Totals
- Total revenue
- $44,696,566
- Total expenses
- $15,356,995
- Contributions and grants received
- $43,579,679
- Grants paid
- $614,006
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $1,341,939
- Other revenue
- -$225,052
- Total assets, end of year
- $206,769,425
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4,490,010
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $202,279,415
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $8,316,044
- Management and general expenses
- $5,542,034
- Fundraising expenses
- $1,498,917
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $8,316,044
Program services were 54.2% 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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1c · Fundraising events
$1,241,382
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$42,338,297
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$410,728
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3 · Investment income
total $1,052,383 · excluded $1,052,383
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6a · Gross rents
real property $589,897
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $0
-
6c · Rental income or loss
real property $589,897
-
6d · Net rental income or loss
total $589,897 · related or exempt $589,897
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $5,478,194 · other assets $515,303
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $5,663,238 · other assets $40,703
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7c · Gain or loss
securities -$185,044 · other assets $474,600
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $289,556 · related or exempt $466,900 · excluded -$177,344
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$75,030
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$1,241,382
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$1,155,906
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$1,080,876 · excluded -$1,080,876
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$19,226
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$12,465
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $6,761 · related or exempt $6,761
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11a · Other revenue: VISITATION INCOME
total $105,289 · related or exempt $105,289
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11b · Other revenue: MT PROPERTY TAX CREDITS
total $92,306 · related or exempt $55,041 · excluded $37,265
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11c · Other revenue: DISCOUNTS, REFUNDS & REWARDS
total $43,426 · related or exempt $404 · excluded $43,022
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11d · All other revenue
total $18,145 · related or exempt $18,145
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11e · Other revenue, total
$259,166
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $614,006 · program services $614,006
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $988,936 · program services $388,922 · management and general $185,700 · fundraising $414,314
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $3,502,782 · program services $2,434,776 · management and general $665,367 · fundraising $402,639
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $85,759 · program services $65,418 · management and general $16,857 · fundraising $3,484
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $456,093 · program services $324,813 · management and general $90,765 · fundraising $40,515
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $311,226 · program services $200,307 · management and general $58,487 · fundraising $52,432
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11b · Fees: legal
total $26,756 · program services $24,916 · management and general $1,840
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $88,030 · management and general $88,030
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $84,536 · fundraising $84,536
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $105,902 · program services $5,663 · management and general $2,640 · fundraising $97,599
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11g · Fees: other
total $1,065,581 · program services $782,603 · management and general $34,845 · fundraising $248,133
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $434,173 · program services $356,860 · management and general $72,722 · fundraising $4,591
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13 · Office expenses
total $297,972 · program services $118,292 · management and general $77,841 · fundraising $101,839
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16 · Occupancy
total $68,507 · program services $3,570 · management and general $64,937
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17 · Travel
total $388,490 · program services $263,148 · management and general $97,305 · fundraising $28,037
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $126,154 · program services $107,847 · management and general $17,706 · fundraising $601
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20 · Interest
total $71,530 · program services $71,530
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $1,295,495 · program services $1,295,495
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23 · Insurance
total $393,760 · program services $231,090 · management and general $162,670
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24a · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE
total $3,600,000 · management and general $3,600,000
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24b · Other expenses: WILDLIFE & FIELD EXPENS
total $739,686 · program services $687,561 · management and general $51,168 · fundraising $957
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24c · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS
total $283,703 · program services $131,520 · management and general $132,943 · fundraising $19,240
-
24d · Other expenses: TAXES
total $223,853 · program services $198,905 · management and general $24,948
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24e · All other expenses
total $104,065 · program services $8,802 · management and general $95,263
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $3,245,685 · end of year $634,928
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $24,299,389 · end of year $45,688,675
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $29,462,032 · end of year $26,655,894
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $997,168 · end of year $1,037,755
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $33,016 · end of year $35,323
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $265,199 · end of year $211,327
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$130,422,796
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$9,878,668
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $102,609,208 · end of year $120,544,128
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $9,791,189 · end of year $11,233,340
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $781,771 · end of year $728,055
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $874,395 · end of year $942,572
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $47,580 · end of year $2,555,446
-
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $878,366 · end of year $876,680
-
25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $158,192 · end of year $115,312
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $129,152,689 · end of year $155,877,343
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $40,373,435 · end of year $46,402,072
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
OUR MISSION IS TO CREATE THE LARGEST NATURE RESERVE IN THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES, A REFUGE FOR PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE PRESERVED FOREVER AS PART OF AMERICA'S HERITAGE.
