2024-11-12T17:29:08-05:00 2023-12-31 822949077 DAVIS GROUP PLLC 178 S 3RD ST HAMILTON MT 59840 990 2023-01-01 810370013 BITTER ROOT VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC BITT 4063633338 205 BEDFORD ST HAMILTON MT 59840 PHIL CONNELLY PRESIDENT/TREASURER 4063636668 2024-11-11 true true DOUGLAS J DAVIS P00753969 4063632225 2024-11-11 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z RAVALLI COUNTY MUSEUM PHIL CONNELLY 205 BEDFORD ST HAMILTON MT 59840 371644 false X WWW.RAVALLIMUSEUM.ORG X MT ACQUIRE, PRESERVE, PROTECT AND INTERPRET THE HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE BITTER ROOT VALLEY AND ITS PEOPLE. 7 7 8 0 59587 51725 81611 77608 5689 9997 103331 105146 250218 244476 0 0 155226 162502 0 0 81123 80842 236349 243344 13869 1132 287509 276809 68405 53292 219104 223517 X ACQUIRE, PRESERVE, PROTECT AND INTERPRET THE HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE BITTER ROOT VALLEY AND ITS PEOPLE. false false 93440 5675 LINE 4A: OPERATES THE RAVALLI COUNTY MUSEUM BRVHS OPERATES AND SUPPORTS THE RAVALLI COUNTY MUSEUM IN THE A.J. GIBSON COURTHOUSE BUILT IN 1900. THE MUSEUM IS STAFFED AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC YEAR-ROUND WITH ROTATING AND PERMANENT EXHIBITS AND EDUCATION PROGRAMMING THAT FOCUSES ON LOCAL HISTORY, ART, AND NATURAL HISTORY. IT PRESERVES ARCHIVES AND ARTIFACTS THAT NUMBER IN THE TENS OF THOUSANDS MAKING THESE ITEMS ACCESSIBLE TO EXPLORE THE HISTORY OF OUR VALLEY AND REGION FROM PAST TO PRESENT DAY. OUR ADMISSION FEE IS NOMINAL AND FREE ON THURSDAY AND SATURDAY. THE MUSEUM SERVES THE ENTIRE REGION ATTRACTING OVER 9,000 VISITORS AND TOURISTS EACH YEAR. 16619 48380 LINE 4B: MCINTOSH APPLE DAY & LIQUID APPLE NIGHT IN THE FALL, MCINTOSH APPLE DAY & LIQUID APPLE NIGHT FESTIVALS CELEBRATE THE APPLE BOOM THAT HELPED TO SETTLE THIS AREA IN 1880S TO 1920S. 2023 WAS THE 44TH APPLE DAY PRESENTED BY THE MUSEUM, FEATURING OVER 700 HANDMADE MCINTOSH APPLE PIES, APPLE BUTTER STIRRED ONSITE, CARAMEL APPLES, APPLE FRITTERS, AND FRESH CIDER FROM A VINTAGE CIDER PRESS. OVER 175 FRESH PRODUCE, CRAFT AND LOCAL PRODUCT VENDORS FROM AROUND THE REGION ARE ON HAND TO OFFER THEIR WARES TO THE MANY ATTENDEES. THE HARD CIDER FESTIVAL IN THE EVENING OFFERS LOCALLY MADE CIDERS TO TASTE WHILE ENJOYING MUSIC UNDER THE TWINKLE LIGHTS TO CLOSE OUT THE DAY. THESE EVENTS ATTRACT THOUSANDS OF VISITORS, SUPPORTING LOCAL MERCHANTS AND EXPLORING THE HISTORY AND CULTURES OF THE BITTER ROOT VALLEY. 13479 LINE 4C: OUTREACH AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES THE MUSEUM IS AN EDUCATIONAL VENUE WITH GUIDED AND INDIVIDUAL TOUR OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORE THE RICH HISTORY OF THE BITTER ROOT. WE INVITE OUR GUESTS TO EXPERIENCE OUR HISTORY THROUGH ACTIVITIES, EVENTS, TOURS, AND EXHIBITS. WE HOST STUDENT FIELD TRIPS FROM THE SCHOOLS IN OUR VALLEY AND ARE VISITED BY HUNDREDS OF LOCAL SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN. FREE FAMILY ACTIVITIES ARE OFFERED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING THAT FOCUSES ON S.T.E.A.M. CONCEPTS AND COMPLEMENT OUR CURRENT EXHIBITS. WE PRESENT ANNUAL CULTURAL HERITAGE EVENTS THAT REINFORCE OUR LIVING HISTORY AND SENSE OF PLACE. LEARNING AND EXPLORING NEW THINGS ARE A PART OF EVERYTHING AT THE MUSEUM. IN 2023, THE MAIN COURTROOM GALLERY CELEBRATED