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MOUNTAIN STATES LEGAL FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
MOUNTAIN STATES LEGAL FOUNDATION (EIN 84-0736725)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-06-10
IRS object ID
202201619349300610
Schema version
2021v4.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2022-06-10T09:06:56-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Kundinger Corder & Montoya PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1475 Lincoln Street Suite 200AddressLine1Txt
CityDenverCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80203ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN840736725EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Mountain States Legal FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMOUNBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3032922021PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12596 S Lewis WayAddressLine1Txt
CityLakewoodCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80227ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCristen WohlgemuthPersonNm
Person TitlePresident & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone3032922021PhoneNum
Signature2022-06-09SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstCristenPersonFirstNm
Person LastWohlgemuthPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMaria MontoyaPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01363907PTIN
Phone3035345953PhoneNum
Preparation2022-06-10PreparationDt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerCristen WohlgemuthPrincipalOfficerNm

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12596 S Lewis WayAddressLine1Txt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$2,571,698GrossReceiptsAmt
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Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.mslegal.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Legal Domicile StateCOLegalDomicileStateCd
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionMoutain States Legal Foundation's mission is to protect and restore those rights enshrined in the Constitution of the United States of America, through pro bono litigation. We protect individual liberty, the right to own and use property, the principles of limited and ethical government, and the benefits of the free enterprise system.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,580,746ExpenseAmt
DescMountain States Legal Foundation (the "Foundation or "MSLF") was created to protect individual liberty, the right to own and use property, the principles of limited and ethical government, and the benefits of the free enterprise system. It litigates on behalf of those who cannot afford private counsel or whose goals do not justify the expense of private counsel. The Foundation seeks victory for its clients at the highest level possible, including the Supreme Court of the United States and establishment of binding legal precedents that will benefit millions of Americans.Desc

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Expense$752,895ExpenseAmt
DescThe Foundation also engages in communication and education with the American public on the threats to their liberties presented by unrestricted government action.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$2,333,641TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
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Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document18IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee22EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsYes (1)ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Carl Oberg Director of FinanceBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3032922021PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12596 South Lewis WayAddressLine1Txt
CityLakewoodCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80227ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (25 entries)

