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American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Hayward, WI EIN: 39-1503175 Website

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.

Key facts about American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation Inc

EIN
39-1503175
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Total assets
$13,331,699

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$13.3M

+5.7% YoY

Revenue

$6.1M

-17.6% YoY

Net Investment Income

$4K

-90.5% YoY

Expenses

$4.8M

-5.3% YoY

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.

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.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

MadisonSt. Paul

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K1 grants2019 Total only2020 Total only2021 1 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

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.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grants across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2025.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$2.5M$5M$7.5M$10M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$13,331,699$12,609,430$9,855,751
Revenue$6,148,840$7,465,593$5,894,721
Expenses$4,820,715$5,091,549$4,921,197
Net Investment Income$4,267$44,738$107,663

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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

Ben Popp — Executive Director: $137KBen PoppExecutive Director$137K

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.

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