RTPI OF NATURAL HISTORY: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization: RTPI OF NATURAL HISTORY (EIN 11-2724904)
Tax period: 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed: 2020-11-16
IRS object ID: 202043219349310669
Schema version: 2019v5.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2020-11-16T10:50:23-08:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2019-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JAMES W VANSTROM & COMPANY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 532	AddressLine1Txt
City	FALCONER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	14733	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2019-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	112724904	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ROGER TORY PETERSON INSTITUTE OF NATURAL HISTORY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	ROGE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7166652473	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	311 CURTIS STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	JAMESTOWN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	14701	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ARTHUR PEARSON	PersonNm
Person Title	CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7166652473	PhoneNum
Signature	2020-11-15	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JAMES W VANSTROM CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00426846	PTIN
Phone	7166613960	PhoneNum
Preparation	2020-11-16	PreparationDt
Self Employed	Yes (X)	SelfEmployedInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2019	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	ARTHUR PEARSON	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	311 CURTIS STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	JAMESTOWN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	14701	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$971,362	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	N/A	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1985	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	SEE PAGE 2, PART III, LINE #1	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	15	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	15	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	22	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	50	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$506,466	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$590,294	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$291,220	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$321,199	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$25,030	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$33,191	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$43,469	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$12,628	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$866,185	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$957,312	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$604,862	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$554,306	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$72,769	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$186,398	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$514,060	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$791,260	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,068,366	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$74,925	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$111,054	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$5,046,726	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$5,169,772	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$73,871	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$305,469	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$4,972,855	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$4,864,303	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	THE MISSION OF THE ROGER TORY PETERSON INSTITUTE(RTPI) IS TO HONOR AND CONTINUE THE WORK OF ROGER TORY PETERSON, TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING, APPRECIATION AND PROTECTION OF THE NATURAL WORLD. OUR MOTTO: LEARN IT, LOVE IT, PROTECT IT! RTPI OF NATURAL HISTORY IS THE OFFICIAL INSTITUTIONAL STEWARD OF ROGER TORY PETERSON'S BODY OF WORK AND HIS ENDURING LEGACY. RTPI PROVIDES A POWERFUL SYNERGY OF ART, EDUCATION, AND CONSERVATION THAT IS POSITIVELY FOCUSED ON NATURAL HISTORY AND THE ENVIRONMENT. OUR MESSAGE IS GREATLY AMPLIFIED BY THE MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THESE THREE ORGANIZATIONAL "PILLARS" AND IS FOUNDED IN THE CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE BODY OF WORK BY DR. PETERSON THAT ADVANCED ENVIORNMENTAL AWARENESS AND PROTECTION THOUGHOUT THE 20TH CENTURY. IN THIS SPIRIT, WE CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT MEANINGFUL NATURE-ORIENTED ART, EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION INITIATIVES THAT OPEN PEOPLE'S EYES TO THE NATURAL WORLD AROUND THEM - INITIATIVES THAT ARE FOCUSED ON PLACE, BUT ARE CONNECTED THROU	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$352,030	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$3,637	RevenueAmt
Desc	EDUCATION: RTPI SPECIALIZED IN PROVIDING NATURE-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES ROOTED IN THE PLACES WHERE WE LIVE. RPTI WORKS IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR PARTNERS (I.E. SCHOOLS, UNIVERSITIES, COMMUNITIES, AND LIKE-MINDED ORGANIZATIONS) AND INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS AT THE INSTITUTE'S JAMESTOWN, NY LOCATION AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO PROVIDE A VARIETY OF HANDS-ON LEARNING EXPERIENCES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$333,256	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$202,020	RevenueAmt
Desc	CONSERVATION AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS: RTPI DESIGNS AND IMPLEMENTS ACTIVE CONSERVATION AND OUTREACH PROJECTS IN THE LOCAL REGION AND BEYOND.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$197,457	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$115,542	RevenueAmt
Desc	EXHIBITS AND ARCHIVES: RTPI HONORS THE ARTISTIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF ROGER TORY PETERSON BY OFFERING WORLD-CLASS ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITS, INCULDING WORKS BY ROGER TORY PETERSON AND MANY OTHERS. RTPI ARCHIVES HOUSE SOME 200,000 ITEMS OF ROGER TORY PETERSON'S LIFETIME BODY OF WORK AND MANY OTHER IMPORTANT PIECES ARE ON PUBLIC DISPLAY IN OUR FACILITY.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$882,743	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	Yes (true)	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (true)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (true)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (true)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	0	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	22	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	15	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	15	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (true)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	false	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ARTHUR PEARSON	PersonNm
Phone	7166652473	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	311 CURTIS STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	JAMESTOWN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	14701	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Institutional TrusteeInstitutionalTrusteeInd
WILLAM R HACKNEY III
CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL LIBERATI
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MIKE LYONS
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LEE ALLEN PETERSON
VICE-CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DOUG SCHUTTE CHFC
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LINDA GOODRIDGE STECKLEY
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JONATHAN WESTON
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARILYN ZAGORA PHD
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WARREN C BLANCHARD JR
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILSON MUDGE
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TORY C PETERSON
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ALBERTO REY
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ERICA STANAT
