GRIZZLY DISCOVERY CENTER A NOT- FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
GRIZZLY DISCOVERY CENTER A NOT- FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION (EIN 81-0527102)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-05-14
IRS object ID
202511349349303101
Schema version
2024v5.1
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)
Return2025-05-14T08:54:28-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN390758449PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WIPFLI LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1105 E PINE ST UPPER FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityMISSOULACityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59802ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN810527102EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GRIZZLY DISCOVERY CENTER INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlGRIZBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4066467001PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 996AddressLine1Txt
CityWEST YELLOWSTONECityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59758ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJOHN HEINEPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone4066467001PhoneNum
Signature2025-05-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSAM BRUNSON CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01696998PTIN
Phone4067281800PhoneNum
Preparation2025-05-13PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GRIZZLY AND WOLF DISCOVERY CENTERBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerTRAVIS VINEYARDPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 996AddressLine1Txt
CityWEST YELLOWSTONECityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59758ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$4,799,733GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressGRIZZLYDISCOVERYCTR.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1993FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMTLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PROVIDE VISITORS TO THE YELLOWSTONE AREA AN OPPORTUNITY TO OBSERVE, UNDERSTAND, AND APPRECIATE THE GRIZZLY BEARS AND GRAY WOLVES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent7VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers7TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Contributions Grants$1,768,535PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Investment Income$80,257CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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CY Other Revenue$707,975CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$5,124,211PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$4,286,051CYTotalRevenueAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,350,842PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$19,106,427TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$6,183,607TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$6,155,478TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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MissionTHROUGH LIVE ANIMAL EXHIBITS, MUSEUM DISPLAYS, STAFF PRESENTATIONS AND PROGRAMMING, THE CENTER ACHIEVES ITS MISSION OF PROVIDING VISITORS AN OPPORTUNITY TO VIEW, LEARN ABOUT AND ULTIMATELY APPRECIATE THE GRIZZLY BEARS AND GRAY WOLVES.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,974,981ExpenseAmt
Grant$1,506GrantAmt
Revenue$2,059,558RevenueAmt
DescTHE CENTER IS HOME TO TWO MAGNIFICENT SPECIES: GRIZZLY BEARS AND GREY WOLVES. NOT ONLY CAN YOU WATCH THESE FASCINATING ANIMALS INTERACT IN THEIR OUTDOOR HABITAT, BUT YOU CAN ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT THEIR HISTORY, CONTROVERSY, SOCIAL STRUCTURE, AND ANTICS. WITH THE NEW RIPARIAN CENTER, WE ARE ABLE TO CONTINUE TELLING THE COMPLETE STORY OF THE YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM. THE CENTER HAD 205,409 VISITORS IN 2024.Desc

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Grant$865GrantAmt
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Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
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Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (9 entries)

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PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTINE PAIGE
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MEGHAN GAWORSKI
SECRETARY/TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BETH HORN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIM MANLEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY OLIVER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEREK REICH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN HEINE
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KASSANDRA HUMBARD
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SPLIT ROCK STUDIOS
6407 WELCOME AVE NMINNEAPOLISMN55429DESIGN AND UPDATE MUSEUM$297,476
SAUREY CONSTRUCTION
4598 S WACKERLI AVEIDAHO FALLSID83406REBAR/CONCRETE SERVICES$156,750
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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DescADMISSIONSDesc
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Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

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Program Services$2,371ProgramServicesAmt

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Fundraising$25,897FundraisingAmt

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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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Interest InterestGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE$125,671$113,103$12,568
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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

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Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$6,550EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$10,969,310BOYAmt
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Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewYes (1)AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Audit Committee0AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$717,089CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,766,455CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$785,889CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,192,570TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,904,050CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,679,220CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,720,260CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$16,700,197TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,080CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,976CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,493TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,213,050CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,612,891CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,122,439CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,447,755CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,511,125CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$22,907,260TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,249,927CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$809CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,547CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,013,582CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,778CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,279,643TotalAmt

