Form 990 for tax year 2025
Filed by NINEPIPES MUSEUM OF EARLY MONTANA.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $305,051
- Total expenses
- $200,975
- Contributions and grants received
- $168,215
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $28,146
- Investment income
- $14,584
- Other revenue
- $94,106
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,045,972
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $6,117
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,039,855
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $167,551
- Management and general expenses
- $33,424
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $167,551
Program services were 83.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1b · Membership dues
$17,890
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$31,500
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$118,825
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2a · Program service revenue: MUSEUM ENTRY FEES
total $28,146 · related or exempt $28,146
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3 · Investment income
total $4,872 · related or exempt $4,872
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $10,247
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $535
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $9,712
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $9,712 · related or exempt $9,712
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$41,905
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$3,378
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $38,527
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$155,549
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$99,970
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $55,579 · related or exempt $55,579
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $29,192 · management and general $29,192
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $72,271 · program services $72,271
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $0
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $12,349 · program services $8,768 · management and general $3,581
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $1,085 · program services $1,085
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $7,830 · program services $7,830
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $4,268 · program services $4,268
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13 · Office expenses
total $5,397 · program services $5,397
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14 · Information technology
total $0
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $0
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17 · Travel
total $0
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
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20 · Interest
total $0
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $11,497 · program services $11,497
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23 · Insurance
total $9,338 · program services $9,338
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24a · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE
total $13,826 · program services $13,826
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24b · Other expenses: UTILITIES
total $9,391 · program services $9,391
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24c · Other expenses: WEBSITE
total $4,959 · program services $4,959
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24d · Other expenses: CREDIT CARD FEES
total $4,911 · program services $4,911
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24e · All other expenses
total $14,661 · program services $14,010 · management and general $651
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $55,059 · end of year $63,095
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $38,877 · end of year $51,496
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $0
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4 · Accounts receivable
end of year $40
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $53,325 · end of year $60,683
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
end of year $0
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$362,566
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$135,511
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $237,652 · end of year $227,055
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $70,132 · end of year $132,046
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12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $9,275 · end of year $8,375
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $478,221 · end of year $503,182
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
end of year $1,375
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $4,274 · end of year $4,742
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $908,806 · end of year $1,006,418
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $29,461 · end of year $33,437
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
THE NINEPIPES MUSEUM OF EARLY MONTANA WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1997. THE MUSEUM'S GOAL IS TO COLLECT, IDENTIFY,AND DISPLAY PHYSICAL OBJECTS OF ART AND CULTURE OF EARLY LIFE MONTANA AS IT RELATES TO THE FLATHEAD RESERVATION AND EARLY MONTANA. THE MUSEUM OFFERS AN EXTENSIVE EXHIBIT OF WESTERN ART, ARTIFACTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS TO EDUCATIONAL GROUPS, LOCAL RESIDENTS, AND AREA VISITORS.
Activities or mission (Part I)
OUR PURPOSE IS TO DISCOVER, MEMORIALIZE, PRESERVE, AND PROTECT THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE FLATHEAD RESERVATION AND EARLY MONTANA. IS IS DESIGNED FOR THE ENRICHMENT, EDUCATION, AND RECREATION OF LOCAL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO OUR VALLEY.
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OUR PURPOSE IS TO DISCOVER, MEMORIALIZE, PRESERVE, AND PROTECT THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE FLATHEAD RESERVATION AND EARLY MONTANA. IS IS DESIGNED FOR THE ENRICHMENT, EDUCATION, AND RECREATION OF LOCAL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO OUR VALLEY.
Expenses $167,551 · Revenue $290,467
As filed on the 2025 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Laurel J CheffLAUREL J CHEFF
EXECTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $29,192
- From this org
- $29,192
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Sean CheffSEAN CHEFF
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Laurel Bud Cheff JrLAUREL BUD CHEFF JR
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Laura SharpLAURA SHARP
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Doug StevensDOUG STEVENS
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Tony HarwoodTONY HARWOOD
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dr Stephen CheffDR STEPHEN CHEFF
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Ed GannonED GANNON
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Millie WhittakerMILLIE WHITTAKER
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Wayne SchileWAYNE SCHILE
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Tony HarwoodTONY HARWOOD
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2025
- Filed
- 27 July 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.1
- Source object
- 202622089349300127
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