MUSEUM OF THE ROCKIES: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
MUSEUM OF THE ROCKIES (EIN 81-6016828)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-06-29
IRS object ID
202601809349300420
Schema version
2025v4.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-06-29T09:45:15-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PINION LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11821 SOUTH AVENUE WEST 5TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityMISSOULACityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN816016828EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMUSEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4069945275PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 172720AddressLine1Txt
CityBOZEMANCityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP597172720ZIPCd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCARL NYSTUENPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone4069945275PhoneNum
Signature2026-06-24SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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CityBOZEMANCityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP597172720ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$16,631,767GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.MUSEUMOFTHEROCKIES.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1965FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMTLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionMUSEUM OF THE ROCKIES INVITES ALL PEOPLE TO DISCOVER NATURAL SCIENCE AND CULTURAL HISTORY. THE MUSEUM'S EXHIBITS, COLLECTIONS, PROGRAMS, AND RESEARCH CREATE A COMMUNITY RESOURCE THAT BRINGS THE WORLD TO MONTANA AND SHARES THE NORTHERN ROCKIES WITH THE WORLD.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers99TotalVolunteersCnt
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Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$2,681NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$2,712,724PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$3,190,042CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$1,182,211PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$3,456,554CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$397,089PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$509,713CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$7,301,554PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$9,428,062CYTotalRevenueAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,683,036PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$3,375,001CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$47,091,353TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$853,145TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$670,315TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$41,483,044NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$46,421,038NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$3,170,528ExpenseAmt
Revenue$2,809,974RevenueAmt
DescCONSTRUCTION AND PRESENTATION OF PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY EXHIBITS THAT INFORMS THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE RESULTS OF THE MUSEUM'S RESEARCH. THE MUSEUM CONDUCTS RESEARCH AND ACQUIRES AND MAINTAINS COLLECTIONS FOR PUBLICATION, EXHIBITION, AND TEACHING.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$555,716ExpenseAmt
Revenue$201,057RevenueAmt
DescTHE MUSEUM DEVELOPS AND PROVIDES EDUCATION PROGRAMS INTERNALLY AND THROUGH OUTREACH PROGRAMS TO STUDENTS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$292,709ExpenseAmt
Revenue$620,238RevenueAmt
DescTHE MUSEUM OPERATES A BOOKSTORE, GIFT SHOP, AND CAFE IN THE MUSEUM. BOOKS, SCIENCE KITS, AND OTHER INVENTORY ARE SELECTED WITH CONSIDERATION OF HOW THEY CONTRIBUTE TO THE MUSEUM'S MISSION. THE CAFE SERVES MUSEUM VISITORS, MEMBERS, AND STAFF TO SUPPORT THE OVERALL MUSEUM EXPERIENCE. EXPENSES REPORTED ABOVE ON LINE 4C REPRESENT FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES ONLY. AS PRESENTED IN PART IX EXPENSES REPORTED ABOVE ON LINE 4C DO NOT INCLUDE COST OF GOODS SOLD AMOUNTING TO $497,148 AS PRESENTED IN PART VIII, LINE 10B.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$733,520ExpenseAmt
Revenue$179,011RevenueAmt
DescTHE MUSEUM OFFERS MEMBERSHIPS THAT PROVIDE FREE, UNLIMITED ADMISSION TO THE MUSEUM AND THE PLANETARIUM, DISCOUNTS ON CLASSES, PROGRAMS, FIELD TRIPS, AND STORE MERCHANDISEDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$733,520TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$179,011TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$4,752,473TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
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Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
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Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Phone4069945275PhoneNum

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CityBOZEMANCityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

