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← TRIGG-C M RUSSELL FOUNDATION INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by TRIGG-C M RUSSELL FOUNDATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,612,847
Total expenses
$3,192,320
Contributions and grants received
$1,349,594
Grants paid
$2,500
Program service revenue
$1,875,690
Investment income
$287,714
Other revenue
$99,849
Total assets, end of year
$24,685,704
Total liabilities, end of year
$717,463
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$23,968,241
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$845,208
Management and general expenses
$910,560
Fundraising expenses
$1,436,552
Program service expenses (Part III)
$845,208

Program services were 26.5% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $83,819

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $7,500

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,258,275

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $2,866

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

    total $1,714,757 · related or exempt $1,714,757

  • 2b · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS AND TOURS

    total $160,933 · related or exempt $160,933

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $418,083 · excluded $418,083

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $6,443 · excluded $6,443

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $800

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $800

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $800 · related or exempt $800

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $3,612,194 · other assets $15,776

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

    securities $3,757,192 · other assets $1,147

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$144,998 · other assets $14,629

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$130,369 · excluded -$130,369

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $361,282

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $285,007

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $76,275 · related or exempt $76,275

  • 11a · Other revenue: ADVERTISING FEE INCOME

    total $16,331 · unrelated business $16,331

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $16,331

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $2,500 · program services $2,500

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $273,727 · management and general $118,627 · fundraising $155,100

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $998,036 · program services $453,472 · management and general $112,115 · fundraising $432,449

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $16,187 · program services $7,583 · management and general $712 · fundraising $7,892

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $73,782 · program services $35,371 · management and general $16,242 · fundraising $22,169

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $100,972 · program services $36,942 · management and general $18,165 · fundraising $45,865

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $17,373 · program services $163 · management and general $5,663 · fundraising $11,547

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $43,050 · program services $404 · management and general $14,032 · fundraising $28,614

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $94,808 · management and general $94,808

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $211,805 · program services $34,932 · management and general $79,494 · fundraising $97,379

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $121,189 · program services $14 · management and general $28,874 · fundraising $92,301

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $4,965 · program services $107 · management and general $2,919 · fundraising $1,939

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $72,263 · management and general $47,768 · fundraising $24,495

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $250,424 · program services $236,510 · management and general $9,726 · fundraising $4,188

  • 17 · Travel

    total $159,340 · program services $2,067 · management and general $5,023 · fundraising $152,250

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $580 · program services $380 · fundraising $200

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $358,264 · management and general $250,785 · fundraising $107,479

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $134,614 · management and general $94,230 · fundraising $40,384

  • 24a · Other expenses: EXHIBITS/EVENTS

    total $116,840 · program services $28,935 · management and general -$671 · fundraising $88,576

  • 24b · Other expenses: PRINTING/POSTAGE

    total $90,774 · program services $7,472 · management and general $3,892 · fundraising $79,410

  • 24c · Other expenses: WRITE-OFFS

    total $33,550 · fundraising $33,550

  • 24d · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSE

    total $17,277 · program services -$1,644 · management and general $8,156 · fundraising $10,765

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 $1,834,858 · end of year $2,116,296

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,862,765 · end of year $2,083,744

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $38,276 · end of year $40,582

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $195,048 · end of year $130,883

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $14,656 · end of year $10,462

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

    $12,318,726

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

    $7,046,478

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $5,543,081 · end of year $5,272,248

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $12,515,171 · end of year $15,020,895

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $9,063 · end of year $9,194

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $67,148 · end of year $75,676

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $79,884 · end of year $86,880

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $501,900 · end of year $554,907

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $20,350,468 · end of year $21,956,149

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,014,918 · end of year $2,012,092

Mission and programs · 2022

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 2023, 32,298 PEOPLE VISITED THE C.M. RUSSELL MUSEUM IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY. THE RUSSELL WORKS CONTINUE TO BE DISPLAYED THEMATICALLY WITH AN ADDITION OF COLLECTOR'S VISION: C.M. RUSSELL WORK FROM COLLECTOR TOM PETRIE. SEVEN MAJOR ROTATING EXHIBITIONS WERE ON DISPLAY IN 2023: DISCOVERING RUSSELL: THE MCKAY COLLECTION, ARTISTS OF THE CONTEMPORARY WEST, CALL TO GLACIER: ARTIST IN GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, GREETINGS FROM CHARLIE: RUSSELL'S ILLUSTRATED LETTERS, MODEST YET MASTERFUL: SMALL SCALE MASTERWORKS BY CHARLES M. RUSSELL, EXPRESSIONISM IN THE WEST: JULIUS SEYLER AND GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, AND THE RUSSELL EXHIBITION AND SALE. THE MUSEUM ALSO PROVIDES EVENING EXHIBIT OPENINGS TO MUSEUM MEMBERS FREE OF CHARGE AS A WAY TO ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION IN THE MUSEUM. STAFF CONTINUES TO ENGAGE NEW METHODS OF REACHING POTENTIAL AUDIENCES BY UTILIZING DIGITAL AND PRINT ADS AS WELL AS SOCIAL MEDIA. STAFF IN THIS AREA CONTINUALLY MONITORS THE STATUS OF BOTH PERMANENT COLLECTION PIECES AS WELL AS THOSE ON LOAN AND MANAGE AND IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL OF THE ART. THE MUSEUM RECEIVED DONATIONS OF ART AND ARTIFACTS DURING THE YEAR VALUED BY THE DONORS AT $110,570. THE COLLECTIONS AND EXHIBITIONS AREA DIRECTLY SUPPORTS THE MUSEUM'S MISSION.

