2025-11-14T11:09:12-08:00 2024-12-31 810390489 Boyle Deveny & Meyer PC 305 South 4th East Suite 200 Missoula MT 59801 990 2024-01-01 810495830 MUSEUM OF MOUNTAIN FLYING MUSE 4062400395 PO BOX 16601 MISSOULA MT 59808 ERIC KOMBEREC President 2025-11-14 true true MATTHEW K PRITCHARD CPA P01787690 4067213555 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ERIC KOMBEREC PO BOX 16601 MISSOULA MT 59808 497968 false X www.museumofmountainflying.org X 1985 MT PROVIDE HISTORY OF MOUNTAIN FLYING IN THE NORTHERN ROCKIES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. 4 4 0 75 0 95823 210118 4034 8981 315 81085 23915 31712 124087 331896 0 0 0 0 0 111494 106868 111494 106868 12593 225028 1070319 1169294 126053 0 944266 1169294 PROVIDE HISTORY OF MOUNTAIN FLYING IN THE NORTHERN ROCKIES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. false false 97376 35293 The Museum held the events and participated in the activities described below to promote, educate, and inspire current and future generations of people and to generate interest and insight into the world of aviation as well as to promote the Museum of Mountain Flying and its projects.On March 17, 2024 a Celebration of Life was held at the Museum of Mountain Flying in memory of Charles Richard Dick Komberec, a founder and Board Member of the Museum. The celebration was well attended. In addition to the Museum in Missoula, the Museum maintained a hangar at the Stevensville airport with expanded storage for artifacts for the first five months in 2024. The Stevensville hangar was sold May 15, 2024. Miss Montana, on May 4, 2024, flew to Hamilton, MT for a special Youth Expo Event. Miss Montana, on Memorial Day, May 27, 2024 flew with veterans and their spouses on four separate flights which included a low pass flight over the Missoula Veterans Cemetery and around the Missoula Valley.Miss Montana attended and helped Honor the 75th Mann Gulch Anniversary on August 4-6, 2024. Additionally, Miss Montana flew two groups of Mann Gulch family members over the Mann Gulch area.The Museum of Mountain Flying & Fishing Camp, organized by member Kaye Ebelt was held August 5-9, 2024 for students who learned about and completed projects about EAA Flights, designed parachutes, and participated in a smoke jumper scavenger hunt, as well as aspects of aviation regarding flight. Campers learned how to identify fish, learned fishing regulations and participated in fly-fishing activities. The 2024 Museum of Mountain Flying & Fishing Camp added an overnight camping experience as well. The camp was funded through registration fees. Miss Montana, on August 10, 2024, flew two Memorial flights for veterans and their spouses over the Ronan and Darby Cemeteries. Miss Montana attended the Anaconda Fly-In and Car Show annual event on August 24, 2024. Miss Montana flew over the Grizzly home football game on August 24, 2024. Miss Montana flew a special memorial mission for a family on September 14, 2024. Miss Montana flew over Grizzly Stadium for the Military Appreciation Griz game on September 14, 2024. A Fly-In was held at Sky Ranch in Kalispell on October 4, 2024 to encourage participation of Kalispell area members and guests in the Museum's activities. Miss Montana flew U of M alumni and Monte around the Missoula Valley on October 11, 2024. The Museum was gifted a Tractor; Wheeled, Aircraft G.S.E. Towing NS 32 A-30, Technical Manuel NA-19-40-45, Serial Number 006 from Two Bears Management, LLC. Miss Montana made low pass fly-over a new Tunnel To Towers home in Stevensville, MT in honor of Trooper Wade Palmer on December 12, 2024. In celebration of the Red Sleighs Over Montana project the Museum held an open house with free admission on December 15th, 2024 to encourage members to participate. The community was invited to visit the Museum, see Santa, and enjoy hot cocoa, candy canes and holiday shopping. The Red Sleighs over Montana project focused on children located in the Stevensville and Arlee areas for distribution of gifts in 2024. Gifts were delivered by a helicopter which carried Santa and Mrs. Claus. Additional gifts were delivered by automobile. For the 5th year the Museum gathered toys, blankets, 39 quilts,12 knitted hats, 4 pillowcases, a homemade teddy bear, and other necessities and distributed them to rural communities where families in need had been identified. Several Santa, Mrs. Clause, and elf volunteers from the Museum traveled by helicopter or car to deliver the gifts. 97376 true true false false false false false 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 false false false false true 1 0 true 0 false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 4 4 false false false false false false false true true false false true false false false false false false X BARABA KOMBEREC 4065525433 PO BOX 16601 MISSOULA MT 59808 X KATHY OGREN Director 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ERIC KOMBEREC President 30.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 WILLIAM PAULLIN Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICK COLLINS Director 20.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 false false false 0 210118 210118 ADMISSIONS 712110 3425 3425 Membership Dues & Assessments 900099 5556 5556 8981 1499 1499 0 0 5400 5400 5400 5400 237817 158231 79586 79586 79586 0 0 34153 7841 26312 26312 0 331896 35293 86485 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3726 3726 0 0 0 3515 1800 1715 527 527 1937 919 1018 0 0 17981 17981 0 0 0 2233 2233 0 20349 20349 21605 21605 FUEL 20836 20836 AIRPLANE EXPENSES 8198 8198 FOOD 3123 3123 EVENT EXPENSES 1554 1554 1284 484 800 106868 97376 9492 0 109185 361600 69878 70054 0 0 0 0 0 12421 21241 0 1170689 454515 878835 716174 0 0 0 0 225 1070319 1169294 121053 5000 126053 0 X 944266 1169294 944266 1169294 1070319 1169294 225028 X false false false X 46203 185133 71026 95823 210118 608303 29590 49305 29236 46856 48534 203521 0 0 0 75793 234438 100262 142679 258652 811824 0 0 811824 299 394 385 315 1499 2892 0 299 394 385 315 1499 2892 0 600 206 806 76692 235038 100647 142994 260151 815522 0.99550 0.98800 0.00350 0.00190 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 19000 19000 631134 364116 267018 6190 1427 4763 104340 88972 15368 410025 410025 716174 Part III, Line 4: Description of organization's collections and how it furthers its purpose. N92185, A PIPER J3; FRANCIS LUFKIN ORIGINAL 1939 SMOKEJUMPER DISPLAY; HAND CARVED MUSEUM OF MOUNTAIN FLYING CAROUSEL HORSE; MISS MONTANA DC-3 N24320; 1937 HOWARD DGA11; 1931 CURTIS WRIGHT DH60GMW; SMOKEJUMPER DISPLAY.ITEMS ARE MAINTAINED AT THE MUSEUM TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THE HISTORY OF MOUNTAIN FLYING. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b A COPY OF THE 990 IS PROVIDED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER PRIOR TO FILING FOR REVIEW. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.