2016-03-11T14:29:55-08:00 2015-09-30 Rudd & Company PLLC 124 E Main St Rexburg ID 83440 990 2015-01-01 830328297 THE MURIE CENTER MURI 3077392246 PO BOX 399 MOOSE WY 83012 LEN PURKIS Treasurer 2016-03-11 true Josh Bingham P00665731 2083563677 2015 2016-09-27 15:27:22Z X 222782 false false X WWW.MURIECENTER.ORG X 1999 WY TO ENGAGE AND EDUCATE PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND AND COMMIT TO THE ENDURING VALUE OF CONSERVING WILDLIFE AND WILD PLACES. X 11 11 3 -2116 383688 181501 127838 32383 5 14 -2991 8884 508540 222782 0 0 263633 142786 0 62523 193638 155186 457271 297972 51269 -75190 264227 0 621 0 263606 0 BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO INSPIRE ACTION THAT PRESERVES NATURE. false false 63505 26423 OUTREACH & PUBLIC INTERPRETATION PLANNED TOURS: THE MURIE CENTER HAS CREATED STRONG RELATIONSHIP WITH MANY ORGANIZATIONS THAT LIKE TO BRING MANY GROUPS OF VISITORS TO THE MURIE RANCH. THESE ORGANIZATIONS WILL BRING NEW GROUPS OF PEOPLE ON A FREQUENT BASIS E.G., TAUCK TOURS IS A TOUR GUIDE THAT BRINGS PARTICIPANTS THROUGH YELLOWSTONE AND GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK. WHILE AT THE MURIE CENTER WE SHOW THE GROUP THROUGH MARDYS HOUSE AND THE HOMESTEAD, AND POINT OUT AND TALK ABOUT THE OTHER CABINS. TOURS ALSO INCLUDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE MURIES ACHIEVEMENTS AND HOW THE MURIE CENTER CONTINUES THEIR LEGACY TODAY. TETON SCIENCE SCHOOLS IS ANOTHER VERY STRONG PARTNER OF THE MURIE CENTER AND FREQUENTLY BRINGS OUT GROUPS OF YOUNG STUDENTS AS WELL AS, GRADUATE STUDENTS. DROP-IN GUESTS: AT THE MURIE CENTER WE HAVE TWO TYPES OF DROP-IN GUESTS, THOSE WHO ARE LOOKING FOR THE MURIE CENTER AND THOSE WHO WANDER DOWN THE ROAD, UNKNOWING WHERE THEY WILL END UP. BOTH TYPE OF DROP-IN VISITOR NEED DIFFERENT TYPES OF TOURS. WITH THOSE WHO HAVE PREVIOUS MURIE KNOWLEDGE AND ARE INTERESTED IN KNOWING SPECIFIC INFORMATION WE MAY TAKE THEM INTO THE STUDIO TO SEE SOME OF THE MURIE ARCHIVES AND ARTIFACTS. FOR THOSE WHO DONT KNOW WHERE THEY ARE, WE NEED TO SEIZE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE NEW VISITORS AND SUPPORTERS OF THE MURIE CENTER. THESE PEOPLE ARE USUALLY INTERESTED IN THE HISTORY OF THE PHYSICAL THE RANCH AND KNOWING MORE ABOUT WHO THE MURIES WERE. 61362 181501 CONSERVATION LEADERSHIP WE EFFECT CHANGE IN THE CONSERVATION WORLD BY: ENGAGING NEW CONSERVATIONISTS: IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT WILD PLACES ARERESERVED AND HUMANS AND WILDLIFE FIND A HARMONIOUS BALANCE ON THE LAND THEY SHARE, WE WILL NEED MORE CONSERVATIONISTS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE. ONE OF OUR GOALS AT THE MURIE CENTER IS TO REACH OUT TO THESE INACTIVE CONSERVATIONISTS WHO ARE WAITING FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO AN EFFORT THAT HAS EXCLUDED THEM, OR SIMPLY ELUDED THEM. INSPIRING AND EMPOWERING PEOPLE:THE MURIE CENTER HAS AN OPPORTUNITY AND AN OBLIGATION TO USE ITS VOICE AND ITS RESOURCES EFFECTIVELY AS THE MURIES DID IN COUNTLESS FORUMS, BRINGING BRIGHT MINDS TOGETHER WITH THE BIGGEST OF IDEAS TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE. WE WORK TO CONTINUE TO INSPIRE CONSERVATION LEADERSHIP INTO THE 21ST CENTURY. ADVOCATING FOR LARGE LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION AND CITIZEN ACTION: THE MURIES KNEW HOW VALUABLE INTACT ECOSYSTEMS WERE TO SUSTAINING HEALTHY AND DIVERSE POPULATIONS OF WILDLIFE AND FOREMOST AMONG THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS WERE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE AND THE PASSAGE OF THE WILDERNESS ACT. THEIR HOLISTIC ECOLOGICAL PHILOSOPHY GUIDES OUR WORK TO PROVIDE TOOLS AND RESOURCES FOR CITIZEN ACTION FOR A BETTER WORLD. 