ARTEMIS INSTITUTE: Form 990, tax year 2025
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- Organization
- ARTEMIS INSTITUTE (EIN 01-0758596)
- Tax period
- 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
- Filed
- 2026-03-04
- IRS object ID
- 202610639349301516
- Schema version
- 2025v4.0
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2026-03-04T13:42:53-05:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2025-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Firm EIN | 393334043 | PreparerFirmEIN |
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | JENNA KOVAGO CPA PC | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 124 S 2ND ST | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | LIVINGSTON | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | MT | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 590472604 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990 | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2025-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 010758596 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | ARTEMIS INSTITUTE | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | ARTE | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 4062201099 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 142 DEEP CREEK RD | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | LIVINGSTON | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | MT | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 59047 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | LORI RYKER | PersonNm |
| Person Title | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | PersonTitleTxt |
| Phone | 4062201099 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2026-02-24 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | Yes (true) | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | JENNA E KOVAGO | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P02269008 | PTIN |
| Phone | 4063337315 | PhoneNum |
| Preparation | 2026-03-04 | PreparationDt |
| Self Employed | Yes (X) | SelfEmployedInd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2025 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z | BuildTS |
Form 990 IRS990
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Principal Officer | LORI RYKER | PrincipalOfficerNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 142 DEEP CREEK ROAD | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | LIVINGSTON | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | MT | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 59047 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Gross Receipts | $63,985 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Group Return For Affiliates | false | GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Website Address | WWW.ARTEMISINSTITUTE.ORG | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Formation | 2003 | FormationYr |
| Legal Domicile State | MT | LegalDomicileStateCd |
| Activity Or Mission | THE ARTEMIS INSTITUTE IS DEDICATED TO ENCOURAGING AND ENRICHING EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES THAT IMPROVE THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CREATIVITY AND EXPERIENCES OF THE NATURAL WORLD. THE INSTITUTE SEEKS TO COUPLE FORMAL EDUCATION WITH OTHER NON-CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS TO CREATE A BROADER PERSPECTIVE FOR THE STUDENT. | ActivityOrMissionDesc |
| Voting Members Governing Body | 3 | VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt |
| Voting Members Independent | 3 | VotingMembersIndependentCnt |
| Total Employee | 0 | TotalEmployeeCnt |
| Total Volunteers | 10 | TotalVolunteersCnt |
| Total Gross UBI | $0 | TotalGrossUBIAmt |
| PY Contributions Grants | $60,945 | PYContributionsGrantsAmt |
| CY Contributions Grants | $63,759 | CYContributionsGrantsAmt |
| CY Program Service Revenue | $95 | CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| PY Investment Income | $169 | PYInvestmentIncomeAmt |
| CY Investment Income | $131 | CYInvestmentIncomeAmt |
| CY Other Revenue | $0 | CYOtherRevenueAmt |
| PY Total Revenue | $61,114 | PYTotalRevenueAmt |
| CY Total Revenue | $63,985 | CYTotalRevenueAmt |
