American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation Inc
The organization's mission is to promote and conduct the world's finest cross country ski competition, to serve as good stewards of the American birkebeiner ski trail and to promote healthy and active lifestyles for people of all ages.
American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $13,331,699
- +5.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $6,148,840
- -17.6% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $4,267
- -90.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $4,820,715
- -5.3% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation Inc gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2019 to 2022 (+0%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2019) to $28K (2021). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Nordic Foundation St. Paul, MN | Program Support | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $13,331,699 | $6,148,840 | $4,820,715 | — | — | $4,267 |
| 2024 | $12,609,430 | $7,465,593 | $5,091,549 | — | — | $44,738 |
| 2023 | $9,855,751 | $5,894,721 | $4,921,197 | — | — | $107,663 |
| 2022 | $8,260,022 | $5,618,088 | $4,174,636 | $10,000 | 1 | $360,308 |
| 2021 | $7,179,042 | $2,764,424 | $2,615,180 | $28,155 | Total only | $12,071 |
| 2020 | $5,243,155 | $3,444,149 | $3,126,713 | $27,505 | Total only | $-4,649 |
| 2019 | $4,613,187 | $3,346,748 | $2,950,313 | $10,000 | 1 | $33,988 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation Inc
Based on IRS filings
American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Hayward, WI. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $13.3M in total assets. Net investment income was $4K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation Inc is led by Ben Popp, Executive Director on every filing since 2022; 1 of 16 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ben Popp
Executive Director
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$131K (2022) → $137K (2025)
Paul Eckerline
President
President → Director, 2020
Director → President, 2021
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jan Guenther
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sue Scheer
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tom Duffy
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Yuriy Gusev
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bill Brown
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karen Manske
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andy Ubel
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Madelaine Rekemeyer
Director -
Director → Director -, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Mandli
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeffery Olsen
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marit Sonnesyn
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathie Pautsch
Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kris Bjerkness
Treasurer
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chris Morely
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (7)
- Former: Jeff Tumbleson (2019–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Brett Rondeau (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Charlie Dee (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Michael Brown (2019–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Michael Mandli (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Dennis Kruse (2019) — Vice President
- Former: John Kotar (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $137K, to Ben Popp (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation Inc
How large is American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation Inc?
American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation Inc reported $13.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $6.1M.
What is American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation Inc?
American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Hayward, WI. It holds $13.3M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation Inc operate?
American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Minnesota, Wisconsin.
What is American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation Inc's EIN?
American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 39-1503175. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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