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STEPHANIE DICKSON
CHAIR3.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURA DORNBERGER
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CARL NYSTUEN
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AIMEE DENDRINOS
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DR BROCK TESSMAN
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CHARLEY FRANKLIN
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CARL GARDINER
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALISON HARMON
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TERRY LEIST
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL MAKARECHIAN
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER MATHIESON
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DENISE SHEEHY
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSANNE MELINE
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSH RITTER
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM DE LA PENA
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LENNY TRIEM
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS DOBBS
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STUDIOCRAFT AND BLUEWATER STUDIO
5265 KELLOGG WOODS DR SEGRAND RAPIDSMI49548CRETACEOUS CROSSROADS EXHIBIT - DINOSAUR$611,338
BLANTON CONTRACTING
PO BOX 1015BELGRADEMT59714CRETACEOUS AND HALL OF GIANTS EXHIBITS$240,988
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
PO BOX 417123BOSTONMA022417123BECOMING JANE EXHIBIT$218,581
COMMUNITY COUNSELING SERVICE LLC
PO BOX 824885PHILADELPHIAPA191824885MASTER PLANNING$187,174
RESEARCH CASTING INTERNATIONAL
CRETACEOUS CROSSROADS EXHIBIT - DINOSAUR$179,15015 DUFERIN AVETRENTONONTARIOCAKV8 5C8
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K9CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$544,822MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$302,113FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$1,424,818AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$65,125NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$2,271,753TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ADMISSIONS611710$2,809,974$2,809,974
PUBLIC EVENTS, CLASSES, AND FIELD611710$201,057$201,057
SALES AND RENTS611710$179,011$179,011
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Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Securities$9,219,885SecuritiesAmt

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Securities$6,548,771SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities$2,671,114SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Revenue Column-$114,206TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Cost Of Goods Sold$497,148CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

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Unrelated Business Revenue$3,681UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

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Exclusion$3,342,348ExclusionAmt

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Total$103,460TotalAmt
Management And General$103,460ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Total$425,296TotalAmt
Program Services$368,304ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$50,927ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,065FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$342,010TotalAmt
Program Services$276,378ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$65,632ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$193,869TotalAmt
Program Services$155,332ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,188ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,349FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$475,357TotalAmt
Program Services$474,291ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$231ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$835FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$214,665TotalAmt
Program Services$203,619ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,169ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,877FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$68,881TotalAmt
Program Services$57,733ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,939ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,209FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$484,141TotalAmt
Program Services$327,192ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$156,949ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,654TotalAmt
Program Services$16,713ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,941ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
UBIT TAXES$244$244
REIMBURSEMENT TO MSU FO$2,748,119$188,628$2,293,270$266,221
LOSS ON IMPAIRMENT OF P$327,500$327,500
SUPPLIES$258,846$16,183$231,969$10,694

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Program Services$347,672ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$36,536ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,811FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,053,061TotalAmt
Program Services$4,752,473ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$987,527ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$313,061FundraisingAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Joint CostsYes (X)JointCostsInd

