Great Reno Balloon Race Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$602k
year to 30 November 2025
Expenses
$604k
year to 30 November 2025
Total assets
$214k
$5k liabilities
Net assets
$209k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
14
6.6 years on average
Staff
0
150 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
Great Reno Balloon Race Inc's network
14 people3 organisationsi14 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (14). Violet dotted lines (3) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
14 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 12 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Dondero | Past President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| ED Buzzetti (also filed as Ed Buzzetti) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Elliot Malin | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Frank Picone | Director (thru Oct 25) | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Ginnie Kersey | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kay Young | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Mike Klaich | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Michael Buis (also filed as Mike Buis, Mike Buis) | Vice President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Nancy Gilbert | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Peggy Stromer | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Pilar M Aldecoaotalora | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Ron Smith (also filed as Ron Smith) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Shila Morris | President | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Tony Riviara | Director (thru Jan 25) | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Pete Copeland | Executive Director | since 2021 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 November 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Copeland | Executive Director | 35 | $88k | ||
| Shila Morris | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Chris Dondero | Past President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Michael Buis | Vice President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Pilar M Aldecoaotalora | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mike Klaich | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ginnie Kersey | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ed Buzzetti | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ron Smith | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Peggy Stromer | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nancy Gilbert | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kay Young | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Elliot Malin | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Frank Picone | Director (thru Oct 25) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tony Riviara | Director (thru Jan 25) | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Great Reno Balloon Race Inc
- EIN
- 880196071
- Address
- Po Box 12695, Reno, NV, 89510-2695
- State
- Nevada
- Mission
- The mission of the Great Reno Balloon Race is to provide a premier, safe, family-oriented/tourist-attractive, visually dramatic event that celebrates the joy of flight while remaining free to the public. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- S80 Community improvement and capacity building
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Community Improvement & Capacity Building
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1982
- Principal officer
- Mike Klaich (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 2012
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 8, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsChris Dondero
≥8years on the filingsED Buzzetti
≥8years on the filingsGinnie Kersey
≥8years on the filingsMike Klaich
Latest return
year to 30 November 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 November 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $214k
- Total liabilities
- $5k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $209k
- Contributions and grants received
- $239k
- Program service revenue
- $299k
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 150
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $598k | $604k | Deficit $6k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.