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REWILDING AND HABITAT STEWARDSHIP: AMERICAN PRAIRIE IS REWILDING A VAST GRASSLAND TO SUPPORT ECOLOGICALLY MEANINGFUL WILDLIFE POPULATIONS. SINCE 2004, WE HAVE COMPLETED 43 TRANSACTIONS TO CONSERVE 526,959 ACRES OF PRAIRIE HABITAT ADJACENT TO THE 1.1 MILLION-ACRE CHARLES M. RUSSELL NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE - TOGETHER FORMING THE LARGEST PROTECTED AREA IN THE GREAT PLAINS. OUR BISON HERD, ESTABLISHED IN 2005, NOW NUMBERS AROUND 850 ANIMALS AND CONTRIBUTES TO RIPARIAN AND RANGELAND HEALTH AND GREATER WILDLIFE DIVERSITY.CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O . . .WE ARE ALSO WORKING TO RESTORE OTHER KEYSTONE AND EXTIRPATED SPECIES, INCLUDING BLACK-TAILED PRAIRIE DOGS, BEAVERS, SWIFT FOXES, AND BLACK-FOOTED FERRETS. REWILDING EFFORTS ALSO INCLUDE HABITAT RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT, AS WELL AS PROMOTING WILDLIFE TOLERANCE BEYOND OUR LANDS THROUGH ECONOMIC INCENTIVES AND COEXISTENCE TOOLS.
Expenses $5,034,136 · Grants $614,006 · Revenue $1,080,493
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EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS: AMERICAN PRAIRIE STRIVES TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY AND TO MAKE POSITIVE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITIES AROUND US, BOTH ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL, BY BUILDING MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOCAL GROUPS AND LEADERS IN AND AROUND THE SEVEN-COUNTY REGION WHERE AMERICAN PRAIRIE OPERATES. THE NATIONAL DISCOVERY CENTER IN LEWISTOWN IS A SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL HUB PROVIDING MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND CONNECTIONS IN CENTRAL MONTANA.CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O . . .SHARING STORIES FROM THE PRAIRIE IS A PRIORITY, AND OUR MARKETING EFFORTS HAVE BEEN FOCUSED ON SHOWCASING THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE AND ELEVATING OUR PUBLIC ACCESS MODEL, INCLUDING THROUGH FEATURES IN 60 MINUTES, OUTSIDE MAGAZINE, FAST COMPANY, AND LOCAL PUBLICATIONS. BY RAISING GENERAL AWARENESS IN MONTANA, OUR WEB TRAFFIC, LODGING BOOKINGS AND VISITATION INQUIRIES HAVE ALL INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY.
Expenses $1,750,708 · Revenue $38
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VISITOR EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: AMERICAN PRAIRIE PROVIDES PUBLIC ACCESS TO MORE THAN 140,000 ACRES OF DEEDED LAND, ALONG WITH SEAMLESS ACCESS TO AN ADDITIONAL 386,000 ACRES OF ADJACENT PUBLIC LAND. THIS EXPANSIVE LANDSCAPE SUPPORTS THRIVING WILDLIFE HABITAT AND OFFERS OUTSTANDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIKING, HUNTING, AND WILDLIFE VIEWING. BY ENSURING PUBLIC ACCESS TO THESE LANDS, AMERICAN PRAIRIE INVITES PEOPLE TO EXPLORE AND CONNECT WITH THE PRAIRIE ECOSYSTEM, WITH THE PROMISE THAT EACH VISIT WILL REVEAL A WILDER, MORE VIBRANT LANDSCAPE. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O . . . IN ADDITION TO LAND ACCESS, AMERICAN PRAIRIE OPERATES THE AMERICAN PRAIRIE FIELD SCHOOL, A K12 EDUCATION PROGRAM OFFERING FREE DAY AND OVERNIGHT EXPERIENCES FOR MONTANA PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS. THESE PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO FOSTER CURIOSITY AND A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE REGION'S NATURAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE THROUGH IMMERSIVE, HANDS-ON OUTDOOR LEARNING. TOGETHER, THESE EFFORTS SUPPORT CONSERVATION, RECREATION, AND EDUCATION ACROSS ONE OF NORTH AMERICA'S MOST ICONIC AND ECOLOGICALLY SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPES.
