Complex sentence: The organization was founded in 1968 by Richard Williams as Operation Ski Lift as a way to expose inner city youths to the sport of skiing, and was incorporated as a 501 (c) (3) in 1972.
Split into simpler sentences: The organization was founded in 1968 by Richard Williams as Operation Ski Lift as a way to expose inner city youths to the sport of skiing. It was incorporated as a 501 (c) (3) in 1972.