Preserve Hickory
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
ESTABLISHED IN 2010, PRESERVE HICKORY'S MISSION IS TO ENSURE THAT HICKORY HILLS, A PUBLIC SKI PARK ESTABLISHED IN 1952, IS PRESERVED AS ORIGINALLY INTENDED: OFFERING SAFE, AFFORDABLE AND PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE RECREATION TO AREA RESIDENTS, ESPECIALLY YOUTH.
- Income
- $3,537
- Spending
- $14,971
- Reserves
- Over 10 years of spending
- Largest source of income
- other income, 72%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- PRESERVE HICKORY WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2010 TO PRESERVE HICKORY HILLS AS A PUBLIC PARK FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. THROUGH STORYTELLING, COLLABORATION, PLANNING, OUTREACH, AND PUBLIC INPUT, PRESERVE HICKORY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF TRAVERSE CITY, LEVERAGED, RAISED, AND INVESTED OVER $4 MILLION FOR THE PARK'S INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDING A NEW LODGE, NEW PARKING, EXPANDED SNOWMAKING OPERATIONS, NEW MULTI-PURPOSE TRAILS, NEW SKI SLOPES, AND A NEW LEARNER'S AREA. THE SHARED VISION OF PRESERVE HICKORY AND THE CITY IS TO TRANSFORM HICKORY HILLS BY REVITALIZING ITS INFRASTRUCTURE, EXPANDING RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES ACROSS ALL SEASONS, CREATING NEW REVENUE SOURCES FOR LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY, AND COLLABORATING WITH ADJOINING PARKS, NONPROFITS, AND USER GROUPS TO DEVELOP AND IMPROVE RECREATION AMENITIES.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 2011.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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