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$1,249,927CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$809CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,547CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,013,582CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,778CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,279,643TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$20,627,617PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$70,226CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$76,078CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$104,273CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$158,283CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$205,944CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$614,804TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$70,226CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$76,078CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$104,273CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$158,283CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$205,944CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$614,804TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,223CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$17,753CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$11,398CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$13,787CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$35,585CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$85,746TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,361CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,817CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,336CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$19,047CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,705CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$36,266TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,293,860CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,713,539CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,242,446CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,638,872CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,755,359CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$23,644,076TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.87240PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.87110PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.02600InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.02160InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 12, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOTHER REVENUE - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 3,361. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 6,817. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 4,336. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 19,047. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 2,705.ExplanationTxt

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

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,610,036OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$3,610,036BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$13,185,155OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,416,770DepreciationAmt
Book Value$9,768,385BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$660,668OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$571,245DepreciationAmt
Book Value$89,423BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,914,744OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,300,595DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,614,149BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$16,081,993TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSECURITY DEPOSIT PAYABLEDesc
Amt$6,550Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$6,550TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE CENTER IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS GENERALLY EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES PURSUANT TO SECTION 501(A) OF THE CODE. AS SUCH, THE CENTER IS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL INCOME TAXES ONLY ON ANY NET UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 511 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. APPROXIMATELY 5% OF THE CENTERS GIFT SHOP REVENUE, LEASING INCOME, AND ADVERTISING INCOME (INCLUDED IN OTHER INCOME ON THE STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES) ARE CONSIDERED UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME FOR REPORTING WITH THE IRS. THE UNRELATED TAX LIABILITY RELATED TO UNRELATED BUSINESS NET INCOME WAS INSIGNIFICANT AND HAS NOT BEEN REPRESENTED IN THE DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE DETERMINATION OF TAX EXEMPT STATUS IS ALSO CONSIDERED TO BE A TAX POSITION. THE CENTER'S POLICY IS TO EVALUATE THE LIKELIHOOD THAT ITS UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WILL PREVAIL UPON EXAMINATION BASED ON THE EXTENT TO WHICH THOSE POSITIONS HAVE SUBSTANTIAL SUPPORT WITHIN THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND REGULATIONS, REVENUE RULINGS, COURT DECISIONS AND OTHER EVIDENCE. THE CENTER HAS DETERMINED THAT IT IS SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION FOR THE FEDERAL INCOME TAX FILINGS IN THE UNITED STATES FOR THE PREVIOUS THREE TAX YEARS. IN THE EVENT THE CENTER IS ASSESSED PENALTIES AND/OR INTEREST, PENALTIES WILL BE CHARGED TO OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES AND INTEREST WILL BE CHARGED TO INTEREST EXPENSE. IT IS THE OPINION OF MANAGEMENT THAT THE CENTER HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
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)
PersonJOHN HEINEPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$163,448BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$19,500DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$585NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$183,533TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)ANIMAL FOOD22$81,294COST
Yes (X)OTHER SUPPLIES4$2,720COST
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE TOTAL NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS IS REPORTED ON PART I.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BTHE CENTER DOES NOT HAVE ANY SUCH COMMITTEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE CENTER'S CFO REVIEWS THE DRAFT 990, THEN IT IS SENT TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW BEFORE IT IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST TRANSACTION IS REVIEWED AND DETERMINED IF THE TRANSACTION IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CENTER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY AND JOB PERFORMANCE. THE ORGANIZATION UTILIZES THE AZA COMPENSATION REPORT AND COMPARES TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS OF SIMILAR SIZE. THE ORGANIZATION TRIES TO KEEP WITHIN THOSE STANDARDS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR USES THE AZA COMPENSATION REPORT TO SET SALARIES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES AND PLACES THEM IN THE BUDGET. THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S APPROVES THE BUDGET.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE CENTER MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST, EITHER WRITTEN OR ELECTRONIC.

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