YELLOWSTONE FOREVER: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
YELLOWSTONE FOREVER (EIN 47-5427975)
Tax period
2024-03-01 to 2025-02-28
Filed
2025-07-08
IRS object ID
202531899349301273
Schema version
2024v5.2
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)
Return2025-07-08T13:15:34-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-02-28TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN480567703PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PINION LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1402 N BROADWAY 4TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityBILLINGSCityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP59101ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-03-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN475427975EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1YELLOWSTONE FOREVERBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlYELLBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4068482840PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 1857AddressLine1Txt
CityBOZEMANCityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP597711857ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLISA DIEKMANNPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone4068482840PhoneNum
Signature2025-06-30SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKENDRA MORANPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00814196PTIN
Phone4062455136PhoneNum
Preparation2025-06-30PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerLISA DIEKMANNPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 1857AddressLine1Txt
CityBOZEMANCityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP597711857ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$49,023,070GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.YELLOWSTONE.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2015FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMTLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionYELLOWSTONE FOREVER (YF) SERVES AS THE OFFICIAL NON-PROFIT PARTNER FOR YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK (PARK). YF'S PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE GRANTS AND IN-KIND SUPPORT TO THE PARK THROUGH PHILANTHROPIC AND EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body15VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent14VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee135TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers106TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$15,526,996PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$34,396,651CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$1,372,168PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$1,694,046CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$1,288,893PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,838,024CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$3,120,543PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$3,892,864CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$21,308,600PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$41,821,585CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$4,220,200PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$5,770,899CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$5,606,412PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$6,290,525CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$1,419,546PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$1,642,212CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$3,283,756CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$3,223,965PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$3,216,339CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$14,470,123PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$16,919,975CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$6,838,477PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$24,901,610CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$45,715,575TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$70,514,236TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,874,728TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,411,438TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$43,840,847NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$69,102,798NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionYELLOWSTONE FOREVER ("YF") SERVES AS THE OFFICIAL NON-PROFIT PARTNER FOR YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK ("PARK"). YF'S PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE GRANTS AND IN-KIND SUPPORT TO THE PARK THROUGH PHILANTHROPIC AND EDUCATIONAL INITATIVESMissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$6,042,439ExpenseAmt
Grant$5,652,166GrantAmt
DescYELLOWSTONE FOREVER FUNDS PRIORITY PROJECTS THAT PROTECT YELLOWSTONE'S ECOSYSTEM AND WILDLIFE, PRESERVE THE PARK'S HERITAGE, HISTORY, AND TRAILS AND ENHANCE VISITOR EXPERIENCES AND EDUCATION. WILDLIFE GRANT FUNDING SUPPORTED NATIVE FISH RESTORATION, GRIZZLY BEAR, WOLF AND COUGAR RESEARCH,AND A VARIETY OF SPECIES OF BIRDS THAT ARE CRITICAL TO YELLOWSTONE'S NATURAL ECOSYSTEM. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (NPS) AND THROUGH TRIBAL CONSULTATION, YELLOWSTONE FOREVER (YF) LEADS THE OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMMING OF THE YELLOWSTONE TRIBAL HERITAGE CENTER. LOCATED AT OLD FAITHFUL, THE CENTER SERVES AS A VITAL SPACE WHERE INDIGENOUS ARTISTS, SCHOLARS, AND PRESENTERS FROM THE 27 ASSOCIATED TRIBES OF YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK DIRECTLY ENGAGE WITH VISITORS THROUGH EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT. DURING THE SUMMER, APPROXIMATELY 311,000 VISITORS EXPERIENCED THE CENTER. THE CENTER HOSTED 36 TRIBAL DEMONSTRATORS AND FEATURED A TOTAL OF 138 ARTIST DAYS. PRESENTERS REPRESENTED 17 OF THE 27 TRIBES ASSOCIATED WITH THE PARK. THROUGH DIVERSE DEMONSTRATIONS, THE CENTER PROVIDES A UNIQUE PLATFORM FOR CULTURAL EXCHANGE AND ENHANCING VISITOR UNDERSTANDING.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,473,253ExpenseAmt
Grant$102,528GrantAmt
Revenue$1,796,159RevenueAmt
DescYELLOWSTONE FOREVER (YF) OFFERS TRANSFORMATIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING THAT FOSTERS A DEEP CONNECTION TO THE WILDLIFE, GEOLOGY, AND CULTURAL HISTORY OF YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK. OUR EXTENSIVE ARRAY OF PROGRAMS PROVIDE UNPARALLELED OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES TO EXPERIENCE AND APPRECIATE YELLOWSTONE. COLLABORATING CLOSELY WITH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (NPS), WE ENSURE THE HIGHEST QUALITY EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES WITH THE INTENT TO CREATE FUTURE STEWARDS WHO ARE DEEPLY COMMITTED TO PRESERVING AND PROTECTING THIS ICONIC NATIONAL TREASURE. THIS YEAR, APPROXIMATELY 4,579 VISITORS PARTICIPATED IN YF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, RESULTING IN A TOTAL OF 75,895 CONTACT HOURS, DEMONSTRATING OUR SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON ENHANCING PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,129,976ExpenseAmt
