Form 990 for tax year 2023
Filed by BOB MARSHALL WILDERNESS FOUNDATION INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $888,222
- Total expenses
- $911,061
- Contributions and grants received
- $776,093
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $26,984
- Investment income
- $34,680
- Other revenue
- $50,465
- Total assets, end of year
- $690,204
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $12,113
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $678,091
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $583,964
- Management and general expenses
- $196,330
- Fundraising expenses
- $130,767
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $583,964
Program services were 64.1% 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.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$260,138
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$515,955
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2a · Program service revenue: MERCHANDISE SALES
total $26,984 · related or exempt $26,984
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3 · Investment income
total $34,680 · related or exempt $33,277 · excluded $1,403
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$74,124
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$23,659
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $50,465 · excluded $50,465
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $0
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $485,905 · program services $281,309 · management and general $131,500 · fundraising $73,096
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $8,738 · program services $4,109 · management and general $2,975 · fundraising $1,654
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $40,676 · program services $19,129 · management and general $13,849 · fundraising $7,698
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $42,722 · program services $24,640 · management and general $11,928 · fundraising $6,154
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $9,147 · management and general $9,147
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $4,925 · program services $1,925 · management and general $3,000
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $0
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13 · Office expenses
total $0
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14 · Information technology
total $0
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $0
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17 · Travel
total $36,518 · program services $35,178 · management and general $1,254 · fundraising $86
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $13,346 · program services $9,798 · management and general $3,445 · fundraising $103
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20 · Interest
total $0
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $0
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23 · Insurance
total $7,917 · program services $5,818 · management and general $1,795 · fundraising $304
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24a · Other expenses: INTERN STIPENDS
total $60,500 · program services $60,500
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24b · Other expenses: FIELD SUPPLIES, TOOLS & FOOD
total $43,465 · program services $43,465
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24c · Other expenses: PACK STOCK REIMBURSEMENTS
total $35,000 · program services $35,000
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24d · Other expenses: MERCHANDISE EXPENSE
total $18,793 · fundraising $18,793
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24e · All other expenses
total $103,409 · program services $63,093 · management and general $17,437 · fundraising $22,879
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $239,237 · end of year $259,187
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $323,129 · end of year $228,121
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $0
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $81,096 · end of year $74,890
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
end of year $0
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$42,357
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $42,357 · end of year $42,357
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
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12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $19,382 · end of year $85,649
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $959 · end of year $500
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $3,312 · end of year $11,613
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $700,930 · end of year $678,091
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
THE BOB MARSHALL WILDERNESS FOUNDATION BMWF HAS BEEN SERVING THE WILDERNESS RECREATION COMMUNITY FOR OVER TWENTY 20 YEARS BY ORGANIZING AND LEADING PROJECTS THAT CLEAR TRAILS AND PRESERVE THE WILDERNESS ECOSYSTEM BY RESTORING DAMAGED AREAS AND REMOVING INVASIVE SPECIES. BMWF WORKS TO ENSURE THAT ALL AMERICANS HAVE ACCESS TO MONTANA'S BOB MARSHALL WILDERNESS COMPLEX, THE CROWN JEWEL OF THE WILDERNESS SYSTEM AND ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST SPECTACULAR PLACES. EACH YEAR AROUND 400 BMWF VOLUNTEERS, AGES 12 TO 80, PARTICIPATE IN 40 TO 60 WILDERNESS PROJECTS. PROJECTS ARE ACCOMPLISHED IN COORDINATION AND COOPERATION WITH THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE ON TRAILS AND LAND WITHIN THE BOB MARSHALL WILDERNESS COMPLEX. MANY BMWF PROJECTS INTRODUCE YOUTH TO THE WILDERNESS, AND FOR SOME, IT IS A LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCE. SINCE ITS INCORPORATION IN 1998, THE BMWF AND ITS VOLUNTEERS HAVE CLEARED OVER 10,000 MILES OF TRAIL AND TREATED 100'S OF ACRES OF INVASIVE SPECIES. THE VALUE OF THIS LABOR DONATED TO NATIONAL
Activities or mission (Part I)
THE BOB MARSHALL WILDERNESS FOUNDATION CONNECTS AMERICANS WITH THEIR WILDERNESS HERITAGE BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO AND STEWARDSHIP OF ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST SPECTACULAR PLACES - MONTANA'S BOB MARSHALL WILDERNESS COMPLEX, THE CROWN JEWEL OF THE WILDERNESS SYSTEM. WE HELP HUNDREDS OF HARD-WORKING VOLUNTEERS, INCLUDING YOUTH, DEVELOP A LAND ETHIC AND GIVE BACK TO THE WILDERNESS BY OPENING TRAILS. RESTORING HEAVILY USED AREAS, MAINTAINING HISTORIC STRUCTURES AND FIGHTING WEEDS. ACTIVE WILDERNESS STEWARDSHIP IS OUR MISSION.
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STEWARDSHIP - THE STEWARDSHIP PROGRAMS THAT BMWF COORDINATES ARE INVALUABLE TO THE WILDERNESS RECREATIONAL COMMUNITY INCLUDING HUNTERS, ANGLERS, HIKERS, BACKPACKERS, HORSEMEN, AND PACKERS. EACH YEAR BMWF ENGAGES AN AVERAGE OF 400 VOLUNTEERS, AGES 12 TO 80, IN CONSERVATION PROJECTS. PROJECTS INVOKE A SENSE OF PRIDE FOR MONTANA'S MOST TREASURED LANDSCAPE. BOTH YOUTH AND ADULT VOLUNTEERS HAVE LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCES. IN 2023, 422 BMWF VOLUNTEERS WORKED A TOTAL OF 9,432 HOURS ON 81 PROJECTS, CLEARING 3,567 DOWNED TREES, MAINTAINING 587 MILES OF TRAIL, AND CONDUCTING 53 ACRES OF WEED SUPPRESSION. THE TOTAL VALUE OF LABOR DONATED TO PUBLIC LANDS BY BMWF VOLUNTEERS IN 2023 WAS $235,800.00
Expenses $523,464
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INTERNSHIPS - IN 2023, BMWF PROVIDED 11 COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL AGE YOUTH WITH WILDERNESS CONSERVATION INTERNSHIPS WHERE THEY WORKED SHOULDER TO SHOULDER WITH FOREST SERVICE WILDERNESS RANGERS.
Expenses $60,500
As filed on the 2023 return.
Listed in Part VII
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TODD HARWELL
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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ROY JACOBS
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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CHRIS EYER
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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FRANK VITALE
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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RANDY GAYNER
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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MORGAN MARKS
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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CORRIE WILLIAMSON CHAIR
Chairman
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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CALEB STEWART VICE CHAIR
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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MARGOSIA JADKOWSKI
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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KEEGAN RUMSEY
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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KRISTINA GILLISPIE
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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BILL AVERY
Trustee
- 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
- 6 June 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2023v5.0
- Source object
- 202411589349301326
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