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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by TRIGG-C M RUSSELL FOUNDATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$6,939,994
Total expenses
$3,760,391
Contributions and grants received
$2,990,836
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$2,111,055
Investment income
$1,694,235
Other revenue
$143,868
Total assets, end of year
$31,233,195
Total liabilities, end of year
$683,397
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$30,549,798
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$863,806
Management and general expenses
$1,106,570
Fundraising expenses
$1,790,015
Program service expenses (Part III)
$863,806

Program services were 23.0% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $100,149

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $321,535

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,569,152

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $30,037

  • 2a · Program service revenue: THE RUSSELL & WESTERN ART SHOW

    total $1,930,493 · related or exempt $1,930,493

  • 2b · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS AND TOURS

    total $176,902 · related or exempt $176,902

  • 2c · Program service revenue: ART EXPERIENCES & CLASSES

    total $3,660 · related or exempt $3,660

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $528,010 · excluded $528,010

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $1,125 · excluded $1,125

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $3,300

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $3,300

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $3,300 · related or exempt $3,300

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $9,100,576

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

    securities $7,934,351

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $1,166,225

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,166,225 · excluded $1,166,225

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $394,142

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $285,148

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $108,994 · related or exempt $108,994

  • 11a · Other revenue: ADVERTISING FEE INCOME

    total $30,449 · unrelated business $30,449

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $30,449

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $457,840 · management and general $146,754 · fundraising $311,086

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,068,391 · program services $526,695 · management and general $122,949 · fundraising $418,747

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $27,334 · program services $22,024 · management and general $3,566 · fundraising $1,744

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $106,030 · program services $35,804 · management and general $16,974 · fundraising $53,252

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $121,701 · program services $43,577 · management and general $20,868 · fundraising $57,256

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $24,323 · program services $359 · management and general $8,391 · fundraising $15,573

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $51,424 · program services $759 · management and general $17,740 · fundraising $32,925

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $124,975 · management and general $124,975

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $181,165 · program services $25,671 · management and general $54,258 · fundraising $101,236

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $151,540 · management and general $32,219 · fundraising $119,321

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $23,981 · program services $3,934 · management and general $13,286 · fundraising $6,761

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $77,922 · management and general $48,729 · fundraising $29,193

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $260,584 · program services $101,890 · management and general $108,851 · fundraising $49,843

  • 17 · Travel

    total $32,693 · program services $6,373 · management and general $11,945 · fundraising $14,375

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $9,475 · program services $715 · management and general $883 · fundraising $7,877

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $376,762 · management and general $263,733 · fundraising $113,029

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $126,328 · management and general $88,430 · fundraising $37,898

  • 24a · Other expenses: MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT

    total $187,541 · fundraising $187,541

  • 24b · Other expenses: PRINTING/POSTAGE

    total $144,799 · program services $46,938 · fundraising $97,861

  • 24c · Other expenses: EXHIBITS/EVENTS

    total $139,191 · program services $46,042 · management and general $105 · fundraising $93,044

  • 24d · Other expenses: CREDIT CARD FEES

    total $28,881 · management and general $20,217 · fundraising $8,664

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $37,511 · program services $3,025 · management and general $1,697 · fundraising $32,789

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,400 · end of year $1,400

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,924,628 · end of year $3,599,687

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,412,748 · end of year $1,028,667

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $253,187 · end of year $197,017

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $121,487 · end of year $121,693

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,079 · end of year $42,537

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

    $12,779,510

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

    $7,463,405

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $5,134,107 · end of year $5,316,105

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $18,722,262 · end of year $20,916,580

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $9,340 · end of year $9,509

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $75,169 · end of year $119,614

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $148,778 · end of year $140,444

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $498,762 · end of year $423,339

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $24,728,192 · end of year $27,135,049

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,129,337 · end of year $3,414,749

