Nonprofit · EIN 81-0495830
MUSEUM OF MOUNTAIN FLYING
Tax-exempt · MISSOULA, MT 59808
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $331,896 | $106,868 | $225,028 | $1,169,294 | $0 | $1,169,294 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $124,087 | $111,494 | $12,593 | $1,070,319 | $126,053 | $944,266 |
| December 31, 2021 | 990 | $222,792 | $92,148 | $130,644 | $973,919 | $0 | $973,919 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $210,118
- Program service revenue
- $8,981
- Investment income
- $81,085
- Net rental income
- $5,400
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $79,586
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $26,312
- Other revenue
- $31,712
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $3,726
- Occupancy
- $17,981
- Depreciation
- $20,349
- Program services (functional)
- $97,376
- Management and general (functional)
- $9,492
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,070,319
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,169,294
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,169,294
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $716,174
- Gross receipts
- $497,968
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 75
- Year formed
- 1985
- State of legal domicile
- MT
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KATHY OGREN | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ERIC KOMBEREC | President Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $0 |
| WILLIAM PAULLIN | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| PATRICK COLLINS | Director Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KATHY OGREN | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ERIC KOMBEREC | President Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| CHARLES R KOMBEREC | Director Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| WILLIAM PAULLIN | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| PATRICK COLLINS | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2021: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KATHY OGREN | SECRE/TRES Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| ERIC KOMBEREC | President Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| CHARLES R KOMBEREC | Director Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| WILLIAM PAULLIN | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 16601, MISSOULA, MT 59808-6601
- In care of
- % STAN COHEN
- Mailing address (990-N for 2008)
- 713 S 3rd W, Missoula MT 59801
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ERIC KOMBEREC, PO BOX 16601, MISSOULA, MT 59808
- Principal officer (990-N for 2008)
- Stanley Cohen, 713 S 3rd W, Missoula MT 59801
- Signed the 990
- ERIC KOMBEREC, President
- Phone
- (406) 240-0395
- Return prepared by
- Boyle Deveny & Meyer PC
Mission
PROVIDE HISTORY OF MOUNTAIN FLYING IN THE NORTHERN ROCKIES TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
Program accomplishments
- 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.Expenses $97,376 · revenue $35,293
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 81-0495830
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1994
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A540)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,169,294
- Income (IRS master file)
- $497,968
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $331,896 | $106,868 | $1,169,294 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $124,087 | $111,494 | $1,070,319 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $91,835 | $134,081 | $1,053,120 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | $222,792 | $92,148 | $973,919 | XML |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2008 Officer: Stanley Cohen | December 31, 2008 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 81-0495830).
Questions about MUSEUM OF MOUNTAIN FLYING
- What is the EIN of MUSEUM OF MOUNTAIN FLYING?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MUSEUM OF MOUNTAIN FLYING is 81-0495830.
- Is MUSEUM OF MOUNTAIN FLYING tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1994.
- Are donations to MUSEUM OF MOUNTAIN FLYING tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MUSEUM OF MOUNTAIN FLYING file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of MUSEUM OF MOUNTAIN FLYING due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did MUSEUM OF MOUNTAIN FLYING last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of MUSEUM OF MOUNTAIN FLYING?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ERIC KOMBEREC.
- Who are the officers and directors of MUSEUM OF MOUNTAIN FLYING?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 4 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does MUSEUM OF MOUNTAIN FLYING have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $331,896, expenses of $106,868 and total assets of $1,169,294 at year end.
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