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United States Ski Association

Public charity · Grantmaker Park City, UT EIN: 87-0480724 Website

United States Ski Association is the national governing body overseeing the sports of Olympic and Paralympic skiing and snowboarding in the United States. for continuation.

United States Ski Association at a glance

Total assets
$42,785,338
+53.7% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$42,443,156
+10.9% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$234,698
+29.8% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$29,469,900
-11.7% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who United States Ski Association funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M4$5M+

The most common grant size was $5M or more: 4 grants of 4 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Park City

How United States Ski Association gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (−3%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$4M$6M$8M1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $5.8M (2023) to $6.7M (2020). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $5.8M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
United States Ski Team Inc Park City, UTAthletic Development$5,850,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$42,785,338$42,443,156$29,469,900——$234,698
2024$27,840,658$38,279,783$33,389,584$5,850,0001$180,844
2023$22,682,157$31,850,974$31,880,129$5,850,0001$2,805
2022$21,124,453$32,052,009$31,340,669$5,930,2001$17,872
2021$22,261,769$28,939,995$25,488,676$6,007,4151$12,495
2020$19,539,279$27,273,464$27,412,393$6,690,0001$5,465

About United States Ski Association

Based on IRS filings

United States Ski Association is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Park City, UT. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $42.8M in total assets. Net investment income was $235K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

United States Ski Association is led by Sophie Goldschmidt, Chief Executive Officer since 2024 (on filings since 2022); 6 of 32 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Sophie Goldschmidt

    Chief Executive Officer

    CEO → Chief Executive Officer, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    19 hrs/week

    $23K (2022) → $557K (2025)

  • Kipp Nelson

    Chair

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alex Deibold

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Frankki Bevins

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Page

    Trustee

    At-Large → Trustee, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Sharfran

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dune Thorne

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Henri Rivers

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jasper Good

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karen Ghent

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kikkan Randall

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rick Kapala

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brandon Gayle

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nina Lussi

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alice Duran

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Young

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gus Schumacher

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jason Arens

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maggie Voisin

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tricia Byrnes

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alice Merryweather

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Emerson Smith

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gary Pinkus

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ken Graham

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laruie Stephens

    Trustee

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brooke McAffee

    Chief Financial Officer

    CFO → Chief Financial Officer, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    20 hrs/week

    $129K (2020) → $186K (2025)

  • Mark Schneider

    Senior Vice President of Technology

    Chief Technology Officer → Senior Vice President of Technology, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $213K (2020) → $227K (2025)

  • Trisha Worthington

    Chief Philanthropy Officer

    Chief Development Officer → Chief Philanthropy Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    20 hrs/week

    $173K (2025)

  • Guy Slattery

    Chief Marketing Officer

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $341K (2024) → $343K (2025)

  • Melissa Colgate Nurse

    Senior Vice President of Business Development

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $377K (2025)

  • Steve Strandberg

    Vice Chair

    Trustee → Vice Chair, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anouk Patty

    Chief of Sport

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

Former officers (28)
  • Former: Kenneth Graham (2020–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Liz Arky (2020–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Andrew Weibrecht (2022–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Troy Murphy (2022–2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Laurie Stephens (2024) — Trustee
  • Former: Patrick Riml (2024) — Alpine Director
  • Former: Dylan Omlin (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Jesse Hunt (2020–2023) — Alpine Director
  • Former: Rosie Brennan (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Tiger Shaw (2020–2023) — Former CEO
  • Former: Tom Wallisch (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Tom Yaps (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Warner Nickerson (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: Michael O'Conor (2021–2023) — Chief Revenue Officer
  • Former: Jeremy Forster (2023) — High Performance Director
  • Former: Martina Lussi (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Gillian Bower (2022) — High Performance Director
  • Former: Andy Mclane (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Bryan Fletcher (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Cami Thompson Graves (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Darryl Landstrom (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Eric Resnick (2020–2021) — Vice Chair
  • Former: Heather Mcphie Watanabe (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Lisa Kosglow (2020–2021) — At-Large
  • Former: Troy Taylor (2020–2021) — Director & High Performance
  • Former: Daniel Barnett (2020) — Former Chief Marketing Officer
  • Former: Luke Bodensteiner (2020) — Former Vice President - Athletics
  • Former: Michael Day (2020) — Coach

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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

Sophie Goldschmidt — Chief Executive Officer: $557KSophie GoldschmidtChief Executive Officer$557KMelissa Colgate Nurse — Sr VP of Business Development: $377KMelissa Colgate NurseSr VP of Business Development$377KGuy Slattery — Chief Marketing Officer: $343KGuy SlatteryChief Marketing Officer$343KMark Schneider — Sr VP of Technology: $227KMark SchneiderSr VP of Technology$227KBrooke McAffee — Chief Financial Officer: $186KBrooke McAffeeChief Financial Officer$186KTrisha Worthington — Chief Philanthropy Officer: $173KTrisha WorthingtonChief Philanthropy Officer$173K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $557K, to Sophie Goldschmidt (Chief Executive Officer). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about United States Ski Association

How large is United States Ski Association?

United States Ski Association reported $42.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $42.4M.

What is United States Ski Association?

United States Ski Association is a public charity focused on Recreation & Sports, based in Park City, UT. It holds $42.8M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does United States Ski Association operate?

United States Ski Association has awarded grants in Utah.

What is United States Ski Association's EIN?

United States Ski Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 87-0480724. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS December 11, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 16, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 1, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 26, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 23, 2024)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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