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE TRIGG-C.M. RUSSELL FOUNDATION, INC. (D.B.A. THE C.M. RUSSELL MUSEUM) IS TO COLLECT, PRESERVE, RESEARCH, INTERPRET AND EDUCATE ON THE ART AND LIFE OF CHARLES M. RUSSELL; THE ART AND LIFE OF HIS CONTEMPORARIES; AND THE ART OF PRECEDING AND ENSUING GENERATIONS THAT DEPICTS AND FOCUSES ON THE CULTURE, LIFE AND COUNTRY OF RUSSELL'S WEST.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE MISSION OF THE TRIGG-C.M. RUSSELL FOUNDATION, INC. (D.B.A. THE C.M. RUSSELL MUSEUM) IS TO COLLECT, PRESERVE, RESEARCH, INTERPRET AND EDUCATE ON THE ART AND LIFE OF CHARLES MARION RUSSELL; THE ART AND LIFE OF HIS CONTEMPORARIES; AND THE ART OF PRECEDING AND ENSUING GENERATIONS THAT DEPICTS AND FOCUSES ON THE CULTURE, LIFE AND COUNTRY OF RUSSELL'S WEST.

  • COLLECTIONS AND EXHIBITIONS:IN 2025, THE C.M. RUSSELL MUSEUM WELCOMED 30,584 VISITORS IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY. THE MUSEUM CONTINUED TO DISPLAY THE WORKS OF CHARLES M. RUSSELL THEMATICALLY, SUPPORTED BY PERMANENT GALLERIES SUCH AS A COLLECTOR'S VISION: C.M. RUSSELL WORK FROM COLLECTOR TOM PETRIE, TALES FROM THE SADDLE: COME RIDE ALONG, SELECTIONS FROM THE COLLECTION, AND INVENTING THE WEST & MANUFACTURING THE WORLD.THE MUSEUM PRESENTED TWELVE MAJOR ROTATING EXHIBITIONS, INCLUDING DISCOVERING RUSSELL: THE MCKAY COLLECTION; MODEST YET MASTERFUL: SMALL SCALE MASTERWORKS BY CHARLES M. RUSSELL; CAPTURING THE WEST: JOSEPH HENRY SHARP & EDWARD S. CURTIS; EXPEDITION WEST: A JOURNEY ON THE UPPER MISSOURI, 18321834; IS IT A REAL RUSSELL?; BEFORE THE COWBOY ARTIST: THE EARLY WORKS OF CHARLES M. RUSSELL; INNER LIGHT: THE ART OF TOM GILLEON; CORWIN "CORKY" CLAIRMONT: A RETROSPECTIVE OF ACTIVISM AND ART; THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF ROBERT OSBORN; GREETINGS FROM CHARLIE; SPEECHLESS: THE ART OF BLACKFEET ARTIST JOHN LOUIS CLARKE; AND THE RUSSELL EXHIBITION AND SALE.THE MUSEUM HOSTED FREE EVENING EXHIBIT OPENINGS FOR MEMBERS AND, TO ENSURE AFFORDABLE ACCESS FOR THE COMMUNITY, OFFERED ONE FREE SATURDAY ADMISSION PER MONTH FROM OCTOBER THROUGH APRIL, WHICH SERVED 671 ATTENDEES DURING THE WINTER SEASON. IN ADDITION, 1,613 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN VIRTUAL TOURS, AND 855 MEMBERS VISITED THROUGH FREE ADMISSION BENEFITS, EXPANDING BOTH DIGITAL AND MEMBER ENGAGEMENT. OUTREACH GREW THROUGH DIGITAL AND PRINT ADVERTISING AS WELL AS SOCIAL MEDIA, INCREASING AWARENESS AND PARTICIPATION. STAFF SAFEGUARDED BOTH PERMANENT AND LOANED WORKS BY IMPROVING COLLECTION CARE AND ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS. IN 2025, THE MUSEUM ALSO RECEIVED DONATED ART AND ARTIFACTS VALUED AT $23,600, FURTHER STRENGTHENING THE COLLECTION AND ADVANCING THE MUSEUM'S MISSION.

