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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by MONTANA NATURAL HISTORY CENTER INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$839,660
Total expenses
$878,912
Contributions and grants received
$610,764
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$189,969
Investment income
$8,888
Other revenue
$30,039
Total assets, end of year
$1,738,350
Total liabilities, end of year
$83,569
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,654,781
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$711,291
Management and general expenses
$69,402
Fundraising expenses
$98,219
Program service expenses (Part III)
$711,291

Program services were 80.9% 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

    $19,751

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $132,258

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $13,990

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $444,765

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $49,151

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES

    total $189,969 · related or exempt $189,969

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $6,807 · excluded $6,807

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $26,655

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $26,655

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $26,655 · excluded $26,655

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,684 · other assets $400

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

    securities $3 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $1,681 · other assets $400

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $2,081 · excluded $2,081

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $74,795

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $132,258

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $76,475

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$1,680 · excluded -$1,680

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $3,744 · related or exempt $3,744

  • 11b · Other revenue: ADVERTISING REVENUE

    total $1,320 · unrelated business $1,320

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $5,064

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $79,574 · program services $18,079 · management and general $46,420 · fundraising $15,075

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $475,698 · program services $417,285 · management and general $6,710 · fundraising $51,703

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $2,628 · program services $1,929 · management and general $179 · fundraising $520

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $46,993 · program services $44,218 · management and general $386 · fundraising $2,389

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $43,676 · program services $33,518 · management and general $5,014 · fundraising $5,144

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,100 · management and general $1,100

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $11,590 · program services $10,858 · management and general $122 · fundraising $610

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $8,708 · program services $8,388 · management and general $20 · fundraising $300

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $354 · management and general $254 · fundraising $100

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $53 · management and general $52 · fundraising $1

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,134 · program services $1,134

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $51,449 · program services $45,275 · management and general $1,029 · fundraising $5,145

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $21,829 · program services $21,145 · management and general -$707 · fundraising $1,391

  • 24a · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $25,281 · program services $18,592 · management and general $6,689

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $20,886 · program services $19,022 · management and general $187 · fundraising $1,677

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES AND FEES

    total $19,652 · program services $13,527 · management and general $403 · fundraising $5,722

  • 24d · Other expenses: TRANSPORTATION

    total $14,806 · program services $13,957 · management and general $1 · fundraising $848

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $53,501 · program services $44,364 · management and general $1,543 · fundraising $7,594

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $246,253 · end of year $212,150

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $65,000 · end of year $109,990

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,808 · end of year $3,850

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $3,050 · end of year $2,247

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $2,440 · end of year $5,929

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

    $1,914,096

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

    $745,418

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,220,127 · end of year $1,168,678

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $195,458 · end of year $235,306

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $200 · end of year $200

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $72,847 · end of year $79,311

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $5,073 · end of year $2,523

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $2,935 · end of year $1,735

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,363,334 · end of year $1,415,291

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $291,147 · end of year $239,490

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE MONTANA NATURAL HISTORY CENTER PROMOTES APPRECIATION, UNDERSTANDING, AND STEWARDSHIP OF NATURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH EDUCATION.

  • THE MONTANA NATURAL HISTORY CENTER PROMOTES APPRECIATION, UNDERSTANDING, AND STEWARDSHIP OF NATURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH EDUCATION. DURING 2024, THE MNHC AWARDED A TOTAL OF 68 SCHOLARSHIPS RELATED TO MNHC COURSES AND CAMPS. MNHC PROVIDED A VISITING NATURALIST TO 54 SCHOOL CLASSROOMS.

    Expenses $711,291 · Revenue $193,713

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Lisa Bickell

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Nicole Reiker

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Graham Roy

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Hank Fischer

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Katie Guffin

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Ian Foster

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Caroline Kurtz

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Mandela Van Eeden

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Kelly Dix

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Gary Fee

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Thurston Elfstrom

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $24,145
    From this org
    $22,086
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,059
    Hours/week
    40

  • Marilyn Marler

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $23,750
    From this org
    $23,750
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Scott Pankratz

    INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $31,680
    From this org
    $31,680
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    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
16 June 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202501699349300300

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