Nonprofit · EIN 81-0541893
AMERICAN PRAIRIE FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · BOZEMAN, MT 59718
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $44,696,566 | $15,356,995 | $29,339,571 | $206,769,425 | $4,490,010 | $202,279,415 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $25,022,771 | $11,562,813 | $13,459,958 | $171,484,657 | $1,958,533 | $169,526,124 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $43,579,679
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $1,341,939
- Net rental income
- $589,897
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $289,556
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$1,080,876
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $6,761
- Other revenue
- -$225,052
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $614,006
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $988,936
- Other salaries and wages
- $3,502,782
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $5,344,796
- Professional fundraising fees
- $84,536
- Legal fees
- $26,756
- Accounting fees
- $88,030
- Occupancy
- $68,507
- Travel
- $388,490
- Depreciation
- $1,295,495
- Program services (functional)
- $8,316,044
- Management and general (functional)
- $5,542,034
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,498,917
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $171,484,657
- Total assets, end of year
- $206,769,425
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4,490,010
- Net assets, end of year
- $202,279,415
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $120,544,128
- Publicly traded securities
- $11,233,340
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $155,877,343
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $46,402,072
- Gross receipts
- $51,568,878
- Employees
- 72
- Volunteers
- 34
- Year formed
- 2001
- 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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALISON FOX | CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $331,200 | $26,045 |
| PETE GEDDES | CHIEF EXTERNAL RELATIONS OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $217,067 | $20,951 |
| HEATHER GRINER | CHIEF OPERATIONS & FINANCE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $200,235 | $17,833 |
| SAM BEEBOUT | CHIEF PHILANTHROPY OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $156,649 | $18,956 |
| GARRETT BUDDS | CHIEF CONSERVATION OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $130,674 | $20,682 |
| TREVOR GORDON | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $127,645 | $11,478 |
| ALISSA YESSEL | DIRECTOR OF PEOPLE AND CULTURE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $124,189 | $11,460 |
| ROBYN MILLER | DIRECTOR OF EVENTS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $106,957 | $13,228 |
| BILL HILF | CHAIR (AS OF 5/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE MATELICH | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID COULTER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALAN AIRTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB GREENLEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANNY O'SHAUGHNESSY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACQUELINE BADGER MARS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
15 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAY ABBE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFFREY TALPINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN BANOVICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAREN PETERSEN MEHRA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEITH ANDERSON | DIRECTOR (THRU 09/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KRISTINE MCDIVITT TOMPKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LILIANE HAUB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARA TALPINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NANCY MUELLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| QUIQUE NAGLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SEAN GERRITY | DIRECTOR (THRU 09/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHIRLEY ANN JACKSON | DIRECTOR (THRU 09/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE COUSINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN MATELICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIM KELLY | DIRECTOR (THRU 09/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 34 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALISON FOX | CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $268,654 | $22,535 |
| PETE GEDDES | VP EXTERNAL RELATIONS Key employee | 40 | $194,446 | $17,923 |
| HEATHER GRINER | VP FINANCE/OPS Officer | 40 | $176,502 | $16,538 |
| CRYSTAL BEATY | VP PHILANTHROPY Key employee | 40 | $162,724 | $16,101 |
| DAMIEN AUSTIN | VP SUPERINTENDENT Key employee | 40 | $159,379 | $16,145 |
| SAM BEEBOUT | SR. DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHRO Highest-paid employee | 40 | $129,306 | $15,918 |
| TREVOR GORDON | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $107,901 | $9,387 |
| JANE WRIGHT | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $101,833 | $15,209 |
| GEORGE MATELICH | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GIB MYERS | VICE CHAIR (THRU SEPT 23) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID COULTER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALAN AIRTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL HILF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB GREENLEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLYDE ASPEVIG | DIRECTOR (THRU SEPT 23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANNY O'SHAUGHNESSY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACQUELINE BADGER MARS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAY ABBE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY TALPINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JILL BOUGH | DIRECTOR (THRU SEPT 23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN BANOVICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN PETERSON MEHRA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH ANDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTINE MCDIVITT TOMPKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LILIANE HAUB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARA TALPINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY MUELLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| QUIQUE NAGLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SEAN GERRITY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHIRLEY ANN JACKSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE COUSINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN MATELICH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN MYERS | DIRECTOR (THRU SEPT 23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM KELLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2048 ANALYSIS DR STE B, BOZEMAN, MT 59718-6829
- In care of
- % KERRY M GILLILAND
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ALISON FOX, PO BOX 908, BOZEMAN, MT 597710908
- Signed the 990
- ALISON FOX, CEO
- Phone
- (406) 585-4600
- Website
- WWW.AMERICANPRAIRIE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WIPFLI LLP
Mission
OUR MISSION IS TO CREATE THE LARGEST NATURE RESERVE IN THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES, A REFUGE FOR PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE PRESERVED FOREVER AS PART OF AMERICA'S HERITAGE.
