD NATIONAL FOREST. IN A TYPICAL YEAR, APPROXIMATELY 1,500 CLIMBERS PARTICIPATE IN OUR CLIMBING PROGRAM, 2,000 HIKERS PARTICIPATE IN OUR HIKING AND STREET RAMBLES PROGRAM, AND A FEW HUNDRED PARTICIPATE IN SPECIAL EVENTS. MAZAMA OUTINGS ARE ACTIVITIES THAT ARE FIVE DAYS OR LONGER. OUTINGS VARY IN SCOPE AND NUMBER FROM YEAR TO YEAR, DEPENDING ON VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP. MOST OUTINGS INVOLVE HIKING, CLIMBING, BACKPACKING, TREKKING, OR SKIING, BUT SOME MAY INCLUDE IN-TOWN EXCURSIONS. ALTHOUGH MOST OUTINGS TAKE PLACE IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES, SOME TRAVEL TO FOREIGN DESTINATIONS. LIKE OTHER ACTIVITIES, THEY ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC; PARTICIPANTS PAY FOR THEIR OWN TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATIONS. MAZAMAS ALSO AWARDS GRANTS THAT HELP FUND CLIMBING EXPEDITIONS INTO HIGH OR REMOTE MOUNTAIN REGIONS OF THE WORLD. MAZAMAS OFFERS INFORMATIVE AND ENTERTAINING PROGRAMS THAT ARE HELD AT THE MAZAMA MOUNTAINEERING CENTER FOR THE COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE OUTDOOR-ORIENTED PROGRAMS ARE FREE WITH A SUGGESTED DONATION, AND RANGE IN NATURE FROM FILM SCREENINGS TO RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY UPDATES TO PRESENTATIONS BY MISSION-ALIGNED PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS.Expenses $122,734 · grants $3,000 · revenue $77,412
- STEWARDSHIP:IN ADDITION TO RECREATION ACTIVITIES AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS, CONSERVATION IS CENTRAL TO THE MAZAMA MISSION. FROM THE BEGINNING, MAZAMAS HAS PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN PRESERVING EXISTING WILDERNESS AREAS, HAVING BEEN INVOLVED IN THE ESTABLISHING BOTH CRATER LAKE AND MT. RAINIER NATIONAL PARKS, CASCADE FOREST RESERVE, THE THREE SISTERS WILDERNESS AREA, AND PORTLANDS FOREST PARK. MAZAMAS CONTINUES THIS TRADITION BY ORGANIZING TRAIL- AND CRAG-TENDING ACTIVITIES, AS WELL AS FUNDING CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH GRANTS TO QUALIFIED NON-PROFITS AND STUDENTS EACH YEAR.Expenses $37,068 · grants $5,500
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 93-0408077
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1946
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C600)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,370,813
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,457,017
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,405,909 | $1,052,728 | $3,370,813 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $711,341 | $796,107 | $2,963,350 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $117,140 | $177,248 | $2,914,506 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2022 | $766,043 | $937,009 | $2,923,844 | IRS |
| 990-T | September 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | 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 93-0408077).
Questions about MAZAMAS
- What is the EIN of MAZAMAS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MAZAMAS is 93-0408077.
- Is MAZAMAS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1946.
- Are donations to MAZAMAS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MAZAMAS 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 MAZAMAS due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did MAZAMAS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of MAZAMAS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names REBEKAH PHILLIPS.
- Who are the officers and directors of MAZAMAS?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 10 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $105,360 (REBEKAH PHILLIIPS, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does MAZAMAS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,405,909, expenses of $1,052,728 and total assets of $3,370,813 at year end.
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