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Roger M Cymbaluk
Chairman1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard R Fletcher Esq
Vice Chairman1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Edward R Scott Jr
Treasurer1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
John E Rockwell PE
Secretary1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Roy G Cohee
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John R Gibson
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brent Husson
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ken Johnson
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Knute H Lee Jr
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dale Newton
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Janice L Rehberg
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Don Shawcroft
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
L Jerald Sheffels
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark Trupp
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Peter I Wold
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ernest Angelo Jr
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John J Blomstrom Esq
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Roy Brown
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Nick Dranias Esq
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Russ Hendricks
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kent Holsinger Esq
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard Pombo
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Cristen Wohlgemuth
President40.00Yes (X)$185,139$0$20,834
William Trachman
General Counsel40.00$147,665$0$30,763Yes (X)
Diane Cleek
Director of Operations40.00$102,421$0$16,296Yes (X)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$33,358SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$0SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$33,358SecuritiesAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising$111,131FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$10,264ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Fundraising$9,771FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$17,653ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,731FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$202,293TotalAmt
Program Services$202,293ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,978TotalAmt
Program Services$12,772ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,636ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,570FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$49,700TotalAmt
Fundraising$49,700FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$141,363TotalAmt
Management And General$141,363ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,000TotalAmt
Management And General$19,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$219,064TotalAmt
Program Services$2,953ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$216,111FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$118,543TotalAmt
Program Services$97,327ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,897ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,319FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$4,273ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$54,815ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,890ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$42,801ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$52,284ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$41,930FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$58,340TotalAmt
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Management And General$6,747ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,647FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$52,338TotalAmt
Program Services$41,219ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,053ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,066FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPrintingDesc
Total$85,651TotalAmt
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Management And General$924ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$59,031FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,455,465TotalAmt
Program Services$2,333,641ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$508,836ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$612,988FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$320,997BOYAmt
EOY$336,797EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$307,723BOYAmt
EOY$263,190EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$2,821EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$45,208BOYAmt
EOY$57,091EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$2,078,028LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
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Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,261,112BOYAmt
EOY$1,226,786EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$3,232,946EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,747,934BOYAmt
EOY$6,047,872EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,682,974BOYAmt
EOY$11,167,503EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$180,651BOYAmt
EOY$315,345EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$168,485BOYAmt
EOY$165,085EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$349,136BOYAmt
EOY$480,430EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,792,575BOYAmt
EOY$8,895,195EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,541,263BOYAmt
EOY$1,791,878EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,333,838BOYAmt
EOY$10,687,073EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,682,974BOYAmt
EOY$11,167,503EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$897,953ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$1,251,188NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,502,422CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,712,673CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,766,807CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,720,275CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,419,458CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,121,635TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,502,422CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,712,673CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,766,807CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,720,275CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,419,458CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,121,635TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$382,085SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$10,739,550PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,064CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$106,490CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$296,021CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$71,947CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$104,696CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$587,218TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$66,188CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,130CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$70,318TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$11,779,171TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.91170PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.91700PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,306,773BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$650ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$185,977InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,493,400EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,162,858BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$625ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$143,290InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,306,773EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,028,534BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$5,329ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$170,670InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$41,675AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$1,162,858EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,125,074BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$4,830ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$25,621InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$75,749AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$1,028,534EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,017,717BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$15,157ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$102,731InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$10,531AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$1,125,074EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.64856PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.35143TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$154,085OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$154,085BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,559,742OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$636,788DepreciationAmt
Book Value$922,954BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$332,016OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$182,269DepreciationAmt
Book Value$149,747BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$32,185OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$32,185DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,226,786TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescAssets held by Denver FoundationDesc
Book Value$6,047,872BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$6,047,872TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCharitable gift annuity obligationsDesc
Amt$165,085Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$165,085TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,667,337TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$1,251,188NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,251,188RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,416,149RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$141,363InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$141,363RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,557,512TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,314,102TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,314,102ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$141,363InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$141,363ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,455,465TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart V, Line 4:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMountain States Legal Foundation (MSLF) Endowment seeks to ensure that MSLF will continue to have the resources to litigate on behalf of its current constituency as well as future generations.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdActivityActivityTxtFundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsIndGross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmtRetained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmtNet To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
American Philanthropic
119 N High StWest ChesterPA19380Consulting0$181,008$25,200$155,808
Shari Hanrahan
2640 Winding Brook DrAustinTX78748Consulting0$20,000$24,500-$4,500
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$201,008TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$49,700TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$151,308TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesARLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNMLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNJLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesORLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesPALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesUTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesALLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAZLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesLALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesHILicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Ranch EventEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$17,019GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$2,833CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$14,186GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$2,313RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$5,892FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$768EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$5,213OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$17,019GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$2,833CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$14,186GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$2,313RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$5,892FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$768EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$5,213OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$14,186DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$0NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Cristen Wohlgemuth
President$185,139$0$0$0$0$0$13,838$0$6,996$0$205,973$0$0$0
William Trachman
General Counsel$140,665$0$7,000$0$0$0$11,451$0$19,312$0$178,428$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 4The by-laws were amended to accept the recommendation of the Nominating & Governance Committee to add North & South Dakota to MSLF's constituent states noted in Appendix F of the Board Policy Manual. Additionally, the by-laws were amended to read: GENERAL DIRECTORS. The number of General Directors of the Corporation shall be not less than seven (7) nor more than twenty-six (26) thirty (30). Each General Director shall represent one of the thirteen fifteen states in the Corporation's constituency with no more than two General Directors per state. In the event the number of General Directors exceeds or falls short of the range set forth herein, the Board of Directors will use good faith and best efforts to restore the Board to the range set forth herein within twelve (12) months.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aThe Board of Directors selects its own members, executive members, and officers.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe Form 990 is prepared by the public accounting firm that performs the audit of MSLF. The information presented on the Form 990 is based on the audited books and records of the Foundation. The Foundation's Controller compares the audited financial statements and the final year-end records of the Foundation with the information presented on the Form 990. The staff emails the governing body a pdf copy of the Form 990. The Form 990 is finalized and filed as prepared.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cOfficers, directors, and key employees are required to sign the MSLF conflict of interest policy statement. There is regular monitoring of this policy to assure the Foundation that the policy is enforced and all officers, directors and key employees are in compliance. New contracts and cases are presented to the Board of Directors and if any are, in any manner, involved as an interested party, they are excused from any discussions and are not allowed to express an opinion or vote on the matters involved with that contract or case.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The Executive Committee annually reviews and approves compensation packages for its key employees. In conducting its review and approval process, the committee uses salary and benefit compensation studies conducted by independent sources, posted job offers for similar positions at for-profit and non-profit organizations and governmental agencies, informal but documented surveys about similar positions at similar organizations, compensation information obtained from other Form 990s, and cost-of-living adjustments comparable to the geographic area of the Foundation's office.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19MSLF provides audited financial statements on its website as well as to states in which the organization is registered for fundraising purposes.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2cThe organization's finance and audit committee supervises and reviews the work of MSLF's Controller in managing the yearly audit process. At least one committee member meets with the auditor before the audit is finalized and distributed to the committee and the Board of Directors.