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRIS ANDERSON
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GEORGE HARPER
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANTON LEENDERS
PRESIDENT & CEO	40.00			$92,118	$0	$4,239	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$92,118	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$4,239	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Related Organizations	$126,201	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
All Other Contributions	$464,093	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$590,294	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
SERVICE AGREEMENT REVENUE	541900	$202,020	$0	$0
PROGRAM REVENUE	611710	$119,179	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$321,199	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$2	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$33,189	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$33,189	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$33,189	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$33,189	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$24,416	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$14,050	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$10,366	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$10,366	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
ADMIN. SERVICES FNDT	900099	$0	$0	$0	$0
REIMB. OF EXPENSES FNDT	900099	$0	$0	$0	$0
MISC. INCOME	900099	$2,262	$2,262	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$2,262	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$957,312	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$333,827	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$33,191	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$92,118	TotalAmt
Program Services	$82,906	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,606	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,606	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$379,390	TotalAmt
Program Services	$308,052	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$35,669	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$35,669	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$46,306	TotalAmt
Program Services	$37,679	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,314	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,313	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$36,492	TotalAmt
Program Services	$30,256	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,120	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,116	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,155	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,155	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$33,822	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,965	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$17,857	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,024	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,731	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,504	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,789	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,966	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,276	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$897	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,793	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$246,564	TotalAmt
Program Services	$221,565	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,862	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$10,137	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,310	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,917	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,131	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,262	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,969	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,477	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,492	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,647	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,282	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$183	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$182	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,005	TotalAmt
Program Services	$22,505	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,250	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,250	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
PROGRAM & WORKSHOP EXP	$116,513	$116,513	$0	$0
VEHICLE EXPENSE	$2,437	$1,706	$244	$487
MISCELLANEOUS	$1,204	$964	$120	$120
EQUIPMENT	$1,117	$1,005	$67	$45

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$29,327	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,944	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13,383	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,068,366	TotalAmt
Program Services	$882,743	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$112,854	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$72,769	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$90,495	BOYAmt
EOY	$130,999	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,140,773	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,244,618	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$41,542	BOYAmt
EOY	$16,640	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$19,791	BOYAmt
EOY	$26,614	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$530,467	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$517,172	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,942	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,295	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$736	BOYAmt
EOY	$738	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,736,447	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,736,868	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,046,726	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,169,772	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$35,271	BOYAmt
EOY	$33,772	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$44,078	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$38,600	BOYAmt
EOY	$227,619	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$73,871	BOYAmt
EOY	$305,469	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$677,860	BOYAmt
EOY	$714,636	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,294,995	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,149,667	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,972,855	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,864,303	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,046,726	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,169,772	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$111,054	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	$2,502	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind
Other Support Sum	$0	OtherSupportSumAmt

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$260,967	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$392,965	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$390,795	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$506,466	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$590,294	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,141,487	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$118,825	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$182,867	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$191,301	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$204,889	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$184,863	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$882,745	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$379,792	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$575,832	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$582,096	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$711,355	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$775,157	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,024,232	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$255,416	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$2,768,816	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,290	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$8,892	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,326	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,430	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$14,940	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$19,131	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$26,250	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$23,696	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$48,696	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,787	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$120,560	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$3,159,732	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$1,299,583	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.87630	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.83450	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind
