Ski Club Hochgebirge
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The mission and purpose of the Ski Club Hochgebirge (SCH) is to promote participation, excellence and safety in alpine and Nordic skiing and riding, and ski racing. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, SCH shall preserve and promote the legacy and historical artifacts of the Ski Club Hochgebirge and its current and former members.
- Income
- $55,669
- Spending
- $49,148
- Reserves
- 15 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- other income, 50%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending November 30, 2025, 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 November 30, 2025, 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 November 30, 2025, 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 (4)
- $19,122 spent. The Ski Club Hochgebirge (SCH) facility in Franconia, NH is where many of the organization's historical artifacts are maintained. SCH is one of the oldest ski clubs operating in the US since its initial formation in December 1930 and legal formation in Massachusetts in January of 1931. The club's facility received many upgrades and repairs to its well water system in fiscal 2025, with further enhancements to be conducted in fiscal 2026. There were also significant maintenance activities conducted, including repainting all areas where historical SCH artifacts are displayed.
- $450 spent. The Hochgebirge Challenge Cup ski race is believed to be the longest continuously operating skiing competition in the US, since 1931. The 2025 race was held at Mittersill on Cannon Mountain in New Hampshire in January 2025.
- $2,747 spent. The Ski Club Hochgebirge Annual Meeting is held annually in Boston at the Tavern Club at the beginning of each new fiscal year, in the first week of December 2024. The member meeting was conducted at the beginning of the session, followed by a ski industry speaker and dinner. Pursuit of the Club's 501(c)3 status was discussed and later in the year our status was granted by the IRS.
- $26,829 spent. Other: Other related expenses that are shared by all programs include various insurance, tax and administrative expenses.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending November 30, 2025, 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 November 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 September 2025.
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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