2025-11-13T18:38:22-05:00 2024-12-31 822949077 DAVIS GROUP PLLC 178 S 3RD ST HAMILTON MT 59840 990 2024-01-01 810370013 BITTER ROOT VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC BITT 4063633338 205 BEDFORD ST HAMILTON MT 59840 PHIL CONNELLY PRESIDENT 4063636668 2025-11-12 true true DOUGLAS J DAVIS P00753969 4063632225 2025-11-12 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z RAVALLI COUNTY MUSEUM PHIL CONNELLY 205 BEDFORD ST HAMILTON MT 59840 345139 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 9 0 51725 67991 77608 85905 9997 11720 105146 105690 244476 271306 0 0 162502 175875 0 0 80842 97156 243344 273031 1132 -1725 276809 285757 53292 62398 223517 223359 X ACQUIRE, PRESERVE, PROTECT AND INTERPRET THE HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE BITTER ROOT VALLEY AND ITS PEOPLE. false false 198881 16280 LINE 4A: OPERATE THE RAVALLI COUNTY MUSEUM BRVHS OPERATES AND SUPPORTS THE RAVALLI COUNTY MUSEUM IN THE HISTORIC 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. OPEN ALL YEAR FROM TUESDAY THRU SATURDAY WITH FREE ADMISSION ON THURSDAY AND SATURDAY. THE MUSEUM SERVES THE ENTIRE REGION ATTRACTING OVER 9,000 VISITORS AND TOURISTS EACH YEAR. 17044 52405 LINE 4B: MCINTOSH APPLE DAY & LIQUID APPLE NIGHT IN THE FALL, MCINTOSH APPLE DAY & LIQUID APPLE NIGHT CULTURAL HERITAGE FESTIVALS CELEBRATE THE APPLE BOOM THAT HELPED TO SETTLE THIS AREA IN 1880S TO 1920S. THIS WAS THE 45TH APPLE DAY PRESENTED BY THE MUSEUM, FEATURING 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 AND CRAFT VENDORS FROM AROUND THE REGION OFFER THEIR WARES TO THE MANY ATTENDEES. THE HARD CIDER FESTIVAL IN THE EVENING OFFERS LOCALLY MADE CIDERS TO TASTE WHILE ENJOYING MUSIC ON THE MUSEUM LAWN 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. 2066 LINE 4C: OUTREACH AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES THE MUSEUM IS AN EDUCATIONAL VENUE WITH GUIDED AND INDIVIDUAL 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 FOR THE SCHOOLS IN OUR VALLEY AND ARE VISITED BY HUNDREDS OF SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN. FREE FAMILY ACTIVITIES ARE PRESENTED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING FOCUSING ON S.T.E.A.M. CONCEPTS AND NATURAL HISTORY. WE PRESENT ANNUAL CULTURAL HERITAGE EVENTS THAT REINFORCE OUR LIVING HISTORY AND SENSE OF PLACE. IN 2024, THE MAIN COURTROOM GALLERY FEATURED GLACIER PARK: VINTAGE VIEWS AND POLLINATION INVESTIGATION, WITH INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES FOR ALL AGES. THE NEW HOMESTEAD CABIN ACTIVITY ROOM AND COVERED WAGON OPENED THIS YEAR. OUR NINE EXHIBIT GALLERIES HIGHLIGHT LEWIS & CLARK AND THE SALISH PEOPLE, EARLY SETTLERS, LOGGING, AGRICULTURE, ANTIQUE TOOLS, AND WILDLIFE. OUTSIDE ON THE MUSEUM LAWN, LIVING HISTORY OF THE NEZ PERCE EXHIBIT IS DISPLAYED TELLING THE STORY OF THE NEE-MEE-POO PEOPLE IN THEIR OWN WORDS AND PICTURES. 