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,240BOYAmt
EOY$7,234EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$2,456,730BOYAmt
EOY$3,294,167EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$245,000BOYAmt
EOY$435,000EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$213,437BOYAmt
EOY$240,309EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$839,272BOYAmt
EOY$532,425EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$14,217,787LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$7,733,890LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,222,827BOYAmt
EOY$6,483,897EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,180,631BOYAmt
EOY$33,006,860EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,171,052BOYAmt
EOY$3,091,461EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$42,336,189BOYAmt
EOY$47,091,353EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$511,289BOYAmt
EOY$317,565EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$341,856BOYAmt
EOY$352,750EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$853,145BOYAmt
EOY$670,315EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,838,341BOYAmt
EOY$24,479,667EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,644,703BOYAmt
EOY$21,941,371EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,483,044BOYAmt
EOY$46,421,038EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$42,336,189BOYAmt
EOY$47,091,353EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$3,375,001ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$1,562,993NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,492,959CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,394,498CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,476,026CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,712,724CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,271,753CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,347,960TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,703,034CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,649,759CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,749,619CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,043,481CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,301,377CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$19,447,270TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,195,993CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,044,257CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,225,645CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,756,205CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,573,130CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$36,795,230TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$103,200CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$164,598CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$217,788CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$253,535CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$226,949CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$966,070TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$103,200CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$164,598CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$217,788CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$253,535CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$226,949CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$966,070TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$35,829,160PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$452,566CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$433,390CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$808,407CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$940,571CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$785,440CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,420,374TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,487CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$515CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$3,002TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$455,053CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$433,905CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$808,407CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$940,571CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$785,440CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,423,376TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,487CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$515CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,411CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,164CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,681CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$12,258TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,653,533CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,478,677CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,037,463CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,698,940CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,362,251CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$40,230,864TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.89060PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.89030PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.08510InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.08090InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$18,844,329BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,106,177InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$2,053,582OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$19,896,924EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$15,867,549BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,058,574InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$81,794OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$18,844,329EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$13,850,402BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,017,147InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$15,867,549EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$10,799,993BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$4,750,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$1,473,957InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$14,076,036EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$9,358,269BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,441,724InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$10,799,993EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.30950BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.43020PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.26030TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch RYes (1)RelatedOrgListSchRInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,394,395OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,394,395BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$9,627,948OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$6,170,358DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,457,590BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,271,709OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,419,052DepreciationAmt
Book Value$852,657BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$923,735OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$144,480DepreciationAmt
Book Value$779,255BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$6,483,897TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST$5,996F
EQUITIES$33,000,864F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$33,006,860TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$11,625,116TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$1,562,993NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$82,587DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$654,934OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$2,300,514RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$9,324,602RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$103,460InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$103,460RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$9,428,062TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,687,122TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$82,587DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$654,934OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$737,521ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,949,601ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$103,460InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$103,460ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$6,053,061TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 4:THE ORGANIZATION CONSTRUCTS AND MAINTAINS VARIOUS EXHIBITS FOR PUBLIC VIEWING AND EDUCATION. THE ORGANIZATION'S COLLECTIONS ARE MADE UP OF ARTIFACTS OF HISTORICAL SIGNFICANCE, SCIENTIFIC SPECIMENS, AND ART OBJECTS THAT ARE HELD FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, SCIENTIFIC, AND CURATORIAL PURPOSES. EACH OF THE ITEMS IS CATALOGED, PRESERVED, AND CARED FOR, AND ACTIVITIES VERIFYING THEIR EXISTENCE AND ASSESSING THEIR CONDITION ARE PERFORMED CONTINUOUSLY.
PART V, LINE 4:THE ORGANIZATION INTENDS TO USE INCOME AND APPRECIATION FROM THE INVESTMENT OF THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF THE MUSEUM.
PART XI, LINE 2D:OTHER REVENUE AMOUNTS INCLUDE $497,148 FROM COST OF SALES AND $157,786 FROM SPECIAL EVENTS.
PART XII, LINE 2D:OTHER EXPENSE AMOUNTS INCLUDE $497,148 FROM COST OF SALES AND $157,786 FROM SPECIAL EVENTS.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1TASTE OF THE ROCKIESEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$60,868GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$42,050CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$18,818GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$6,317RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$18,818FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$1,068EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$41,263OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2EVENING AT THE MUSEUMEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$284,825GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$260,063CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$24,762GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$3,513RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$24,762FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$724EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$61,321OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$345,693GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$302,113CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$43,580GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$9,830RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$43,580FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$1,792EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$102,584OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$157,786DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$114,206NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHRIS DOBBSPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$0BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$167,394CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$9,970DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$0NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$13,620NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$0TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$190,984TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (3 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)AURIC ROOM AUCTION ITEM1$29,000FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)SCULPTURE1$25,000FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)AUCTION ITEMS55$11,125FAIR MARKET VALUE
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6YES, THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE CORPORATION IS OPEN TO PERSONS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. MEMBERS JOIN THE ORGANIZATION BY PAYING DUES OF A CERTAIN AMOUNT ANNUALLY. BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBERS MUST BE MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AEXCEPT FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND THE MSU APPOINTED BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEMBERS, ALL OTHER BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEMBERS ARE ELECTED BY THE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BCHANGES TO THE BYLAWS ARE REQUIRED TO BE VOTED ON BY ALL MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. THE 990 WAS REVIEWED WITH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL, FORWARDED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CNEW MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ARE PROVIDED A COPY OF THE POLICIES, AND IF GOODS OR SERVICES ARE PROVIDED, THEY ARE DISCLOSED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE MUSEUM DOES NOT HAVE EMPLOYEES. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ALL OTHER PERSONS EMPLOYED AT THE MUSEUM ARE HIRED BY AND ARE EMPLOYEES OF MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MUSEUM COMMENTS ON THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ANNUAL AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND FORM 990 ARE ALL AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE PROCESS OF OVERSIGHT HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY - BOZEMANBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 172720AddressLine1Txt
CityBOZEMANCityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP597172720ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN363412482EIN
Primary ActivitiesPUBLIC UNIVERSITYPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMTLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section115ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY - BOZEMANBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypePTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$2,748,119InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationACTUAL AMOUNT PAIDMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

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