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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by GRIZZLY DISCOVERY CENTER A NOT- FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,124,211
Total expenses
$3,773,369
Contributions and grants received
$1,768,535
Grants paid
$5,722
Program service revenue
$2,531,777
Investment income
$72,402
Other revenue
$751,497
Total assets, end of year
$18,797,799
Total liabilities, end of year
$6,183,607
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$12,614,192
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,836,264
Management and general expenses
$230,969
Fundraising expenses
$706,136
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,836,264

Program services were 75.2% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $63,281

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $118,329

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,586,925

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $74,587

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS

    total $2,531,777 · related or exempt $2,531,777

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $72,402 · excluded $72,402

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $85,881

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $85,881

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $85,881 · excluded $85,881

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $1,193,817

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $549,558

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $644,259 · related or exempt $616,400 · unrelated business $27,859

  • 11a · Other revenue: WORKERS COMP DIVIDEND

    total $13,224 · excluded $13,224

  • 11b · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $5,823 · related or exempt $5,823

  • 11c · Other revenue: ADVERTISING INCOME

    total $2,310 · unrelated business $2,310

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $21,357

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $5,722 · program services $5,722

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $296,018 · program services $245,739 · management and general $9,839 · fundraising $40,440

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,361,491 · program services $1,132,492 · management and general $44,812 · fundraising $184,187

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $19,465 · program services $15,778 · management and general $721 · fundraising $2,966

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $134,112 · program services $108,711 · management and general $4,968 · fundraising $20,433

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $171,541 · program services $136,909 · management and general $5,055 · fundraising $29,577

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $2,000 · program services $1,200 · management and general $200 · fundraising $600

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $11,585 · management and general $11,585

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $66,463 · program services $49,242 · management and general $4,304 · fundraising $12,917

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $43,671 · program services $22,060 · management and general $223 · fundraising $21,388

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $130,194 · program services $75,053 · management and general $11,733 · fundraising $43,408

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $145,774 · program services $87,464 · management and general $14,577 · fundraising $43,733

  • 17 · Travel

    total $11,776 · program services $11,068 · management and general $267 · fundraising $441

  • 20 · Interest

    total $236,450 · program services $189,160 · management and general $23,645 · fundraising $23,645

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $730,954 · program services $437,065 · management and general $75,357 · fundraising $218,532

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $74,811 · program services $44,886 · management and general $7,481 · fundraising $22,444

  • 24a · Other expenses: TAXES PAID ON UBI

    total $3,010 · program services $3,010

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $181,184 · program services $172,849 · management and general $2,698 · fundraising $5,637

  • 24c · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $75,705 · program services $68,511 · management and general $7,194

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $37,646 · program services $22,235 · management and general $2,545 · fundraising $12,866

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $33,797 · program services $7,110 · management and general $3,765 · fundraising $22,922

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $236,247 · end of year $1,063,131

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,989,327 · end of year $3,192,005

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $14,203 · end of year $5,806

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $235,231 · end of year $205,241

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $133,095 · end of year $131,558

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

    $18,795,467

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

    $4,609,934

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $14,017,858 · end of year $14,185,533

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $2,820 · end of year $14,525

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $245,828 · end of year $281,198

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $9,754 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $6,102,589 · end of year $5,897,559

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $4,850 · end of year $4,850

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $10,022,411 · end of year $10,969,310

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,243,349 · end of year $1,644,882

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THROUGH LIVE ANIMAL EXHIBITS, MUSEUM DISPLAYS, STAFF PRESENTATIONS AND PROGRAMMING, THE CENTER ACHIEVES ITS MISSION OF PROVIDING VISITORS AN OPPORTUNITY TO VIEW, LEARN ABOUT AND ULTIMATELY APPRECIATE THE GRIZZLY BEARS AND GRAY WOLVES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROVIDE VISITORS TO THE YELLOWSTONE AREA AN OPPORTUNITY TO OBSERVE, UNDERSTAND, AND APPRECIATE THE GRIZZLY BEARS AND GRAY WOLVES.

  • THE CENTER IS HOME TO TWO MAGNIFICENT SPECIES: GRIZZLY BEARS AND GRAY WOLVES. NOT ONLY CAN YOU WATCH THESE FASCINATING ANIMALS INTERACT IN THEIR OUTDOOR HABITAT, BUT YOU CAN ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT THEIR HISTORY, CONSERVATION, AND BEHAVIORS. WITH THE NEW RIPARIAN CENTER, WE ARE ABLE TO CONTINUE TELLING THE COMPLETE STORY OF THE YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM. THE CENTER HAD 193,884 VISITORS IN 2023.

    Expenses $1,646,394 · Grants $2,861 · Revenue $1,830,833

  • THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF THE CENTER OFFERS A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT LEARNING EXPERIENCES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR VISITORS, STUDENTS, SCHOOLS, TEACHERS, AND GROUP TOURS. WE HAVE A RANGE OF WAYS TO HELP YOU CONNECT TO A SPECTACULAR SPECIES AND ECOSYSTEM.

    Expenses $1,189,870 · Grants $2,861 · Revenue $1,323,167

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • TRAVIS VINEYARD

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CHRISTINE PAIGE

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • AUSTIN WHITE

    SECRETARY/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BETH HORN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARY OLIVER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOHN HEINE

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $167,848
    From this org
    $147,441
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,407
    Hours/week
    36

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $134,631
    Bonus
    $11,250
    Other
    $1,560
    Deferred
    $4,588
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,819
    Filer's total
    $167,848

  • PEGGY BUCHOLZ

    CAO

    Total calculated
    $128,170
    From this org
    $115,358
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,812
    Hours/week
    36

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

  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 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

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
10 May 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202411369349308141

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