55040 10220 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 INCLUDE COWBOY MUSIC AND POETRY, APPLE BLOSSOM FESTIVAL, 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 EXHIBITS TO ADD TO VISITORS' EXPLORATION OF THE PAST. 55040 10220 273031 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 5 0 9 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 PERRY BARTOL TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JOANN HOSKO SECRETARY 3.00 X X 0 0 0 RUTH WIMBERLY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT SACRY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 PHIL CONNELLY PRESIDENT 4.00 X X 0 0 0 PEGGY RIEMER VICE PRESIDE 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ELENA LOPEZ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 false false false 67991 67991 MCINTOSH APPLE DAY 40135 40135 APPLE NIGHT-CIDER FESTIVAL 12270 12270 MUSEUM EXHIBITS & PROGRAMS 8350 8350 MEMBERSHIPS 7930 7930 ANTIQUE AUCTION 7325 7325 9895 9895 85905 7112 7112 67606 2891 65889 1717 2891 4608 4608 4886 3889 997 10442 4055 6387 6387 COUNTY MILL LEVY 531390 96391 96391 EBAY SALES 1915 1915 98306 271306 202318 48980 48980 110050 110050 2400 2400 14445 14445 17436 17436 1914 1914 2610 2610 4404 4404 9251 9251 9924 9924 864 864 453 453 151 151 2339 2339 SUPPLIES-GRANTS 19711 19711 COGS 8297 8297 SUPPLIES 4614 4614 SUPPLIES 3430 3430 11758 11758 273031 273031 0 0 43478 59905 46749 30000 1255 29927 29941 2679 2053 109399 109399 153976 162603 276809 285757 47753 57737 5539 4661 53292 62398 X 67640 133313 155877 90046 223517 223359 276809 285757 -1725 1567 X false false X 148377 98010 59587 51725 67991 425690 163801 192618 197435 191917 206651 952422 312178 290628 257022 243642 274642 1378112 1378112 312178 290628 257022 243642 274642 1378112 1.00000 0.99850 0.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false 109399 109399 PAYROLL TAXES WITHHELD 2781 ACCRUED LEAVE 1880 4661 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 CULTURAL HERITAGE FESTIVALS CELEBRATE THE APPLE BOOM THAT HELPED TO SETTLE THIS AREA IN 1880S TO 1920S. THIS WAS THE 45TH APPLE DAY PRESENTED BY THE MUSEUM, FEATURING 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 AND CRAFT VENDORS FROM AROUND THE REGION OFFER THEIR WARES TO THE MANY ATTENDEES. THE HARD CIDER FESTIVAL IN THE EVENING OFFERS LOCALLY MADE CIDERS TO TASTE WHILE ENJOYING MUSIC ON THE MUSEUM LAWN 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 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 FOR THE SCHOOLS IN OUR VALLEY AND ARE VISITED BY HUNDREDS OF SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN. FREE FAMILY ACTIVITIES ARE PRESENTED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING FOCUSING ON S.T.E.A.M. CONCEPTS AND NATURAL HISTORY. WE PRESENT ANNUAL CULTURAL HERITAGE EVENTS THAT REINFORCE OUR LIVING HISTORY AND SENSE OF PLACE. IN 2024, THE MAIN COURTROOM GALLERY FEATURED GLACIER PARK: VINTAGE VIEWS AND POLLINATION INVESTIGATION, WITH INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES FOR ALL AGES. THE NEW HOMESTEAD CABIN ACTIVITY ROOM AND COVERED WAGON OPENED THIS YEAR. OUR NINE EXHIBIT GALLERIES HIGHLIGHT LEWIS & CLARK AND THE SALISH PEOPLE, EARLY SETTLERS, LOGGING, AGRICULTURE, ANTIQUE TOOLS, AND WILDLIFE. OUTSIDE ON THE MUSEUM LAWN, LIVING HISTORY OF THE NEZ PERCE EXHIBIT IS DISPLAYED TELLING THE STORY OF THE NEE-MEE-POO PEOPLE IN THEIR OWN WORDS AND PICTURES. 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 INCLUDE COWBOY MUSIC AND POETRY, APPLE BLOSSOM FESTIVAL, 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 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.