| CY Grants And Similar Paid | $0 | CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt |
| CY Benefits Paid To Members | $0 | CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt |
| CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid | $6,000 | CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt |
| CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns | $0 | CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt |
| CY Total Fundraising Expense | $1,269 | CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt |
| PY Other Expenses | $7,654 | PYOtherExpensesAmt |
| CY Other Expenses | $14,721 | CYOtherExpensesAmt |
| PY Total Expenses | $7,654 | PYTotalExpensesAmt |
| CY Total Expenses | $20,721 | CYTotalExpensesAmt |
| PY Revenues Less Expenses | $53,460 | PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt |
| CY Revenues Less Expenses | $43,264 | CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt |
| Total Assets BOY | $93,234 | TotalAssetsBOYAmt |
| Total Assets EOY | $137,162 | TotalAssetsEOYAmt |
| Total Liabilities BOY | $814 | TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt |
| Total Liabilities EOY | $1,478 | TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $92,420 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $135,684 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part III | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd |
| Mission | SEE SCHEDULE O | MissionDesc |
| Significant New Program Srvc | false | SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd |
| Significant Change | false | SignificantChangeInd |
| Expense | $3,383 | ExpenseAmt |
| Desc | HISTORY THE INSTITUTE BEGAN IN 2003. FROM THAT TIME UNTIL 2015, A FULL-TIME EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, REMOTE STUDIO, WAS OFFERED IN "IMMERSION" ARCHITECTURE - DESIGN AND BUILD PROJECTS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON COMMUNITY AND NATURE - INCLUDING BACKCOUNTRY TRIPS, RESEARCH, AND FOCUSING ON SUSTAINABILITY. THE INSTITUTE PARTNERED WITH MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY, AND STUDENTS RECEIVED COLLEGE CREDITS FOR TAKING THESE COURSES. FUNDS WERE RAISED THROUGH STUDENT TUITION AND DONATIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS AND FOUNDATIONS. THE ORGANIZATION HAD REDUCED OPERATIONS FROM 2015 UNTIL 2021, WITH MINIMAL ACTIVITY FOCUSED ON SMALL COMMUNITY ACTIVITY FOCUSED ON THE LINK BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTAL AND ARTS ACTIVITIES IN THE GREATER YELLOWSTONE REGION. THIS GEOGRAPHIC AREA IS OFTEN COMPARED TO THE SERENGETI IN AFRICA, AND IS ONE OF THE LAST NEARLY WHOLE TEMPERATE ECOSYSTEMS ON EARTH. CURRENT ARTEMIS INSTITUTE IS CURRENTLY FOCUSED ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH OF YELLOWSTONIAN. FOUNDER, LORI RYKER, PROVIDES OPERATIONAL SUPPORT, PR ACTIVITIES, COORDINATION FOR PUBLIC EVENTS AND PRESENCE AT EVENTS FOR THE ONLINE JOURNAL. SHE IS A SOUNDING BOARD FOR THE FOUNDER TODD WILKINSON FOR STORY DIRECTION AND IDEAS FOR GROWTH OF THE PUBLIC COMMUNITY. ERIC JUNKER'S ARTWORK DEVELOPED DURING HIS WILDLIFES RESIDENCY IS BEING USED FOR DEVELOPING THE VISUAL IDENTITY FOR YELLOWSTONIAN THROUGH FUND RAISING EFFORTS, SUCH AS T-SHIRTS AND MUGS. THESE OFFERINGS HAVE HAD GREAT SUCCESS WITH THE PUBLIC'S INTEREST. WE STARTED THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MERCHANDISE WEBSITE THAT WILL TIE TO THE YELLOWSTONIAN WEBSITE TO BE LAUNCHED IN 2026 TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF YELLOWSTONIAN. WE CONTINUE TO USE PAYPAL AS THE DIRECT DONATION SITE THAT IS REACHED THROUGH THE INTERNET AND NEWSLETTER ACTIVITIES OF YELLOWSTONIAN. IN LATE NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, YELLOWSTONIAN LAUNCHED A SUCCESSFUL END OF YEAR FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN FEATURING INCENTIVES OFFERED TO THOSE WHO GAVE AT CERTAIN DOLLAR AMOUNTS. WITH THE FUNDING THAT WE CAN GAINED THROUGH DONATIONS 2025 WE PLAN TO MAKE SINGULAR PAYMENTS TO TODD WILKINSON TO SUPPORT HIS TIME AND EFFORTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH OF YELLOWSTONIAN. WILDLIFES WILDLIFES PROVIDES AN ART ACTIVIST ORIENTED PROGRAM TO THESE EFFORTS. AN ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCY PROGRAM BEGAN IN 2022 TO CREATE WALL MURALS AND FINE ART PRINTS. A NEW WEBSITE CALLED WILDLIFES.ORG HAS BEEN DEVELOPED AND LAUNCHED, AND RECOGNITION IS GROWING. A PROFILE OF WILDLIFES WAS PUBLISHED IN PRINT AND ONLINE IN OUTSIDE BOZEMAN, APRIL 2024 ISSUE. AN ONLINE ARTICLE (AUGUST 7, 2023) ABOUT WILDLIFES IS AVAILABLE ON THE MOUNTAIN LIVING WEBSITE AT HTTPS://WWW.MOUNTAINLIVING.COM/WILDLIFES/ | Desc |
Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Expense | $12,878 | ExpenseAmt |
| Revenue | $95 | RevenueAmt |
| Desc | YELLOWSTONIAN FOUNDED BY TODD WILKINSON AND GUS O'KEEFE, AND HOSTED BY ARTEMIS INSTITUTE WAS LAUNCHED IN APRIL OF 2024. IN SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH LONGTIME JOURNALIST TODD WILKINSON IS THE EDITOR AND LEAD JOURNALIST FOR YELLOWSTONIAN, WITH ADDITIONAL COLLABORATIONS FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND SCIENTIST FROM THE REGION AND BEYOND. YELLOWSTONIAN IS DEVOTED TO EXPLORING VITAL ISSUES SHAPING THE FUTURE OF THE GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM AND OTHER PARTS OF THE WILDLIFE-RICH WEST. SINCE IT OFFICIALLY WENT LIVE IN MID-APRIL 2025 AS A SPECIAL PROJECT OF ARTEMIS INSTITUTE, YELLOWSTONIAN'S MAIN OBJECTIVE AS A PUBLIC INTEREST, NON-PROFIT, CONSERVATION JOURNALISM SITE WAS TO BUILD ITS REACH AND CREDIBILITY. WITH CRUCIAL SEED MONEY CONTRIBUTED TO ARTEMIS INSTITUTE AS GIFTS BY A HANDFUL OF DONORS, YELLOWSTONIAN, ACCESSIBLE AT YELLOWSTONIAN.ORG, ENLISTED A COMPANY TO HELP DESIGN A FULLY-FUNCTIONAL WEB SITE THAT FEATURED STORIES MADE AVAILABLE FREE TO READERS AND ALSO EASILY PUT INTO CIRCULATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS. IN THE EIGHT MONTHS OF ITS OPERATION IN 2024, YELLOWSTONIAN'S QUEST TO PROVE ITS CONCEPT INCLUDED ITS THREE PRINCIPAL CONTRIBUTORS ELECTING NOT TO TAKE ANY COMPENSATION AND INSTEAD DIVERT AVAILABLE AND LIMITED FINANCIAL RESOURCES INTO LEVERAGING THE IMPACT OF YELLOWSTONIAN CONTENT, TAKING THE FORM OF WRITTEN INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM STORIES, CO-HOSTING A RANGE OF WELL-ATTENDED PUBLIC EVENTS THAT WERE ALSO LIVE-STREAMED, APPEARING ON PODCASTS AND GIVING LECTURES AT MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY. THE YEAR, 2025, WAS A MOMENTOUS YEAR FOR YELLOWSTONIAN AND BUILT UPON ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THOSE DURING OUR INAUGURAL YEAR OF 2024. ORGANIZATIONALLY, WE CONTINUED TO LEVERAGE OUR LIMITED HUMAN AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES BY PARTNERING WITH OTHER ENTITIES TO EXPAND BOTH OUR REACH, READERSHIP, AND IMPACT IN TERMS OF EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT ISSUES OFTEN COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND. TODD ATTENDED NO LESS THAN FIVE DOZEN MEETINGS IN PERSON WITH SCIENTISTS, PUBLIC LAND MANAGERS, CONSERVATIONISTS, BUSINESS OWNERS, FARMERS, RANCHERS AND OTHERS ABOUT ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE IN GREATER YELLOWSTONE. IN ADDITION, HE INTERVIEWED MORE THAN 100 DIFFERENT PEOPLE FOR THREE DOZEN STORIES HE WROTE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, SEVERAL OF THEM BEING IN-DEPTH INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS. YELLOWSTONIAN DOUBLED ITS FOLLOWERS ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO 40,000, MADE MORE THAN 300 CONTENTS POSTS ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM, INCREASED THE FREQUENCY OF ITS NEWSLETTER AND TODD IN TURN, WAS A GUEST ON SIX DIFFERENT PODCASTS, SOME WITH A GLOBAL REACH. IN FEBRUARY, AS PART OF YELLOWSTONIAN'S PARTNERSHIP WITH AN ENTITY CALLED THE YELLOWSTONE SUMMIT, FEATURING VIRTUAL PRESENTATIONS GIVEN BY DOZENS OF EXPERTS AND WATCHED BY THOUSANDS OF VIEWERS ACROSS THE US AND WORLD, TODD WILKINSON INTERVIEWED RETIRING YELLOWSTONE WINTERKEEPER STEVE FULLER WHO SPOKE ABOUT HIS 50-YEAR TENURE IN THE CENTER OF AMERICA'S FIRST NATIONAL PARK. IN EARLY APRIL, TODD WILKINSON JOINED FORMER MONTANA GOV. MARC RACICOT AND SEVERAL OTHER MONTANANS AT AN OUTDOOR COMMUNITY ATTENDED BY HUNDREDS OF CITIZENS IN LIVINGSTON, MONTANA. TODD'S REMARKS FOCUSED ON THE IMPACTS OF ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY ON THE FUNCTION AND MORALE OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES WORKING FOR FEDERAL AGENCIES THAT PLAY A PROMINENT ROLE IN THE GREATER YELLOWSTONE REGION AND NORTHERN ROCKIES. LATER IN APRIL, WE CO-HOSTED A LIVE AND LIVE-STREAM EVENT WITH GALLATIN VALLEY EARTH DAY FOCUSED ON THE CHALLENGES OF SPRAWL AND THE IMPACT IT HAVING ON BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LANDS IN THE GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM. WE BROUGHT TOGETHER A PANEL OF FIVE DIFFERENT EXPERTS COMPRISING A SCIENTIFIC ENTITY SPECIALIZING IN WILDLIFE MIGRATIONS, A PROFESSIONAL LAND USE PLANNER DEALING WITH GROWTH ISSUES IN PARK COUNTY, MONTANA, A FORMER COUNTY COMMISSIONER FROM TETON COUNTY, IDAHO, THE HEAD OF THE GALLATIN VALLEY LAND TRUST, AND A NATIONAL EXPERT ON INWARD POPULATION MIGRATION. IT CAME ON THE HEELS OF A SPECIAL REPORT THAT YELLOWSTONIAN HELPED PREPARE ON THE ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS OF SPRAWL. MANY PEOPLE CITED THIS EVENT AS BEING A CATALYST FOR PUBLIC DISCUSSION ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF PLANNING TO PROTECT WILDLIFE HABITAT, WATER QUALITY AND RURAL COMMUNITIES. IN MAY, WE PARTNERED WITH THE MONTANA WILDLIFE FEDERATION IN HOSTING A LIVE EVENT IN BOZEMAN ON THE IMPORTANCE OF CIVILITY AND COMITY AS PART OF PUBLIC DISCOURSE. THE EVENT FEATURED TWO RIVAL CANDIDATES WHO FACED EACH OTHER IN A CLOSE RACE FOR GOVERNOR OF MONTANA IN 1992. WE INVITED FORMER TWO-TERM MONTANA GOVERNOR MARC RACICOT, A REPUBLICAN WHO ALSO SERVED AS CHAIR OF THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE AND HEAD OF THE GEORGE W. BUSH PRESIDENTIAL RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN, AND EIGHT-TERM MONTANA LEGISLATOR DOROTHY BRADLEY, A DEMOCRAT, WHO NARROWLY LOST TO RACICOT IN THE CONTEXT FOR GOVERNOR. THEY SPOKE TO A LARGE AUDIENCE ABOUT THE NEED FOR AMERICA TO RALLY TOGETHER, IN THESE DIVISIVE TIMES, IN A CIVIC SPACE KNOWN AT THE RADICAL MIDDLE. IN JUNE, TODD GAVE A PRESENTATION ON GROWTH-RELATED CHALLENGES FACING MONTANA'S MADISON VALLEY AT A WELL-ATTENDED DINNER EVENT SPONSORED BY THE GROUP, PRESERVE RAYNOLDS PASS. IN SEPTEMBER, YELLOWSTONIAN FOUNDER TODD WILKINSON WAS PART OF A PANEL DISCUSSION, HOSTED BY MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY AND HELD AT THE BOZEMAN PUBLIC LIBRARY FEATURING CHAPTERS FROM A NEW BOOK A WATERSHED MOMENT, ABOUT DIFFERENT CONSERVATION AND CULTURAL ISSUES IN THE NEW WEST. WILKINSON SPOKE ABOUT THE GROWING IMPACTS OF THE OUTDOOR RECREATION INDUSTRY ON PUBLIC WILDLIFE AND LANDS. IN LATE SEPTEMBER, TODD WILKINSON DELIVERED A KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE SPONSORED BY THE MONTANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY IN HELENA, MONTANA. THE TITLE OF HIS ADDRESS WAS "WHAT MAKES MONTANA MONTANA- AND IT INCLUDED A CO-PRESENTATION WITH DR. MARK FIEGE, WHO RECENTLY RETIRED AS THE WALLACE STEGNER DISTINGUISHED CHAIR OF WESTERN HISTORY AT MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY. THE ADDRESS AND EXCHANGE WAS SO POPULAR WITH THE AUDIENCE THAT WILKINSON AND FIEGE WERE ASKED TO WRITE AN ESSAY THAT WILL APPEAR, IN 2026, IN AN ISSUE OF MONTANA: THE MAGAZINE OF WESTERN HISTORY. IN EARLY OCTOBER, TODD WILKINSON DELIVERED A LUNCHEON KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT AN INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE CONFERENCE SPONSORED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING'S HAUB SCHOOL OF THE ENVIRONMENT HELD IN JACKSON HOLE. HE SPOKE ON THE LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE OF JACKSON HOLE GRIZZLY 399, CALLED THE MOST FAMOUS MOTHER BEAR IN MODERN TIMES. IN MID OCTOBER, TODD ATTENDED THE ICUN WORLD CONSERVATION CONGRESS IS ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES WHERE HE MET WITH CONSERVATIONISTS DEALING WITH ISSUES PARALLEL TO THOSE IN GREATER YELLOWSTONE. HE DEVELOPED CRITICAL CONTACTS FOR FUTURE STORIES AND HE ATTENDED A SESSION FEATURING THE BOZEMAN-BASED CENTER FOR LARGE LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION THAT HAS A GLOBAL ROLE IN SHOWING HOW LANDSCAPES THREATENED BY FRAGMENTING DEVELOPMENT CAN BE KEPT INTACT. OUR GOALS FOR 2026 ARE TO CONTINUE INCREASING OUR READERSHIP BASE, INVOLVEMENT IN PUBLIC EVENTS, PREPARE MORE NEWSLETTERS AND COMPLETE MORE INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM REPORTS THAN WE DID IN 2026. WE ALSO ARE EXPLORING PARTICIPATING IN DISCUSSIONS FOR POTENTIAL LAUNCH OF A PODCAST AND MAYBE ENTERING THE TIKTOK SPACE WITH REELS TO EXPAND OUR PROFILE AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE. | Desc |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $16,261 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