Grant$16,205GrantAmt
Revenue$3,763,189RevenueAmt
DescYELLOWSTONE FOREVER (YF) HAD OVER 289,807 TRANSACTIONS AT 11 STORES (9 IN THE PARK, 1 IN GARDINER, MT AND 1 AT QUAKE LAKE VISITOR CENTER). VISITORS TO YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK AND THE SURROUNDING AREA PURCHASED PLANNING MATERIALS, GAMES, ART, APPAREL, OUTDOOR GEAR, BOOKS AND COLLECTIBLES. SEVERAL OF THE ITEMS SOLD ARE ONE-OF-A-KIND OR PRODUCED DIRECTLY BY YF. ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD BY YF IN THE STORES ARE APPROVED BY THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND HELP FOSTER A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING, APPRECIATION, AND ENJOYMENT OF YELLOWSTONE AND ITS SURROUNDING ECOSYSTEM. EVERY PURCHASE SUPPORTS VITAL PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$10,645,668TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstYes (1)ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document147IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee135EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members15GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member14IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1KRISTI MILLSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4068482840PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 1857AddressLine1Txt
CityBOZEMANCityNm
State AbbreviationMTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP597711857ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (21 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
ANNIE GRAHAM
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ARIELLE PATRICK
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BOB ROWE
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROLYN HEPPEL
SECRETARY10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
DAVID YOUN
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUG SPENCER
CHAIR OF THE BOARD10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
ELIZABETH WEBB
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JACQUELINE ROONEY
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISA DIEKMANN
PRESIDENT & CEO40.00Yes (X)$264,418$0$28,185Yes (X)
MICHAEL SOLOT
TREASURER10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
NICHOLAS OLDS
VICE CHAIR10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
PAUL BERTELLI
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHANIE TARBET
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN ROEDER
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM DETMER
DIRECTOR3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KRISTENA MILLS
CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER40.00$158,824$0$22,936Yes (X)
LINDSAY ROBB
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40.00$132,306$0$7,188Yes (X)
NINA NOVIKOFF
CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCE OFFIC40.00$148,594$0$15,480Yes (X)
OLESJA HOPPE
REGIONAL DIRECTORY OF PHIL40.00$125,127$0$7,341Yes (X)
SAMUEL BARKLEY
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER40.00$142,471$0$23,472Yes (X)
WENDIE CARR
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER40.00$155,026$0$24,203Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,126,766TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$128,805TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K6IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AVALON CONSULTING GROUP INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1805 15 STREET NW SUITE 700AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesDIRECT MAIL CONTRACTORServicesDesc
Compensation$659,473CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$7,560GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$34,389,091AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$620,594NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$34,396,651TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescTUITION AND CABIN FEESDesc
Business611600BusinessCd
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,694,046RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,694,046TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,591,769TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,591,769ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$102,113RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$102,113RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$102,113TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$102,113RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$4,032,706SecuritiesAmt
Other$13,621OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,800,072SecuritiesAmt
Other$0OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$232,634SecuritiesAmt
Other$13,621OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$246,255TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$246,255ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$99,572FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$72,010FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$27,562TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$27,562ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$7,018,991GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$3,329,403CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,689,588TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$3,689,588RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER REVENUEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$73,601TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$73,601RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$73,601OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$41,821,585TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$5,559,348RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$1,865,586ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,770,899TotalAmt
Program Services$5,770,899ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$537,261TotalAmt
Program Services$273,755ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$140,973ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$122,533FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,708,184TotalAmt
Program Services$2,745,438ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,193,919ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$768,827FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$171,725TotalAmt