THE 130TH BIRTHDAY AND HISTORY OF RAVALLI COUNTY WITH INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES, MAPS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND ARTIFACTS. OUR NINE EXHIBIT GALLERIES HIGHLIGHT LEWIS & CLARK AND THE SALISH PEOPLE, EARLY SETTLERS, LOGGING, AGRICULTURE, VINTAGE TOOLS, WILDLIFE, AND MORE. THE CHILDREN'S ACTIVITY ROOM FEATURES A "MAKER SPACE- AND ENGAGING ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO ENJOY. THE LIVING HISTORY OF THE NEZ PERCE, ICE AGE GLACIERS, AND LEWIS AND CLARK EXHIBITS ARE INSTALLED OUTSIDE ON THE MUSEUM LAWN. 119806 23553 LINE 4D: OTHER CULTURAL HERITAGE EVENTS THE VALLEY'S DIVERSE CULTURAL HERITAGE IS HIGHLIGHTED EACH YEAR WITH BITTER ROOT DAY HONORING THE SALISH CULTURE AND MONTANA'S STATE FLOWER IN JUNE. THE MUSEUM PROGRAMS ALSO INCLUDE COWBOY MUSIC AND POETRY, VETERANS DAY, VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS, SPEAKERS, AND AUTHOR PRESENTATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE MUSEUM IS A PASSPORT STATION FOR THREE NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAILS: LEWIS & CLARK, NEZ PERCE, AND ICE AGE GLACIERS WITH EXTENSIVE EXHIBITS TO ADD TO VISITORS' EXPLORATION OF THE PAST. 119806 23553 243344 true true false false false false false true false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 3 0 8 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 7 7 false false false false false true false true true false false false true false false true true false false false X X X BITTER ROOT VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIE BITTER ROOT VALLEY HISORICAL SOCIET 4063633338 205 BEDFORD ST 205 BEDFORD ST HAMILTON MT 59840 X LINDA VOSS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOANN HOSKO SECRETARY 3.00 X X 0 0 0 LAURIE BURNHAM DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID BETHMAN VICE PRESIDE 3.00 X X 0 0 0 PHIL CONNELLY PRESIDENT/TR 6.00 X X 0 0 0 PEGGY RIEMER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 51725 51725 MCINTOSH APPLE DAY 38035 38035 APPLE NIGHT-CIDER FESTIVAL 10345 10345 MEMBERSHIPS 8240 8240 BR DAY-CULTURAL HERITAGE 6237 6237 ANTIQUE AUCTION 5708 5708 9043 9043 77608 4043 4043 127325 677 122048 5277 677 5954 5954 4075 807 3268 11194 4313 6881 6881 COUNTY MILL LEVY 531390 94997 94997 94997 244476 189483 145969 145969 2400 2400 14133 14133 17801 17801 4491 4491 4281 4281 8521 8521 7692 7692 923 923 448 448 227 227 2280 2280 SUPPLIES-GRANTS 9646 9646 COGS 7826 7826 SUPPLIES 3199 3199 BANK & CC CHARGES 2236 2236 11271 11271 243344 243344 0 0 38937 43478 71633 46749 1700 30370 29927 1805 2679 109399 109399 143064 153976 287509 276809 58087 47753 10318 5539 68405 53292 X 54926 67640 164178 155877 219104 223517 287509 276809 X 1132 3281 X false false X 87226 148377 98010 59587 51725 444925 196463 163801 192618 197435 191917 942234 283689 312178 290628 257022 243642 1387159 1387159 2024 2024 2024 2024 285713 312178 290628 257022 243642 1389183 0.99850 0.99720 0.