Yellowstone County Museum Foundation FY2024 filing

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Billings, MT501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 81-0488749Revenue $302K in FY2024

On file with the IRS1950 Terminal Cir, 59105-1988 · Billings, MTTax-exempt since Jun 1995Supporting organization — 509(a)(3)

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The Museum mission is to collect, preserve, research, and interpret the natural history and diverse cultures of the Yellowstone valley of montana and the northern plains. We share this legacy through a full range of exhibits and educational programs for the enrichment of the cultural and intellectural life of our community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2026
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $84K a year · 26% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$302K
+19% vs prior year
Spent
$220K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2021–FY2026
Revenue
$302K
FY2024▲ +19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$400K
FY2022$183K
FY2023$253K
FY2024$302K
FY2025$425K
FY2026$386K
Expenses
$220K
FY2024▼ -7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$209K
FY2022$223K
FY2023$236K
FY2024$220K
FY2025$248K
FY2026$306K
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2024▲ +15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$980K
FY2022$912K
FY2023$975K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.3M
FY2026$1.5M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2026. IRS ruling in Jun 1995.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $179K Management & general 12% · $25K Fundraising 7% · $15K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
2nd Vice Pres.
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Preserves and interprets Yellowstone Valley's natural history and diverse cultures.

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1 program · $179K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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To collect, preserve, research, and interpret the natural history and diverse cultures of the yellowstone valley of montana and the northern plains through exhibits and educational programming

$179Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$302K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$242K
Investment incomeLn 3$55K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Money outPt IX
$220K
Ln 25
Programscol B$179K
Managementcol C$25K
Fundraisingcol D$15K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$187K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$242K
Government grantsLn 1e$221K
Investment incomeLn 3$55K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Gains on assetsLn 7$40K
Total revenueLn 12$302K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4K
SavingsLn 2$184K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$187K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$143K
Other assetsLn 15$794K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$134K$187K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$153K$143K
Total assetsLn 16$978K$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$975K$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$135K$108K$13K$13K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$4K$446$447
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$9K$1K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$398$398
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$17K$17K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$21K$20K$200$200
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K$100
Total functional expensesLn 25$220K$179K$25K$15K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2026 Latest $386K$306K$80K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2025 $425K$248K$176K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $302K$220K$82K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $253K$236K$18K$975K 990 PDF
FY2022 $183K$223K−$40K$912K 990 PDF
FY2021 $400K$209K$191K$980K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $302,073 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $234,347$242,333
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10,356$55,001
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $8,467$4,739
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $253,170$302,073
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $149,323$151,066
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $86,251$68,871
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $235,574$219,937
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $17,596$82,136
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $302,073 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $4,739 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$1,810
VIII-1e Government grants$220,770
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$19,753
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$242,333
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $15,165$15,165
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $39,836$39,836
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $55,001 · Excluded from tax $4,739$302,073
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $219,937 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $107,864 · Management $13,483 · Fundraising $13,483$134,830
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $3,570 · Management $446 · Fundraising $447$4,463
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,418 · Management $1,178 · Fundraising $1,177$11,773
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,413$6,413
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $3,661$3,661
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $398$398
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,208$5,208
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $16,792$16,792
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,284$2,284
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $10,095$10,095
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,684$1,684
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $20,171 · Management $200 · Fundraising $200$20,571
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,665 · Fundraising $100$1,765
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $179,149 · Management $25,381 · Fundraising $15,407$219,937
Part X · Balance sheet $1,124,396 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $134,273$3,545
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$183,546
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $153,345$143,250
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $690,308$794,055
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $977,926$1,124,396
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,339$3,203
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,339$3,203
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $949,587$1,096,193
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $25,000$25,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $974,587$1,121,193
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $977,926$1,124,396
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,121,193 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$302,073
XI-2 Total expenses$219,937
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$82,136
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$974,587
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$64,470
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,121,193

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