34480 PRESERVATION & MAINTENANCE THE MURIE CENTER, IN AGREEMENT WITH OUR LANDLORD GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK, WORKS TO ENSURE THAT ALL ASSETS ON THE MURIE RANCH (A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK) ARE KEPT IN GOOD CONDITION. THIS APPLIES EQUALLY TO, MAINTAINING IN GOOD CONDITION OR BETTER, AND PERFORMING, REGULARLY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE, AND LIFE-CYCLE MAINTENANCE ON THE LAND, BUILDINGS, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND OTHER IMPROVEMENTS AND ASSETS USED BY THE ORGANIZATION AT THE MURIE RANCH. 159347 true true 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 true false false false false false false false true 0 0 false 3 true false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 11 11 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X CINDY NICHOLSON 3077336071 PO BOX 399 JACKSON WY 83001 X NANCY LEON CHAIR 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ROB WALLACE VICE-CHAIR 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 LEN PURKIS Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MARGARET MCKEOWN Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID CHURCHILL Director 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 TALDI WALTER Director 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 EDWARD GRAY Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 PAULA ROMBERG Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN BELK DOFFERMYRE Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 PHIL CAMERON Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DAN JONES Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DENISE KELLOGG Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 PAT BAKER Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ROGER STROUT Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 0 false false false 0 181501 181501 BOOK STORE 451211 5960 5960 PROGRAM REGISTRATION 611710 26423 26423 32383 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LOSS ON INVESTMENTS 900001 -2116 -2116 SALE OF EQUIPMENT 900099 11000 11000 8884 222782 43383 -2116 14 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 114404 68642 22881 22881 0 18342 11005 3669 3668 10040 6024 2008 2008 0 0 11200 7280 3920 0 0 0 36724 25707 11017 1319 1319 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6393 6393 7394 7394 DEVELOPMENT AND FUNDRAISING 32647 32647 ARCHIVES 29535 29535 ADMIN EXP 18820 18820 RANCH PROGRAM EXPENSE 8715 8715 2439 2439 297972 159347 76102 62523 90654 0 42006 0 0 0 0 0 0 4000 0 0 26902 0 0 0 0 0 100665 0 264227 0 621 621 0 X 162941 100665 263606 0 264227 0 X -75190 -188416 X X false false false X 347544 346760 405970 383688 181501 1665463 0 0 347544 346760 405970 383688 181501 1665463 0 1665463 389 63 8 5 14 479 0 0 1665942 0.99970 0.99970 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 100665 -1724 98549 392 101855 4348 4500 1038 100665 101855 101855 false false false FUND DONATIONS 2015-09-30 98549 PRESENT VALUE 700 COYOTE CANYON RD JACKSON WY 83001 CASH 2015-09-30 59788 PRESENT VALUE 700 COYOTE CANYON RD JACKSON WY 