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MOUNTAIN STATES LEGAL FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
MOUNTAIN STATES LEGAL FOUNDATION (EIN 84-0736725)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2026-02-19
IRS object ID
202630509349301543
Schema version
2025v4.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2026-02-19T14:16:50-08:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
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PersonCRISTEN WOHLGEMUTHPersonNm
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Form 990 IRS990

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

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Roger M Cymbaluk
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Richard Royce Fletcher Esq
Chairman1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
John E Rockwell PE
Secretary1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Nick Dranias
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Roy G Cohee
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John R Gibson
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Russ Hendricks
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William McGrath
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Ken Johnson
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Don Shawcroft
Director1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Peter I Wold
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Brad Allen
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Cristen Wohlgemuth
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William Trachman
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Austin Scott
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James Kerwin
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Ivan London
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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
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FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

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$2,419,258CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,356,608CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,400,832CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,895,094CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$783,152CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,854,944TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,419,258CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,356,608CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,400,832CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,895,094CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$783,152CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,854,944TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$0SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$11,854,944PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$104,696CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$165,598CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$233,490CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$184,233CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$61,590CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$749,607TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$12,604,551TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.94050PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.94390PublicSupportPY170Pct
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form4720 Filed Section4955 TaxfalseForm4720FiledSection4955TaxInd
Correction MadefalseCorrectionMadeInd

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,573,381FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,573,381FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$278,669FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$69,667FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form4720 FiledfalseForm4720FiledInd

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$394,988CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$366,251CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$417,102CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$278,669CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,457,010TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$2,185,515LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$87,497CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$91,563CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$104,276CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$69,667CurrentYearAmt
Total$353,003TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$529,505GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,665,038BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$64,129InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,729,167EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,516,467BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$148,751InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,665,218EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,343,926BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$25ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$172,516InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,516,467EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,493,400BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$25ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$149,499InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,343,926EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,306,773BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$650ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$185,977InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,493,400EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (true)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch RfalseRelatedOrgListSchRInd

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$774,712DepreciationAmt
Book Value$785,030BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$375,045OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$286,196DepreciationAmt
Book Value$88,849BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$32,185OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$32,185DepreciationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,027,964TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCharitable Gift AnnuitiesDesc
Amt$151,349Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$151,349TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$961,765TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$109,340NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$109,340RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$852,425RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$852,425TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,562,224TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,562,224ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$11,157InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$11,157ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,573,381TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund.FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMOUNTAIN STATES LEGAL FOUNDATION ENDOWMENT SEEKS TO ENSURE THAT MSLF WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THE RESOURCES TO LITGATE ON BEHALF OF ITS CURRENT CONSTITUENCY AS WELL AS FUTURE GENERATIONSExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 4Change from calendar year to fiscal year ending June 30. The board requires a change in auditing/tax firm every 5-6 years.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bThe form 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 compared the audited financials statements and the final year-end records of the foundation with the information presented on the 990. The staff emails the governing body a pdf copy of the 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 matters involved with that contract or case.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15aCOMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL SEE DESCRIPTION FOR LINE 15B BELOW.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15bThe Executive Committee annual reviews and approved 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 for that the information is comparable to the geographic area of the foundation's offices.
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 members meets with the auditor before the audit is finalized and distributed to the committee and the board of directors. For year-ending 12/31/2020, MSLF selected a new auditor which was voted on and approved by the full board.