    Expenses $513,805 · Revenue $2,107,395

  • MUSEUM SERVICES:THE TRIGG-RUSSELL FOUNDATION, INC. OPERATES AND MAINTAINS THE C.M. RUSSELL MUSEUM IN ALIGNMENT WITH ITS MISSION. OPERATIONS STAFF ENSURED SAFETY AND SECURITY FOR VISITORS, STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, AND COLLECTIONS DURING ALL OPEN HOURS. MAINTENANCE STAFF SUPPORTED THE FACILITY AND GROUNDS, WHILE GUEST RELATIONS WELCOMED AND SERVED MUSEUM VISITORS.MUSEUM SERVICES INCLUDED EVENT COORDINATION, MEMBERSHIP, VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT, AND THE MUSEUM STORE, WHICH PROMOTES THE MUSEUM'S IMAGE THROUGH MERCHANDISE CONNECTED TO CHARLES M. RUSSELL AND WESTERN ART. THE MUSEUM ALSO OFFERED FREE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS SUCH AS LECTURES, SADDLES & SPURS, AND THE ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM, HELPING SUSTAIN VISITATION, MEMBERSHIP, AND VOLUNTEER PARTICIPATION WHILE REINFORCING THE MUSEUM'S ROLE AS A CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE.

    Expenses $262,764 · Revenue $112,294

  • EDUCATION/PUBLIC PROGRAMS:TO SUPPORT ITS MISSION, THE MUSEUM OFFERED FREE ADMISSION DURING WESTERN ART WEEK, WHICH SERVED 715 COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE MUSEUM ALSO HOSTED A PUBLIC SYMPOSIUM FEATURING SCHOLARS IN WESTERN ART AND HISTORY. DURING 2025, 820 FOURTH- AND FIFTH-GRADE STUDENTS TOURED THE MUSEUM AS PREPARATION FOR THE 55TH ANNUAL FIFTH-GRADE ESSAY CONTEST, IN WHICH STUDENTS WROTE ON THE THEME "WHY CHARLIE RUSSELL IS IMPORTANT." WINNING ESSAYS WERE RECOGNIZED AT A PUBLIC PROCLAMATION CEREMONY.OTHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS REACHED BROAD AUDIENCES: 966 ATTENDEES PARTICIPATED IN SADDLES & SPURS, A FAMILY-ORIENTED ARTS-AND-CRAFTS EVENT; 90 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ATTENDED SUNDAY SAMPLER, A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WITH THE GREAT FALLS MUSEUMS CONSORTIUM; AND 294 ATTENDEES JOINED LECTURES AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, MANY OFFERED VIRTUALLY TO EXTEND ACCESS BEYOND GREAT FALLS. EDUCATION STAFF CONTINUED TO ADAPT OFFERINGS TO ENSURE SAFE IN-PERSON OPPORTUNITIES WHILE BROADENING VIRTUAL REACH.

    Expenses $87,237 · Revenue $3,660

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

Listed in Part VII

  • TIM CASHMAN

    VICE CHAIR/CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • OWEN ROBINSON

    DIRECTOR/VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KEVIN WHEELAN

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • GARY BEHM

    DIRECTOR/SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CRAIG R BARRETT

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RICHARD BISHOFF

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • NORMAN BOOK

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LAURA BREHM

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LISA BUTTERS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DUGAN COBURN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JIM CRONK

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JILL CROSS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MICHAEL J DADY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DAN FIEHRER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MIKE HAYES

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • PETER HOLLATZ

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • STEVE JOHNSON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DENNY KELLOGG

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DAVID J KORNDER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ANNE MARTINEZ

    CHAIR/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MIKE MILBURN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JIM PETERSON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TOM PETRIE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • ROBIN RASMUSSEN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LOREN SOLBERG

    SECRETARY/DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CATHIE WILLIAMSON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KARI NICHOLS

    SENIOR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $91,431
    From this org
    $83,640
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,791
    Hours/week
    45

  • DUANE BRAATEN

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $105,217
    From this org
    $96,932
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,285
    Hours/week
    50

  • CHRIS WARDEN

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $70,581
    From this org
    $69,231
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,350
    Hours/week
    50

  • JESSICA NEBEL

    SENIOR DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND HR

    Total calculated
    $111,728
    From this org
    $103,253
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,475
    Hours/week
    40

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
2024
Filed
2 April 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202640979349300149

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