Totals
- Total revenue
- $9,428,062
- Total expenses
- $6,053,061
- Contributions and grants received
- $2,271,753
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $3,190,042
- Investment income
- $3,456,554
- Other revenue
- $509,713
- Total assets, end of year
- $47,091,353
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $670,315
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $46,421,038
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $4,752,473
- Management and general expenses
- $987,527
- Fundraising expenses
- $313,061
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $4,752,473
Program services were 78.5% 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
$544,822
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1c · Fundraising events
$302,113
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,424,818
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$65,125
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2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS
total $2,809,974 · related or exempt $2,809,974
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2b · Program service revenue: PUBLIC EVENTS, CLASSES, AND FIELD
total $201,057 · related or exempt $201,057
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2c · Program service revenue: SALES AND RENTS
total $179,011 · related or exempt $179,011
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3 · Investment income
total $785,440 · excluded $785,440
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $9,219,885
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $6,548,771
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $2,671,114
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $2,671,114 · excluded $2,671,114
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$43,580
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$302,113
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$157,786
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$114,206 · excluded -$114,206
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$1,121,067
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$497,148
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $623,919 · related or exempt $620,238 · unrelated business $3,681
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $103,460 · management and general $103,460
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11g · Fees: other
total $425,296 · program services $368,304 · management and general $50,927 · fundraising $6,065
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $342,010 · program services $276,378 · management and general $65,632
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13 · Office expenses
total $193,869 · program services $155,332 · management and general $26,188 · fundraising $12,349
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16 · Occupancy
total $475,357 · program services $474,291 · management and general $231 · fundraising $835
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17 · Travel
total $214,665 · program services $203,619 · management and general $6,169 · fundraising $4,877
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $68,881 · program services $57,733 · management and general $4,939 · fundraising $6,209
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $484,141 · program services $327,192 · management and general $156,949
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23 · Insurance
total $20,654 · program services $16,713 · management and general $3,941
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24a · Other expenses: UBIT TAXES
total $244 · management and general $244
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24b · Other expenses: REIMBURSEMENT TO MSU FO
total $2,748,119 · program services $2,293,270 · management and general $188,628 · fundraising $266,221
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24c · Other expenses: LOSS ON IMPAIRMENT OF P
total $327,500 · management and general $327,500
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24d · Other expenses: SUPPLIES
total $258,846 · program services $231,969 · management and general $16,183 · fundraising $10,694
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24e · All other expenses
total $390,019 · program services $347,672 · management and general $36,536 · fundraising $5,811
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $7,240 · end of year $7,234
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $2,456,730 · end of year $3,294,167
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $245,000 · end of year $435,000
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $213,437 · end of year $240,309
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $839,272 · end of year $532,425
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$14,217,787
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$7,733,890
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $5,222,827 · end of year $6,483,897
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $30,180,631 · end of year $33,006,860
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14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $3,171,052 · end of year $3,091,461
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $511,289 · end of year $317,565
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $341,856 · end of year $352,750
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $19,838,341 · end of year $24,479,667
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $21,644,703 · end of year $21,941,371
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
MUSEUM OF THE ROCKIES INVITES ALL PEOPLE TO DISCOVER NATURAL SCIENCE AND CULTURAL HISTORY. THE MUSEUM'S EXHIBITS, COLLECTIONS, PROGRAMS, AND RESEARCH CREATE A COMMUNITY RESOURCE THAT BRINGS THE WORLD TO MONTANA AND SHARES THE NORTHERN ROCKIES WITH THE WORLD.
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CONSTRUCTION AND PRESENTATION OF PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY EXHIBITS THAT INFORMS THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE RESULTS OF THE MUSEUM'S RESEARCH. THE MUSEUM CONDUCTS RESEARCH AND ACQUIRES AND MAINTAINS COLLECTIONS FOR PUBLICATION, EXHIBITION, AND TEACHING.
Expenses $3,170,528 · Revenue $2,809,974
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THE MUSEUM DEVELOPS AND PROVIDES EDUCATION PROGRAMS INTERNALLY AND THROUGH OUTREACH PROGRAMS TO STUDENTS.
Expenses $555,716 · Revenue $201,057
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THE MUSEUM OPERATES A BOOKSTORE, GIFT SHOP, AND CAFE IN THE MUSEUM. BOOKS, SCIENCE KITS, AND OTHER INVENTORY ARE SELECTED WITH CONSIDERATION OF HOW THEY CONTRIBUTE TO THE MUSEUM'S MISSION. THE CAFE SERVES MUSEUM VISITORS, MEMBERS, AND STAFF TO SUPPORT THE OVERALL MUSEUM EXPERIENCE. EXPENSES REPORTED ABOVE ON LINE 4C REPRESENT FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES ONLY. AS PRESENTED IN PART IX EXPENSES REPORTED ABOVE ON LINE 4C DO NOT INCLUDE COST OF GOODS SOLD AMOUNTING TO $497,148 AS PRESENTED IN PART VIII, LINE 10B.
Expenses $292,709 · Revenue $620,238
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THE MUSEUM OFFERS MEMBERSHIPS THAT PROVIDE FREE, UNLIMITED ADMISSION TO THE MUSEUM AND THE PLANETARIUM, DISCOUNTS ON CLASSES, PROGRAMS, FIELD TRIPS, AND STORE MERCHANDISE
Expenses $733,520 · Revenue $179,011
As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Stephanie DicksonSTEPHANIE DICKSON
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Laura DornbergerLAURA DORNBERGER
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Carl NystuenCARL NYSTUEN
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Aimee DendrinosAIMEE DENDRINOS
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Dr Brock TessmanDR BROCK TESSMAN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Charley FranklinCHARLEY FRANKLIN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Carl GardinerCARL GARDINER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Alison HarmonALISON HARMON
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Terry LeistTERRY LEIST
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Paul MakarechianPAUL MAKARECHIAN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Peter MathiesonPETER MATHIESON
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Denise SheehyDENISE SHEEHY
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Susanne MelineSUSANNE MELINE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Josh RitterJOSH RITTER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
William De La PenaWILLIAM DE LA PENA
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Lenny TriemLENNY TRIEM
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Chris DobbsCHRIS DOBBS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $190,984
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $167,394
- Other
- $23,590
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $167,394 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0 + $9,970 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $13,620 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $190,984 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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
None.
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
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.
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MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY - BOZEMAN
115 · PUBLIC UNIVERSITY · MT
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2025
- Filed
- 24 June 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.2
- Source object
- 202601809349300420
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