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false 109399 109399 PAYROLL TAXES WITHHELD 3246 ACCRUED LEAVE 1279 CREDIT CARD 864 DEFERRED REVENUE 150 5539 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B LINE 4B: MCINTOSH APPLE DAY & LIQUID APPLE NIGHT IN THE FALL, MCINTOSH APPLE DAY & LIQUID APPLE NIGHT FESTIVALS CELEBRATE THE APPLE BOOM THAT HELPED TO SETTLE THIS AREA IN 1880S TO 1920S. 2023 WAS THE 44TH APPLE DAY PRESENTED BY THE MUSEUM, FEATURING OVER 700 HANDMADE MCINTOSH APPLE PIES, APPLE BUTTER STIRRED ONSITE, CARAMEL APPLES, APPLE FRITTERS, AND FRESH CIDER FROM A VINTAGE CIDER PRESS. OVER 175 FRESH PRODUCE, CRAFT AND LOCAL PRODUCT VENDORS FROM AROUND THE REGION ARE ON HAND TO OFFER THEIR WARES TO THE MANY ATTENDEES. THE HARD CIDER FESTIVAL IN THE EVENING OFFERS LOCALLY MADE CIDERS TO TASTE WHILE ENJOYING MUSIC UNDER THE TWINKLE LIGHTS TO CLOSE OUT THE DAY. THESE EVENTS ATTRACT THOUSANDS OF VISITORS, SUPPORTING LOCAL MERCHANTS AND EXPLORING THE HISTORY AND CULTURES OF THE BITTER ROOT VALLEY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C LINE 4C: OUTREACH AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES THE MUSEUM IS AN EDUCATIONAL VENUE WITH GUIDED AND INDIVIDUAL TOUR OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORE THE RICH HISTORY OF THE BITTER ROOT. WE INVITE OUR GUESTS TO EXPERIENCE OUR HISTORY THROUGH ACTIVITIES, EVENTS, TOURS, AND EXHIBITS. WE HOST STUDENT FIELD TRIPS FROM THE SCHOOLS IN OUR VALLEY AND ARE VISITED BY HUNDREDS OF LOCAL SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN. FREE FAMILY ACTIVITIES ARE OFFERED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING THAT FOCUSES ON S.T.E.A.M. CONCEPTS AND COMPLEMENT OUR CURRENT EXHIBITS. WE PRESENT ANNUAL CULTURAL HERITAGE EVENTS THAT REINFORCE OUR LIVING HISTORY AND SENSE OF PLACE. LEARNING AND EXPLORING NEW THINGS ARE A PART OF EVERYTHING AT THE MUSEUM. IN 2023, THE MAIN COURTROOM GALLERY CELEBRATED THE 130TH BIRTHDAY AND HISTORY OF RAVALLI COUNTY WITH INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES, MAPS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND ARTIFACTS. OUR NINE EXHIBIT GALLERIES HIGHLIGHT LEWIS & CLARK AND THE SALISH PEOPLE, EARLY SETTLERS, LOGGING, AGRICULTURE, VINTAGE TOOLS, WILDLIFE, AND MORE. THE CHILDREN'S ACTIVITY ROOM FEATURES A "MAKER SPACE- AND ENGAGING ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO ENJOY. THE LIVING HISTORY OF THE NEZ PERCE, ICE AGE GLACIERS, AND LEWIS AND CLARK EXHIBITS ARE INSTALLED OUTSIDE ON THE MUSEUM LAWN. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D LINE 4D: OTHER CULTURAL HERITAGE EVENTS THE VALLEY'S DIVERSE CULTURAL HERITAGE IS HIGHLIGHTED EACH YEAR WITH BITTER ROOT DAY HONORING THE SALISH CULTURE AND MONTANA'S STATE FLOWER IN JUNE. THE MUSEUM PROGRAMS ALSO INCLUDE COWBOY MUSIC AND POETRY, VETERANS DAY, VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS, SPEAKERS, AND AUTHOR PRESENTATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE MUSEUM IS A PASSPORT STATION FOR THREE NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAILS: LEWIS & CLARK, NEZ PERCE, AND ICE AGE GLACIERS WITH EXTENSIVE EXHIBITS TO ADD TO VISITORS' EXPLORATION OF THE PAST. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A THE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP ELECTS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FINANCIALS ARE REVIEWED BEFORE AND AFTER FILING BY THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY ACCOUNTING STAFF AND BOARD OFFICERS BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS AND TAX RETURNS ARE AVAILABLE ON LINE AND UPON REQUEST AT THE MUSEUM. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 PRIOR PERIOD EXPENSES 0