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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by AMERICAN PRAIRIE FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$25,022,771
Total expenses
$11,562,813
Contributions and grants received
$24,637,744
Grants paid
$30,073
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$845,708
Other revenue
-$460,681
Total assets, end of year
$171,484,657
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,958,533
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$169,526,124
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$8,334,223
Management and general expenses
$1,644,197
Fundraising expenses
$1,584,393
Program service expenses (Part III)
$8,334,223

Program services were 72.1% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $1,939,995

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $22,697,749

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $882,972

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $553,776 · excluded $553,776

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $101,052 · excluded $101,052

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $485,783

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $485,783

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $485,783 · related or exempt $485,783

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $452,970 · other assets $310,244

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

    securities $323,372 · other assets $147,910

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $129,598 · other assets $162,334

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $291,932 · related or exempt $162,334 · excluded $129,598

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $68,930

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $1,939,995

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $1,541,129

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$1,472,199 · excluded -$1,472,199

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $26,456

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $14,817

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $11,639 · related or exempt $11,639

  • 11a · Other revenue: VISITATION INCOME

    total $269,140 · related or exempt $269,140

  • 11b · Other revenue: MT PROPERTY TAX CREDITS

    total $51,973 · related or exempt $51,973

  • 11c · Other revenue: DISCOUNTS, REFUNDS & REWARDS

    total $49,491 · excluded $49,491

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $42,440 · related or exempt $28,086 · excluded $14,354

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $413,044

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $30,073 · program services $30,073

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,050,947 · program services $561,698 · management and general $162,835 · fundraising $326,414

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,229,202 · program services $2,290,762 · management and general $552,802 · fundraising $385,638

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $79,469 · program services $62,141 · management and general $12,656 · fundraising $4,672

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $514,142 · program services $378,282 · management and general $80,163 · fundraising $55,697

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $300,408 · program services $201,539 · management and general $52,117 · fundraising $46,752

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $24,842 · program services $18,090 · management and general $6,752

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $85,916 · management and general $85,916

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $478,419 · fundraising $478,419

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $141,673 · program services $24,062 · management and general $3,021 · fundraising $114,590

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $978,897 · program services $926,985 · management and general $51,912

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $181,183 · program services $156,702 · management and general $19,207 · fundraising $5,274

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $231,929 · program services $68,323 · management and general $76,707 · fundraising $86,899

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $78,446 · program services $6,205 · management and general $72,241

  • 17 · Travel

    total $435,773 · program services $328,669 · management and general $91,092 · fundraising $16,012

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $166,361 · program services $78,478 · management and general $83,661 · fundraising $4,222

  • 20 · Interest

    total $742,881 · program services $742,881

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,365,215 · program services $1,365,215

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $264,966 · program services $185,162 · management and general $79,804

  • 24a · Other expenses: WILDLIFE & FIELD EXPENS

    total $720,036 · program services $616,729 · management and general $102,707 · fundraising $600

  • 24b · Other expenses: TAXES

    total $222,174 · program services $211,074 · management and general $11,100

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $155,045 · program services $73,032 · management and general $72,809 · fundraising $9,204

  • 24d · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $50,000 · fundraising $50,000

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $34,816 · program services $8,121 · management and general $26,695

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,833,780 · end of year $3,245,685

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $12,903,106 · end of year $24,299,389

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $41,858,325 · end of year $29,462,032

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $920,819 · end of year $997,168

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $13,039 · end of year $33,016

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $97,658 · end of year $265,199

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

    $111,358,774

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

    $8,749,566

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $101,684,399 · end of year $102,609,208

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $8,285,938 · end of year $9,791,189

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $735,105 · end of year $781,771

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $690,660 · end of year $874,395

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $15,979 · end of year $47,580

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $14,730,225 · end of year $878,366

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $199,270 · end of year $158,192

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $107,780,277 · end of year $129,152,689

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $45,915,758 · end of year $40,373,435

Mission and programs · 2023

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.

  • REWILDING AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTRESTORING HABITAT TO SUPPORT WILDLIFE AND THE INTRICATE, INTERCONNECTED NETWORKS OF BIODIVERSITY ON THE PRAIRIE. EXPANDING THE IMPACT OF KEYSTONE SPECIES, RESTORING HABITAT CONNECTIVITY, AND INCREASING WILDLIFE TOLERANCE BY INVESTING IN LOCAL RELATIONSHIPS, AWARENESS AND EDUCATION INITIATIVES, GLOBAL SCIENCE PARTNERSHIPS, INCREASING PUBLIC ACCESS AND PLACE-BASED FIELDWORK.

    Expenses $4,355,497 · Grants $30,073 · Revenue $177,172

  • LAND ACQUISITIONPROTECTING MONTANA'S NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS - ONE OF FOUR REMAINING TEMPERATE GRASSLAND ECOSYSTEMS ON EARTH - THROUGH PROACTIVE AND EFFICIENT ACQUISITION OF PRIVATE ACREAGE, CONNECTED WITH PUBLIC LANDS, TO FACILITATE ECOSYSTEM SCALE CONSERVATION.

    Expenses $3,978,726 · Revenue $831,783

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • George Matelich

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gib Myers

    VICE CHAIR (THRU SEPT 23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Coulter

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alan Airth

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bill Hilf

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bob Greenlee

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Clyde Aspevig

    DIRECTOR (THRU SEPT 23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Danny O'Shaughnessy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jacqueline Badger Mars

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jay Abbe

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeffrey Talpins

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jill Bough

    DIRECTOR (THRU SEPT 23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Banovich

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Karen Peterson Mehra

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Keith Anderson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kristine McDivitt Tompkins

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Liliane Haub

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mara Talpins

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nancy Mueller

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Quique Nagle

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sean Gerrity

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shirley Ann Jackson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Steve Cousins

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Susan Matelich

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Susan Myers

    DIRECTOR (THRU SEPT 23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tim Kelly

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alison Fox

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $291,189
    From this org
    $268,654
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,535
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $267,654
    Bonus
    $1,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,488
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,047
    Filer's total
    $291,189
  • Heather Griner

    VP FINANCE/OPS

    Total calculated
    $193,040
    From this org
    $176,502
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,538
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $175,502
    Bonus
    $1,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,165
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,373
    Filer's total
    $193,040
  • Pete Geddes

    VP EXTERNAL RELATIONS

    Total calculated
    $212,369
    From this org
    $194,446
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,923
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $193,446
    Bonus
    $1,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,982
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,941
    Filer's total
    $212,369
  • Crystal Beaty

    VP PHILANTHROPY

    Total calculated
    $178,825
    From this org
    $162,724
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,101
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $161,724
    Bonus
    $1,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,044
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,057
    Filer's total
    $178,825
  • Damien Austin

    VP SUPERINTENDENT

    Total calculated
    $175,524
    From this org
    $159,379
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,145
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $158,379
    Bonus
    $1,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,088
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,057
    Filer's total
    $175,524
  • Sam Beebout

    SR. DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHRO

    Total calculated
    $145,224
    From this org
    $129,306
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,918
    Hours/week
    40
  • Jane Wright

    DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $117,042
    From this org
    $101,833
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,209
    Hours/week
    40
  • Trevor Gordon

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $117,288
    From this org
    $107,901
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,387
    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 DAMIEN AUSTIN, KEY 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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

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.

  • 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
2023
Filed
18 April 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202431289349302633

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