Program accomplishments
- REWILDING AND HABITAT STEWARDSHIP: AMERICAN PRAIRIE IS REWILDING A VAST GRASSLAND TO SUPPORT ECOLOGICALLY MEANINGFUL WILDLIFE POPULATIONS. SINCE 2004, WE HAVE COMPLETED 43 TRANSACTIONS TO CONSERVE 526,959 ACRES OF PRAIRIE HABITAT ADJACENT TO THE 1.1 MILLION-ACRE CHARLES M. RUSSELL NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE - TOGETHER FORMING THE LARGEST PROTECTED AREA IN THE GREAT PLAINS. OUR BISON HERD, ESTABLISHED IN 2005, NOW NUMBERS AROUND 850 ANIMALS AND CONTRIBUTES TO RIPARIAN AND RANGELAND HEALTH AND GREATER WILDLIFE DIVERSITY.CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O . . .WE ARE ALSO WORKING TO RESTORE OTHER KEYSTONE AND EXTIRPATED SPECIES, INCLUDING BLACK-TAILED PRAIRIE DOGS, BEAVERS, SWIFT FOXES, AND BLACK-FOOTED FERRETS. REWILDING EFFORTS ALSO INCLUDE HABITAT RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT, AS WELL AS PROMOTING WILDLIFE TOLERANCE BEYOND OUR LANDS THROUGH ECONOMIC INCENTIVES AND COEXISTENCE TOOLS.Expenses $5,034,136 · grants $614,006 · revenue $1,080,493
- EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS: AMERICAN PRAIRIE STRIVES TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY AND TO MAKE POSITIVE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITIES AROUND US, BOTH ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL, BY BUILDING MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOCAL GROUPS AND LEADERS IN AND AROUND THE SEVEN-COUNTY REGION WHERE AMERICAN PRAIRIE OPERATES. THE NATIONAL DISCOVERY CENTER IN LEWISTOWN IS A SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL HUB PROVIDING MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND CONNECTIONS IN CENTRAL MONTANA.CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O . . .SHARING STORIES FROM THE PRAIRIE IS A PRIORITY, AND OUR MARKETING EFFORTS HAVE BEEN FOCUSED ON SHOWCASING THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE AND ELEVATING OUR PUBLIC ACCESS MODEL, INCLUDING THROUGH FEATURES IN 60 MINUTES, OUTSIDE MAGAZINE, FAST COMPANY, AND LOCAL PUBLICATIONS. BY RAISING GENERAL AWARENESS IN MONTANA, OUR WEB TRAFFIC, LODGING BOOKINGS AND VISITATION INQUIRIES HAVE ALL INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY.Expenses $1,750,708 · revenue $38
- VISITOR EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION: AMERICAN PRAIRIE PROVIDES PUBLIC ACCESS TO MORE THAN 140,000 ACRES OF DEEDED LAND, ALONG WITH SEAMLESS ACCESS TO AN ADDITIONAL 386,000 ACRES OF ADJACENT PUBLIC LAND. THIS EXPANSIVE LANDSCAPE SUPPORTS THRIVING WILDLIFE HABITAT AND OFFERS OUTSTANDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIKING, HUNTING, AND WILDLIFE VIEWING. BY ENSURING PUBLIC ACCESS TO THESE LANDS, AMERICAN PRAIRIE INVITES PEOPLE TO EXPLORE AND CONNECT WITH THE PRAIRIE ECOSYSTEM, WITH THE PROMISE THAT EACH VISIT WILL REVEAL A WILDER, MORE VIBRANT LANDSCAPE. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O . . . IN ADDITION TO LAND ACCESS, AMERICAN PRAIRIE OPERATES THE AMERICAN PRAIRIE FIELD SCHOOL, A K12 EDUCATION PROGRAM OFFERING FREE DAY AND OVERNIGHT EXPERIENCES FOR MONTANA PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS. THESE PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO FOSTER CURIOSITY AND A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE REGION'S NATURAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE THROUGH IMMERSIVE, HANDS-ON OUTDOOR LEARNING. TOGETHER, THESE EFFORTS SUPPORT CONSERVATION, RECREATION, AND EDUCATION ACROSS ONE OF NORTH AMERICA'S MOST ICONIC AND ECOLOGICALLY SIGNIFICANT LANDSCAPES.Expenses $1,531,200 · revenue $161,906
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
- 81-0541893
- 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
- 2001
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C34)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $206,769,425
- Income (IRS master file)
- $51,568,878
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $44,696,566 | $15,356,995 | $206,769,425 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $25,022,771 | $11,562,813 | $171,484,657 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $63,644,878 | $10,843,086 | $169,332,169 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 81-0541893).
Questions about AMERICAN PRAIRIE FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of AMERICAN PRAIRIE FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of AMERICAN PRAIRIE FOUNDATION is 81-0541893.
- Is AMERICAN PRAIRIE FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2001.
- Are donations to AMERICAN PRAIRIE FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does AMERICAN PRAIRIE FOUNDATION 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 AMERICAN PRAIRIE FOUNDATION 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 AMERICAN PRAIRIE FOUNDATION 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 AMERICAN PRAIRIE FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ALISON FOX.
- Who are the officers and directors of AMERICAN PRAIRIE FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 30 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $331,200 (ALISON FOX, CEO).
- How much revenue does AMERICAN PRAIRIE FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $44,696,566, expenses of $15,356,995 and total assets of $206,769,425 at year end.
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