Program Services$46,015ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$93,264ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$32,446FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$373,774TotalAmt
Program Services$143,786ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$162,677ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$67,311FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$499,581TotalAmt
Program Services$215,027ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$204,780ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$79,774FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,544TotalAmt
Program Services$24,365ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,519ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$660FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45,436TotalAmt
Management And General$45,436ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,642,212TotalAmt
Fundraising$1,642,212FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45,362TotalAmt
Management And General$45,362ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,749TotalAmt
Program Services$2,849ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,503ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$31,397FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$145,409TotalAmt
Program Services$64,725ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$60,801ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$19,883FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$386,405TotalAmt
Program Services$144,161ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$235,567ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,677FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$405,710TotalAmt
Program Services$123,095ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$157,800ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$124,815FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$471,935TotalAmt
Program Services$281,761ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$188,017ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,157FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$208,377TotalAmt
Program Services$96,725ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$33,461ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$78,191FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$68,712TotalAmt
Management And General$68,712ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$463,699TotalAmt
Program Services$216,579ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$247,120ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
BANK/MERCHANT FEES$308,392$204,715$9,061$94,616
HUMAN RESOURCES$195,393$109,276$77,579$8,538
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS$154,675$154,675
BAD DEBT$127,000$127,000

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$104,541TotalAmt
Program Services$27,822ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$76,719FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,919,975TotalAmt
Program Services$10,645,668ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,990,551ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,283,756FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,323,348BOYAmt
EOY$4,410,254EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,337,227BOYAmt
EOY$42,712,612EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,210,779BOYAmt
EOY$2,907,633EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$321,834BOYAmt
EOY$228,396EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,031,003BOYAmt
EOY$1,339,557EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$175,112BOYAmt
EOY$335,442EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$17,202,757LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$7,583,769LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,113,665BOYAmt
EOY$9,618,988EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,021,619BOYAmt
EOY$8,937,700EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,694BOYAmt
EOY$23,654EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$151,294BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$45,715,575BOYAmt
EOY$70,514,236EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,429,057BOYAmt
EOY$1,051,418EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,782BOYAmt
EOY$13,674EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$263,683BOYAmt
EOY$346,346EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$167,206BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,874,728BOYAmt
EOY$1,411,438EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,050,970BOYAmt
EOY$26,211,884EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,789,877BOYAmt
EOY$42,890,914EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43,840,847BOYAmt
EOY$69,102,798EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$45,715,575BOYAmt
EOY$70,514,236EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$24,901,610ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$360,341NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$9,402,473CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$21,185,231CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$17,638,959CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$15,526,996CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$34,396,651CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$98,150,310TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$9,402,473CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$21,185,231CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$17,638,959CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$15,526,996CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$34,396,651CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$98,150,310TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$98,150,310PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$60,676CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$152,282CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$316,251CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,272,600CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,693,882CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,495,691TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$27,136CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$15,518CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,350CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,851CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$73,601CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$132,456TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$101,778,457TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$12,960,841GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.96440PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.97330PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