    Expenses $455,329 · Revenue $1,875,690

  • MUSEUM SERVICES: THE PURPOSE OF THE TRIGG-RUSSELL FOUNDATION, INC. IS TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THE C.M. RUSSELL MUSEUM, WHILE FOLLOWING THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE MUSEUM REQUIRES OPERATIONS STAFF ON SITE DURING ALL OPEN HOURS TO ENSURE SAFETY FOR STAFF, VISITORS, VOLUNTEERS, AND THE COLLECTIONS. MUSEUM STAFF MAINTAIN THE GROUNDS AND BUILDING. MUSEUM SERVICES ALSO INCLUDES GUEST RELATIONS TO SERVE THE MUSEUM VISITORS, THE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF, EVENT COORDINATION, AND THE MUSEUM STORE, WHICH FURTHERS THE MUSEUM'S IMAGE AND RECOGNITION WITH BRANDED PRODUCTS AS WELL AS MERCHANDISE RELATED TO CHARLES M. RUSSELL AND THE MISSION OF THE MUSEUM. THE MUSEUM CONTINUES EFFORTS IN ORDER TO SUSTAIN VISITATION, MEMBERSHIP, VOLUNTEERS, AND FUNDRAISING. THE MUSEUM OFFERED FREE PROGRAMS TO RESIDENTS AS A WAY OF INVITING THEM TO SEE WHAT THE MUSEUM INCLUDES AND THE DEPTH AND RANGE OF THE INSTITUTION'S ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY. SUCH EXAMPLES INCLUDE THE ARTIST STAMPEDE, SADDLES AND SPURS, LECTURES, AND THE EDUCATIONAL SYMPOSIUM DURING THE RUSSELL. ALL OF THESE AREAS ARE ESSENTIAL TO CARRYING OUT THE MISSION OF THE MUSEUM AND EACH COMPONENT MUST WORK WITH THE OTHER TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE MUSEUM'S CURRENT AND FUTURE ENDEAVORS.

    Expenses $356,532 · Revenue $77,075

  • EDUCATION/PUBLIC PROGRAMS: IN SUPPORT OF ITS MISSION, THE MUSEUM OFFERS FREE ADMISSION TO THE PUBLIC DURING WESTERN ART WEEK. FREE ADMISSION IS ALSO OFFERED TO A SYMPOSIUM FEATURING SCHOLARS IN THE FIELD OF WESTERN ART AND HISTORY. THE MUSEUM CONTINUES ITS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS INCLUDING THE FIFTH GRADE TOURS AND ESSAY CONTEST FOR CITY AND COUNTY STUDENTS WHO'S ESSAYS ARE FEATURED AT A SPECIAL PROCLAMATION CEREMONY RELATED TO THE RUSSELL, SUNDAY SAMPLER (COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WITH THE LOCAL GREAT FALLS MUSEUMS CONSORTIUM), AND SADDLES & SPURS, AN ARTS AND CRAFTS FOCUSED EVENT FOR YOUNG FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY. EXHIBITIONS WERE SUPPORTED THROUGH PROGRAMMING BY OFFERING LECTURES AND EDUCATIONAL COMPONENTS VIRTUALLY. THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO EXPLORE SAFE WAYS TO CONDUCT CLASSES AND PROGRAMMING FOR PATRONS ALONG WITH VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING TO REACH A BROADER AUDIENCE.

    Expenses $33,347 · Grants $2,500

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Anne Martinez

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Chris Warden

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tim Cashman

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Loren Solberg

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Craig R Barrett

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gary Behm

    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

  • 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

  • Randy Foutch

    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

  • Jim Peterson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tom Petrie

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Robin Rasmussen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Owen Robinson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Annie Thom

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kevin Wheelan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Thomas Figarelle

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $105,000
    From this org
    $105,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    50

  • Kari Nichols

    SENIOR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $62,692
    From this org
    $62,692
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    45

  • Jessica Nebel

    INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $56,077
    From this org
    $56,077
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    50

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
2022
Filed
21 March 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202430829349300148

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