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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by RUBY HABITAT FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,165,835
Total expenses
$526,611
Contributions and grants received
$482,333
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$89,317
Investment income
$590,338
Other revenue
$3,847
Total assets, end of year
$20,411,033
Total liabilities, end of year
$21,800
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$20,389,233
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$404,067
Management and general expenses
$89,108
Fundraising expenses
$33,436
Program service expenses (Part III)
$404,067

Program services were 76.7% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $142,793

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $339,540

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $15,617

  • 2a · Program service revenue: HAY SALES

    total $54,741 · related or exempt $54,741

  • 2b · Program service revenue: LODGING AND MAINTENANC

    total $21,706 · related or exempt $21,706

  • 2c · Program service revenue: PASTURE RENT

    total $12,450 · related or exempt $12,450

  • 2d · Program service revenue: EQUIPMENT RENT

    total $420 · related or exempt $420

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $364,437 · excluded $364,437

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $225,901

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $225,901

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $225,901 · excluded $225,901

  • 11a · Other revenue: RETAIL SALES

    total $3,847 · related or exempt $3,847

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $3,847

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $21,105 · program services $21,105

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $206,753 · program services $119,127 · management and general $65,000 · fundraising $22,626

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $3,460 · management and general $3,460

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $26,600 · program services $26,600

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $9,434 · management and general $9,434

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,522 · program services $851 · management and general $671

  • 20 · Interest

    total $15 · program services $15

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $79,988 · program services $74,890 · management and general $5,098

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $17,691 · program services $15,833 · management and general $1,858

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROJECT EXPENSE

    total $40,149 · program services $40,149

  • 24b · Other expenses: FERTILIZER

    total $33,164 · program services $33,164

  • 24c · Other expenses: UTILITIES AND IRRIGATIO

    total $27,724 · program services $26,795 · management and general $929

  • 24d · Other expenses: OUTREACH

    total $14,810 · program services $4,000 · fundraising $10,810

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $44,196 · program services $41,538 · management and general $2,658

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $169,036 · end of year $164,816

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $142,251 · end of year $34,260

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $10,698,989

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $902,204

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $9,502,020 · end of year $9,796,785

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $9,578,263 · end of year $10,406,074

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $9,098 · end of year $9,098

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $18,004 · end of year $17,140

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $4,660

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,073,157 · end of year $1,968,272

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $17,309,507 · end of year $18,420,961

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE RUBY HABITAT FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO PRESERVING AND ENHANCING THE NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC MAKEUP OF THE RUBY VALLEY AND SOUTHWEST MONTANA. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THE PRESERVATION OF OPEN SPACE, CONTINUATION OF AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS AND ASSOCIATED DEMONSTRATIONS, AND EDUCTION AND OUTREACH EFFORTS.

  • AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS - CONSISTENT WITH THE MISSION AND GOALS OF THE FOUNDATION, WE CONTINUED TO OPERATE THE RANCH FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES, INCLUDING HAY PRODUCTION AND CATTLE GRAZING. HAY AND PASTURE WERE SOLD AT MARKET RATES TO GENERATE INCOME AND OFFSET OPERATING EXPENSES. AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS WERE IMPLEMENTED FOLLOWING BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES INCLUDING ROTATIONAL GRAZING, SOIL NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT AND IRRIGATION WATER MANAGEMENT, ALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION TO DEMONSTRATE WISE USE OF RESOURCES.

    Expenses $243,138 · Revenue $93,164

  • RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATION IN LINE WITH OUR CONSERVATION DEMONSTRATION GOALS, WE IMPLEMENTED THE CATTAIL CREEK RESTORATION PROJECT. MONITORING AND MAINTENANCE CONTINUED ON EXISTING PROJECTS INCLUDING THE RESTORATION OF CLEAR CREEK, THE HERITAGE APPLE ORCHARD, POLLINATOR PLANTINGS, WETLAND DEVELOPMENTS AND SOIL HEALTH TRIALS. MULTIPLE GROUPS VISITED THE RANCH TO VIEW ONE OR MORE OF THE EXISTING RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS. STAFF TOURED THE PROJECTS AND GAVE PRESENTATIONS ON THESE EFFORTS AND RESULTS TO-DATE. PLANNING EFFORTS WERE COMPLETED FOR FUTURE RESEARCH PROJECTS THAT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN 2025 INCLUDING SEVERAL SOIL AMENDMENTS AND CROP FERTILITY EXPERIMENTS.

    Expenses $61,475 · Revenue $251,505

  • OUTREACH AND EDUCATION - THE FOUNDATION CONTINUED TO CONTRACT WITH RANCH RESOURCES TO PROVIDE A FULL-TIME OUTREACH COORDINATOR. THE COORDINATOR MET WITH HUNDREDS OF GUESTS PROVIDING OUTREACH AND EDUCATION SERVICES INCLUDING RANCH TOURS, EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, WORKSHOPS AND MEETINGS, SCHOOL GROUP EVENTS AND MANAGED RECREATIONAL ACCESS FOR FISHING AND HUNTING. THE COORDINATOR ALSO DISSEMINATED AGRICULTURAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE INFORMATION THROUGH PUBLICATION OF A BOOK, REGULAR NEWSLETTERS, A COLUMN IN THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER, AND WEEKLY EMAILS THAT WENT TO HUNDREDS OF SUBSCRIBERS. OUTREACH EFFORTS ALSO INCLUDE PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL CONSERVATION GROUPS, FIELD TOURS AND PROJECTS.

    Expenses $99,454

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Neil Barnosky

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Bruce Peterson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Steve Wood

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Daniel Durham

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    7

  • Lisa Matthews

    SECRETARY-TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Michael Arslanian

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Douglas Mitts

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Russell Mitts

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • George Olsen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rock Ringling

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kendall Van Dyk

    VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $147,203
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $129,260
    Other
    $17,943
    Hours/week
    3 + 40 related

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.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
24 September 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202533039349302048

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