,468,712BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$61,015ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$159,421InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$25,674OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,663,474EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,944,693BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$40,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$261,694InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$777,675OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,468,712EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,043,524BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$100,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$181,536InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$17,295OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,944,693EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,771,603BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$262,782ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$29,449InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$20,310OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,043,524EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,805,586BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$97,477ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$174,295InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,305,755OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,771,603EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.02142BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.82244PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.15614TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,284,844OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$2,284,844BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$10,715,253OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,599,381DepreciationAmt
Book Value$6,115,872BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,575,505OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,282,113DepreciationAmt
Book Value$293,392BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,288,731OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,702,275DepreciationAmt
Book Value$586,456BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$338,424OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$338,424BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$9,618,988TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
MONEY MARKET FUNDS$316,980F
FIXED-INCOME MUTUAL FUNDS$4,263,306F
EQUITY-MUTUAL FUNDS$4,357,414F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Program Rltd$8,937,700TotalBookValueProgramRltdAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$42,703,826TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$360,341NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$495,252DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$26,648OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$882,241RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$41,821,585RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$41,821,585TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$17,441,875TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$495,252DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$26,648OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$521,900ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$16,919,975ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$16,919,975TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:EARNINGS FROM YF'S ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE USED TO SUPPORT YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK AND VISITOR EDUCATION PROGRAMING.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEES -45,362. DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSE 72,010.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEES -45,362. DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSE 72,010.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AVALON CONSULTING GROUPBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1805 15TH STREET NW SUITE 700AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityMANAGED DIRECT MAIL AND DIGITAL FUNDRAISING EFFORTS FOR YELLActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$4,135,481GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$447,798RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$3,687,683NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$4,135,481TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$447,798TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$3,687,683TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesALLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesARLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesGALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesHILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNJLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNMLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesORLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesPALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesRILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesUTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAKLicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1OLD FAITFUL SOCIETY EVENTEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$84,742GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$84,742GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$3,632RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$56,151FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$5,945EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$5,904OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2YOUNG PATRONSEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$14,830GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$14,830GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$378OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$99,572GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$99,572GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$3,632RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$56,151FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$5,945EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$6,282OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$72,010DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$27,562NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NATIONAL PARK SERVICEBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 168AddressLine1Txt
CityYELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PCityNm
State AbbreviationWYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP82190ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN530197094RecipientEIN