Expenses $1,531,200 · Revenue $161,906
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Alison FoxALISON FOX
CEO
- Total calculated
- $357,245
- From this org
- $331,200
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $26,045
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $330,200
- Bonus
- $1,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $9,003
- Nontaxable benefits
- $17,042
- Filer's total
- $357,245
-
Bill HilfBILL HILF
CHAIR (AS OF 5/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
George MatelichGEORGE MATELICH
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
David CoulterDAVID COULTER
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Alan AirthALAN AIRTH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bob GreenleeBOB GREENLEE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Danny O'ShaughnessyDANNY O'SHAUGHNESSY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jacqueline Badger MarsJACQUELINE BADGER MARS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jay AbbeJAY ABBE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jeffrey TalpinsJEFFREY TALPINS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
John BanovichJOHN BANOVICH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Karen Petersen MehraKAREN PETERSEN MEHRA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Keith AndersonKEITH ANDERSON
DIRECTOR (THRU 09/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kristine McDivitt TompkinsKRISTINE MCDIVITT TOMPKINS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Liliane HaubLILIANE HAUB
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mara TalpinsMARA TALPINS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Nancy MuellerNANCY MUELLER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Quique NagleQUIQUE NAGLE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sean GerritySEAN GERRITY
DIRECTOR (THRU 09/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Shirley Ann JacksonSHIRLEY ANN JACKSON
DIRECTOR (THRU 09/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Steve CousinsSTEVE COUSINS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Susan MatelichSUSAN MATELICH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Tim KellyTIM KELLY
DIRECTOR (THRU 09/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Heather GrinerHEATHER GRINER
CHIEF OPERATIONS & FINANCE OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $218,068
- From this org
- $200,235
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $17,833
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $199,235
- Bonus
- $1,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,115
- Nontaxable benefits
- $11,718
- Filer's total
- $218,068
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Pete GeddesPETE GEDDES
CHIEF EXTERNAL RELATIONS OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $238,018
- From this org
- $217,067
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $20,951
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $216,067
- Bonus
- $1,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,597
- Nontaxable benefits
- $14,354
- Filer's total
- $238,018
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Sam BeeboutSAM BEEBOUT
CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $175,605
- From this org
- $156,649
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $18,956
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $155,649
- Bonus
- $1,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,790
- Nontaxable benefits
- $14,166
- Filer's total
- $175,605
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Garrett BuddsGARRETT BUDDS
CHIEF CONSERVATION OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $151,356
- From this org
- $130,674
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $20,682
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $129,674
- Bonus
- $1,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,325
- Nontaxable benefits
- $16,357
- Filer's total
- $151,356
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Trevor GordonTREVOR GORDON
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
- Total calculated
- $139,123
- From this org
- $127,645
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $11,478
- Hours/week
- 40
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Alissa YesselALISSA YESSEL
DIRECTOR OF PEOPLE AND CULTURE
- Total calculated
- $135,649
- From this org
- $124,189
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $11,460
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Robyn MillerROBYN MILLER
DIRECTOR OF EVENTS
- Total calculated
- $120,185
- From this org
- $106,957
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $13,228
- 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. 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
- 1a · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
- 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
- 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Independent compensation consultant
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
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
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 1A
- THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED GARRETT BUDDS, HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE, WITH EMPLOYEE HOUSING. THE HOUSING IS AN EMPLOYER CONVENIENCE, AS THERE IS NO RENTAL MARKET WITHIN THE PROJECT AREA. GIVEN THERE ARE NO MARKET COMPARABLES, PROVIDING A VALUE FOR HOUSING IS NOT POSSIBLE.
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
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FORT BELKNAP RESERVATION (LUCKY CHARMS 4-H)
$7,614
COMMUNITY SUPPORT TO PROMOTE LIFE SKILLS THROUGH 4-H.
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GIFT STEWARDSHIP OF THE LAND FOR THE CONTINUED PRESERVATION AND FUTURE INTERPRETATION OF THE AREA'S COMPREHENSIVE HUMAN AND NATURAL HISTORY.
Taxable family on this return
Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.
Disregarded entities
Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.
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5 MOUNTAIN RANCH LLC
REAL ESTATE HOLDING · MT · income $0 · assets $2,581,899
Directly controlled by AMERICAN PRAIRIE FOUNDATION
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 12 May 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.1
- Source object
- 202511339349301666
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