Nonprofit · EIN 84-1026558
NATIONAL BISON ASSOC
Also known as JIM MATHESON
Tax-exempt · RAPID CITY, SD 57703
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,173,399 | $1,283,673 | -$110,274 | $836,985 | $347,597 | $489,388 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,271,609 | $1,230,474 | $41,135 | $4,419,256 | $3,827,181 | $592,075 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $984,868 | $904,637 | $80,231 | $4,650,389 | $4,084,885 | $565,504 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $720,408
- of which government grants
- $180,542
- Membership dues
- $164,610
- Program service revenue
- $393,977
- Investment income
- $25,157
- Net income from fundraising events
- $22,873
- Net income from gaming
- $7,618
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $2,431
- Other revenue
- $33,857
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Benefits paid to members
- $176
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $153,654
- Other salaries and wages
- $222,027
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $440,766
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $35,100
- Occupancy
- $9,235
- Travel
- $10,270
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,419,256
- Total assets, end of year
- $836,985
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $347,597
- Net assets, end of year
- $489,388
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $475,689
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $13,699
- Gross receipts
- $1,209,548
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 12
- Year formed
- 1986
- State of legal domicile
- CO
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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JIM MATHESON | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $117,191 | $25,962 |
| KEN KLEMM | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $2,500 | $0 |
| JESSI DEARDORF | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $1,000 | $0 |
| CHAD KREMER | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $1,000 | $0 |
| ACE WARD | SECRETARY/TR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $1,000 | $0 |
| SEAN GRAESE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $1,000 | $0 |
| GARRETT BROWN | REGION DIREC Trustee or director | 5 | $500 | $0 |
| MELINDA ANAKALEA | REGION DIREC Trustee or director | 5 | $500 | $0 |
| STUART SCHRAG | REGION DIREC Trustee or director | 5 | $500 | $0 |
| RON MISKIN | REGION DIREC Trustee or director | 5 | $500 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH RIFFLE | REGION DIREC Trustee or director | 5 | $500 | $0 |
| DR SUSAN GOLEMBESKI | REGION DIREC Trustee or director | 5 | $500 | $0 |
| JOHN BOWRON DVM | REGION DIREC Trustee or director | 5 | $500 | $0 |
| SHAWN BENNETT | REGION DIREC Trustee or director | 5 | $500 | $0 |
| JUSTIN DOREY | INT'L DIRECT Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JIM MATHESON | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $108,245 | $23,115 |
| KEN KLEMM | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $3,500 | $0 |
| JOE GRAHAM | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $2,000 | $0 |
| CHAD KREMER | PRESIDENT TO Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $2,000 | $0 |
| JESSI DEARDORF | SECRETARY/TR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $1,000 | $0 |
| SEAN GRAESE | DIRECTOR AT Trustee or director | 5 | $1,000 | $0 |
| MIMI HILLENBRAND | DIRECTOR TO Trustee or director | 5 | $1,000 | $0 |
| JUSTIN DOREY | INT'L DIRECT Trustee or director | 5 | $500 | $0 |
| MARY ADAMS | REGION DIREC Trustee or director | 5 | $500 | $0 |
| ACE WARD | REGION DIREC Trustee or director | 5 | $500 | $0 |
| MORITZ ESPY | REGION DIREC Trustee or director | 5 | $500 | $0 |
| STUART SCHRAG | REGION DIREC Trustee or director | 5 | $500 | $0 |
| RON MISKIN | REGION DIREC Trustee or director | 5 | $500 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH RIFFLE | REGION DIREC Trustee or director | 5 | $500 | $0 |
| CARIE STARR | REGION DIREC Trustee or director | 5 | $500 | $0 |
| ADAM ULBRICHT | DIRECTOR TO Trustee or director | 5 | $500 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Matheson | Executive Dir. Trustee or director | 40 | $106,989 |
| lydia whitman | – | 30 | $57,789 |
| Barb Dowdy | – | 25 | $44,397 |
| Karen Conley | – | 25 | $26,083 |
| Mimi Hillenbrand | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Stuart Schrag | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Ken Klemm | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| Boyd Meyer | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Chad Kremer | President Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Riffle | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Mortiz Epsy | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Adam Ulbricht | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Robert Johnson | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Mary Adams | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Campbell Burgess | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Carrie Starr | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Donnis Baggett | Past President Officer | 20 | $0 |
| Joe Graham | Secretary Officer | 20 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 711 N CREEK DR, RAPID CITY, SD 57703-2220
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- JIM MATHESON, 711 N CREEK DRIVE, RAPID CITY, SD 57703
- Signed the 990
- JIM MATHESON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (303) 292-2833
- Website
- WWW.BISONCENTRAL.COM
- Return prepared by
- KETEL THORSTENSON LLP
Mission
TO BRING TOGETHER STAKEHOLDERS TO CELEBRATE THE HERITAGE OF AMERICAN BISON/BUFFALO, TO EDUCATE, AND TO CREATE A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR OUR INDUSTRY.
Program accomplishments
- CONVENTIONS: PROVIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO BOTH MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS REGARDING BREEDING, RAISING, AND MARKETING BISON.
- NATIONAL WESTERN STOCK SHOW EXHIBITION: EXHIBIT OF BISON AND EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION TO INFORM THE PUBLIC AND MEMBERS ABOUT THE BISON INDUSTRY AND BISON GENETICS.
- PUBLIC EDUCATION/PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL/RESEARCH/CHECKOFF: COMPILE INFORMATION AND PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL ABOUT BISON, PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS, PROVIDE BISON SOURCE VERIFICATION, AND DISSEMINATE INFORMATION.
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 | 990 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
- 84-1026558
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(5): Labor, agricultural or horticultural organization
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1991
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $836,985
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,209,548
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,173,399 | $1,283,673 | $836,985 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,271,609 | $1,230,474 | $4,419,256 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $984,868 | $904,637 | $4,650,389 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $625,704 | $604,773 | $864,564 | 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 84-1026558).
Questions about NATIONAL BISON ASSOC
- What is the EIN of NATIONAL BISON ASSOC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NATIONAL BISON ASSOC is 84-1026558.
- Is NATIONAL BISON ASSOC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(5) since 1991.
- Are donations to NATIONAL BISON ASSOC tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does NATIONAL BISON ASSOC 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 NATIONAL BISON ASSOC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did NATIONAL BISON ASSOC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of NATIONAL BISON ASSOC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JIM MATHESON.
- Who are the officers and directors of NATIONAL BISON ASSOC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 15 people; 14 received compensation from the organization, the highest $117,191 (JIM MATHESON, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does NATIONAL BISON ASSOC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,173,399, expenses of $1,283,673 and total assets of $836,985 at year end.
Other nonprofits in RAPID CITY
- MONUMENT HEALTH RAPID CITY HOSPITAL INC EIN 46-0319070 · last filed 990 for 2025
- MONUMENT HEALTH NETWORK INC EIN 46-0360899 · last filed 990 for 2025
- GREAT PLAINS TRIBAL LEADERS HEALTH BOARD EIN 46-0420063 · last filed 990 for 2025
- BLACK HILLS WORKS INC EIN 46-0341382 · last filed 990 for 2025
- PRESBYTERIAN RETIREMENT VILLAGE OF RAPID CITY INC EIN 46-0354383 · last filed 990 for 2025
- SDSM&T CENTER FOR ALUMNI RELATIONS & ADVANCEMENT EIN 46-6011771 · last filed 990 for 2025
- BLACK HILLS AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION EIN 36-3608635 · last filed 990 for 2025
- BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS INC EIN 46-0251185 · last filed 990 for 2025