IRC Section170(C)(1)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$2,288,632CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of GrantFULFILL PARK PRIORITIESPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationYELLOWSTONE FOREVER MONITORS THE USE OF FUNDS BY THE GOVERNMENT (YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK AND US FOREST SERVICE) THROUGH AN ANNUAL GRANT CYCLE THAT BEGINS WITH PROJECTS SUBMITTED BY THE PARK FOR FUNDING CONSIDERATION. ONCE THE PROJECTS ARE SELECTED BY THE PROJECTS COMMITTEE, A BOARD COMMITTEE, THE SLATE OF PROJECTS IS PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD AND BECOME THE FUNDRAISING GOAL FOR YF'S NEXT SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEAR. ONCE THE FUNDS ARE RAISED THEY ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE PARK'S USE AT THE START OF THEIR FOLLOWING FISCAL YEAR. USFS FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE END OF EACH FISCAL YEAR BASED AS CALCULATED BY SALES FROM THE QUAKE LAKE STORE. THE USE OF BOTH OF THESE FUNDS ARE REVIEWED AND TRACKED THROUGH REQUISITION FORMS, REQUISITION REQUEST FOR DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS, AND REQUIRE REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY MULTIPLE LEVELS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF YELLOWSTONE FOREVER REVIEWS EACH APPROVED REQUISITION REQUEST FOR VERIFICATION THAT EACH EXPENDITURE COMPLIES WITH YELLOWSTONE FOREVER'S MISSION, GUIDELINES, AND OTHER REQUIRMENTS PRIOR TO THE DISBURSEMENT OF ANY FUNDS. YELLOWSTONE FOREVER AND PARK STAFF CONTINUE TO MEET REGULARLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO TRACK THE PROGRESS OF FUNDED PROJECTS, MONITOR ANY CHANGES TO THOSE PRIORITIES, AND IDENTIFY AND WORK TOGETHER TO ADDRESS NEW ONES IN SUPPORT OF THE PARK WHERE AND AS THEY ARISE. PROVIDING REGULAR REPORTS BACK TO YELLOWSTONE FOREVER'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN THE PROCESS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
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 (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
LISA DIEKMANN
PRESIDENT & CEO$260,581$0$3,837$0$0$0$13,343$0$14,842$0$292,603$0$0$0
KRISTENA MILLS
CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER$154,987$0$3,837$0$0$0$8,295$0$14,641$0$181,760$0$0$0
WENDIE CARR
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER$151,189$0$3,837$0$0$0$8,314$0$15,889$0$179,229$0$0$0
SAMUEL BARKLEY
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER$138,634$0$3,837$0$0$0$7,692$0$15,780$0$165,943$0$0$0
NINA NOVIKOFF
CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCE OFFIC$144,757$0$3,837$0$0$0$7,514$0$7,966$0$164,074$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution15ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$318,582NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMV AT DATE OF GIFTMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)EQUIPMENT1$157,360FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)CAMPUS SUPPLIES1$144,653FAIR 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 (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BYELLOWSTONE FOREVER WORKS CLOSELY WITH AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM AND MEMBERS OF SENIOR MANAGEMENT TO REVIEW THE FINAL DRAFT OF THE RETURN PRIOR TO ITS SUBMISSION TO THE IRS. AFTER STAFF DOES AN INITIAL REVIEW OF THE DRAFT, THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR REVIEWING THE COMPLETE COPY OF THE FINAL RETURN BEFORE FILING THE RETURN WITH THE IRS. THAT COPY IS PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THE FALL BOARD MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CBOARD MEMBERS, COMMITTEE MEMBERS, AND KEY STAFF MAKE ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURES IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY AND MANAGE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WHEN THEY ARISE, IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS PRESENT, BEFORE THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE TAKES AN ACTION, A DIRECTOR, COMMITTEE MEMBER, OR KEY STAFF MEMBER HAVING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND WHO IS IN ATTENDANCE AT THE MEETING SHALL DISCLOSE ALL FACTS MATERIAL TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. SUCH DISCLOSURE SHALL BE REFLECTED IN THE MINUTES TO THE MEETING. SHOULD A CONFLICT OF INTEREST BE RAISED, THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND TAKE NECESSARY STEPS, INCLUDING RECUSING THE BOARD MEMBER, COMMITTEE MEMBER, OR KEY STAFF, PRIOR TO DISCUSSION AND VOTING ON THE AGENDA ITEM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE PRESIDENT & CEO IS HIRED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD. FOR RECRUITING AND HIRING THE CURRENT PRESIDENT & CEO FOR YELLOWSTONE FOREVER THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS EMPLOYED A NATIONAL RECRUITING FIRM TO CONDUCT A SEARCH, FACILITATE BENCHMARKING THE POSITION ACCORDING TO THE SKILL SET AND REQUIREMENTS THAT THE BOARD DETERMINED THEY WANTED FOR THE ROLE. COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FOR THE PRESIDENT & CEO POSITION IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. COMPENSATION FOR EMPLOYEES AND OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION IS DETERMINED BY BENCHMARKING POSITIONS USING INDUSTRY STANDARD SALARY BENCHMARKING SOFTWARE. THERE ARE TWO SOFTWARE SUBSCRIPTIONS THAT YF HAS USED TO FACILITATE BENCHMARKING POSITIONS PAYSCALE AND SALARY.COM COMPANALYST. WE CURRENTLY USE SALARY.COM COMPANALYST. BENCHMARKING OF ROLES WAS PERFORMED BY THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES (OR THEIR DESIGNEE). FACTORS USED IN BENCHMARKING ROLES INCLUDE: JOB DESCRIPTIONS AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES, LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE, CANDIDATE/TALENT POOL (I.E. NATIONAL NON-PROFIT OR REGIONAL NON-PROFIT, ETC.). ONCE THE POSITION WAS BENCHMARKED AT THE APPROPRIATE SALARY RANGE, THE HR DIRECTOR WOULD WORK WITH THE PRESIDENT OR DEPARTMENT LEAD TO RECRUIT AND HIRE FOR THE POSITION ACCORDING TO THE ESTABLISHED RANGE, AND ENSURE THAT THERE WAS SUBSTANTIATING DOCUMENTATION (APPLICATION AND/OR RESUME). MORE RECENTLY WE HAVE ESTABLISHED OPERATING PRINCIPLES AND BEST PRACTICES TO HIRE WITHIN THE 25 TO 50 PERCENTILE TO FURTHER DRIVE CONSISTENCY IN APPLYING BENCHMARKING DATA TO THE HIRING/RECRUITING PROCESS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST. IN ADDITION, THE ANNUAL AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, FORM 990 AND ANNUAL REPORT ARE PUBLISHED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE.
FORM 990 PART XII 2CTHE ORGANIZATION HAS A FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR.

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