Public Support Total509	$0	PublicSupportTotal509Amt
Public Support CY509	0	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0	InvestmentIncomeCYPct

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Pt II Ln 10	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Other Income Part II, Line 10 Description: MISC. INCOME 2015: 19131. 2016: 26250. 2017: 23696. 2018: 48696. 2019: 2787.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub Exhibition	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly Rsrch	Yes (X)	CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used Preservation	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets Sale	false	SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,448,868	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$188,454	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$285,100	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$126,201	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses	$4,213	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$1,792,008	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,505,124	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$118,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$74,344	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$67,000	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses	$32,912	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$1,448,868	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,463,711	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$192,968	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$117,000	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses	$34,555	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$1,505,124	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,465,020	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$133,498	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$67,000	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses	$67,807	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$1,463,711	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,794,270	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$48,684	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$53,333	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$196,461	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$30,772	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$1,465,020	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	false	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	Yes (true)	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch R	Yes (true)	RelatedOrgListSchRInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$523,267	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$515,732	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$7,535	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$7,200	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,440	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$5,760	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$13,295	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
COLLECTIONS	$1,664,819
LIFE INS. - CASH SURRENDER VALUE	$72,049

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$1,736,868	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
DUE TO RTPI FNDT.	$187,619
CASH DUE TO RTPI FOUNDATION	$0
LINE OF CREDIT	$40,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$227,619	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$957,312	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$187,822	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	$420	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$188,242	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$769,070	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$769,070	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,068,366	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,068,366	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,068,366	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Pt V, Line 4	INTENDED USES FOR ENDOWMENT FUNDS: THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS AMOUNT REPORTED IN PART V, REPRESENTS THE TOTAL NET ASSETS AT DECEMBER 31, 2019, OF ROGER TORY PETERSON INSTITUTE FOUNDATION, INC. THE FOUNDATION WAS ESTABLISHED AS A TYPE I SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION OF THE INSTITUTE. THE INSTITUTE IS THE SOLE BENEFICIARY OF THE FOUNDATION. THE FOUNDATION'S ENDOWMENT FUNDS AND EARNINGS ARE TO BE USED TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE GENERAL OPERATION OF THE INSTITUTE.
Pt XI, Line 2d	REVENUE AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN FINANCIALS: OTHER INCREASE IN CSV OF LIFE INSURANCE POLICY. $420
Pt III, Line 4	SEE DESCRIPTIONS ON PAGE #2 OF THE 990.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Pt VI, Line 2	RELATED PARTY INFORMATION AMONG OFFICERS: TORY PETERSON, TRUSTEE AND LEE ALLEN PETERSON, VICE-CHAIR ARE BROTHERS.
Pt VI, Line 11b	ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS TO REVIEW FORM 990: A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW AND COMMENTS. ANY COMMENTS AND/OR QUESTIONS ARE REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND FINANCE COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND NECESSARY CHANGES MADE BEFORE FILING.
Pt VI, Line 15a	COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL: THE PRESIDENT/CEO TURNS IN AN ACTIVITY REPORT FOR THE YEAR TO THE BOARD CHAIRMAN FOR REVIEW. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE THEN MEETS WITH THE PRESIDENT/CEO TO EVALUATE HIS PERFORMANCE AND TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION.
Pt VI, Line 19	GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION: THE INSTITUTE'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, FORM 1023, AUDIT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND EXEMPT ORGANIZATION RETURNS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE INSTITUTE'S OFFICE LOCATED AT 311 CURTIS STREET, JAMESTOWN, NY.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RTPI FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	311 CURTIS STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	JAMESTOWN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	14701	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	161574467	EIN
Primary Activities	FINANCIAL SUPPORT	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section	501C3	ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status	12A	PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RTPI INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Controlled Organization	false	ControlledOrganizationInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	false	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	false	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	Yes (true)	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	false	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	false	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	false	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	false	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	false	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	false	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	false	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	false	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	false	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	false	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	false	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RTPI FOUNDATION INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transaction Type	C	TransactionTypeTxt
Involved	$126,201	InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount Determination	DISTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED	MethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt