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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by NINEPIPES MUSEUM OF EARLY MONTANA.

Totals

Total revenue
$311,614
Total expenses
$197,649
Contributions and grants received
$107,130
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$115,464
Investment income
$610
Other revenue
$88,410
Total assets, end of year
$810,020
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,036
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$806,984
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$162,877
Management and general expenses
$34,772
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$162,877

Program services were 82.4% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $21,105

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $26,498

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $59,527

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MUSEUM ACCESSIONS

    total $84,925 · related or exempt $84,925

  • 2b · Program service revenue: MUSEUM ENTRY FEES

    total $30,539 · related or exempt $30,539

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $610 · related or exempt $610

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $37,551

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $5,426

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $32,125

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $169,940

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $113,655

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $56,285 · related or exempt $56,285

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $29,974 · management and general $29,974

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $65,038 · program services $65,038

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $11,544 · program services $7,679 · management and general $3,865

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $2,997 · program services $2,997

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,170 · program services $1,170

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,186 · program services $2,186

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $9,168 · program services $9,168

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $11,468 · program services $11,468

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $7,986 · program services $7,986

  • 24a · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $12,506 · program services $12,506

  • 24b · Other expenses: UTILITIES

    total $10,301 · program services $10,301

  • 24c · Other expenses: WEBSITE

    total $10,243 · program services $10,243

  • 24d · Other expenses: EDUCATION

    total $6,562 · program services $6,562

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $16,506 · program services $15,573 · management and general $933

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $55,859 · end of year $55,336

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $23,412 · end of year $33,418

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $36,775 · end of year $42,127

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $0

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

    $362,566

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

    $112,786

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $248,895 · end of year $249,780

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $46,947 · end of year $55,504

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $288,155 · end of year $373,855

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $4,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $7,393 · end of year $3,036

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $666,110 · end of year $781,208

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $22,540 · end of year $25,776

Mission and programs · 2023

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.

  • 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 $162,877 · Revenue $252,381

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Laurel J Cheff

    EXECTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $29,974
    From this org
    $29,974
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Sean Cheff

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Laurel Bud Cheff Jr

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Laura Sharp

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Doug Stevens

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rod Wamsley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Stephen Cheff

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ed Gannon

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Millie Whittaker

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Steve Lozar

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tony Harwood

    Treasurer

    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
2023
Filed
16 May 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202421379349301327

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