83001 INVENTORY 2015-10-01 4000 PRESENT VALUE 700 COYOTE CANYON RD JACKSON WY 83001 FIXED ASSETS 2015-09-30 26079 PRESENT VALUE 700 COYOTE CANYON RD JACKSON WY 83001 false false false false true false false true false false Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process THE BOARD CHAIR REVIEWS THE FORM 990 AND SIGNS IT PRIOR TO FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts DURING BOARD MEETINGS CONSIDERATION IS GIVEN AS TO WHETHER ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST HAS COME UP SINCE THE LAST BOARD MEETING. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees THE BOARD USES AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY CONSULTANT TO INTERVIEW CANDIDATES & RESEARCH COMPARABLE COMPENSATION. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available THE MURIE CENTER MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FORM 990 AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. INTERESTED PARTIES MAY CALL THE MURIE CENTER AT (307) 739-2246, OR WRITE TO PO BOX 399, MOOSE, WY 83012-0399 AND REQUEST COPIES OF THESE DOCUMENTS. Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Decreases DISSOLUTION OF NON-PROFIT ENTITY = -$188416 HISTORY OF THE MURIE CENTER EXPLANATION: IN 1990, THE OLAUS MURIE RESIDENCE AND STUDIO WERE LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTRY OF HISTORIC PLACES FOR THEIR ASSOCIATION WITH REGIONAL CONSERVATION. THE REMAINDER OF THE PROPERTY, INCLUDING THE ORIGINAL STS RANCH BUILDINGS, WAS DESIGNATED A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK IN 2006. THE MURIE LEGACY IS OUR FOUNDATION - THAT TRUE AND LASTING CONSERVATION REQUIRES CREATIVITY AND VIGOROUS, INFORMED DIALOGUE ACROSS A FULL SPECTRUM OF INTERESTED PEOPLE. DURING THE PAST FEW DECADES THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT HAS OFTEN BEEN RELEGATED TO THE POSITION OF SPECIAL INTEREST. TODAY, WITH THE HEIGHTENED AWARENESS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABILITY, CONSERVATION IS ONCE AGAIN EMERGING AS A CENTRAL THEME IN DIALOGUES TAKING PLACE IN CORPORATE BOARD ROOMS, IN THE HALLS OF GOVERNMENT, AND AT KITCHEN TABLES. THE MURIE CENTER WAS FORMED TO PARTNER WITH GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK TO BECOME STEWARDS OF THE RANCH AND TO CARRY ON THE WORK OF THE MURIE FAMILY. IN 2001, THE CENTER LAUNCHED ITS CAMPAIGN TO RESTORE THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVE THE RANCH INFRASTRUCTURE TO CREATE AN 18-BED RETREAT CENTER FOR CARRYING OUT ITS ACTIVITIES. TODAY, THE MURIE RANCH IS ALIVE WITH ACTIVITY AND THE MURIES VISION FOR THEIR HOME IS BEING REALIZED AS A DYNAMIC CENTER WHERE PEOPLE GATHER FOR STUDY, DEBATE AND INSPIRATION ON BEHALF OF WILD NATURE. OUR WORK AT THE MURIE CENTER IS TO DEMONSTRATE THAT CONSERVING WILDERNESS IS NOT JUST A SPECIAL INTEREST. WHY? BECAUSE WILDERNESS HELPS US KEEP PERSPECTIVE ON OUR TRUE PLACE IN THE WORLD. IT IS PART OF OUR FOUNDATION AS HUMANS FOR WHAT IS REAL, NATURAL, AND BALANCED. WITHOUT IT, OUR UNDERSTANDING OF HEALTHY COMMUNITIES IS LOST AND OUR HUMAN INSTINCTS ARE DULLED. IN WILDNESS WE ARE REMINDED OF OUR HUMAN ORIGINS AND OUR ETHICAL OBLIGATION TO PASS LIFE TO FUTURE GENERATIONS. WE BELIEVE THAT THIS WAS THE WORK OF THE MURIES, AND IS WHAT THEY WOULD BE DOING TODAY. THIS YEAR, WERE WORKING TO ACCOMPLISH OUR MISSION BY FOCUSING IN FIVE AREAS - INNOVATION, EDUCATION, PRESERVATION, LEADERSHIP & COMMUNITY.