| Described In Section501c3 | Yes (true) | DescribedInSection501c3Ind |
| Schedule B Required | Yes (true) | ScheduleBRequiredInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | false | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Lobbying Activities | false | LobbyingActivitiesInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Donor Advised Fund | false | DonorAdvisedFundInd |
| Conservation Easements | false | ConservationEasementsInd |
| Collections Of Art | false | CollectionsOfArtInd |
| Credit Counseling | false | CreditCounselingInd |
| Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments | false | DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd |
| Report Land Building Equipment | false | ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd |
| Report Investments Other Sec | false | ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd |
| Report Program Related Invst | false | ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd |
| Report Other Assets | false | ReportOtherAssetsInd |
| Report Other Liabilities | Yes (true) | ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd |
| Include FIN48 Footnote | false | IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd |
| Independent Audit Fincl Stmt | false | IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd |
| Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt | false | ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd |
| School Operating | false | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Foreign Activities | false | ForeignActivitiesInd |
| More Than5000 K To Org | false | MoreThan5000KToOrgInd |
| More Than5000 K To Individuals | false | MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd |
| Professional Fundraising | false | ProfessionalFundraisingInd |
| Fundraising Activities | false | FundraisingActivitiesInd |
| Gaming Activities | false | GamingActivitiesInd |
| Operate Hospital | false | OperateHospitalInd |
| Grants To Organizations | false | GrantsToOrganizationsInd |
| Grants To Individuals | false | GrantsToIndividualsInd |
| Schedule J Required | false | ScheduleJRequiredInd |
| Tax Exempt Bonds | false | TaxExemptBondsInd |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | false | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| PY Excess Benefit Trans | false | PYExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Loan Outstanding | false | LoanOutstandingInd |
| Grant To Related Person | false | GrantToRelatedPersonInd |
| Business Rln With Org Mem | false | BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd |
| Business Rln With Fam Mem | false | BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd |
| Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent | false | BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd |
| Deductible Non Cash Contri | false | DeductibleNonCashContriInd |
| Deductible Art Contribution | false | DeductibleArtContributionInd |
| Terminate Operations | false | TerminateOperationsInd |
| Partial Liquidation | false | PartialLiquidationInd |
| Disregarded Entity | false | DisregardedEntityInd |
| Related Entity | false | RelatedEntityInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | false | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org | false | TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd |
| Activities Conducted Prtshp | false | ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd |
| Schedule O Required | Yes (true) | ScheduleORequiredInd |
| IRP Document | 1 | IRPDocumentCnt |
| IRP Document W2 G | 0 | IRPDocumentW2GCnt |
| Employee | 0 | EmployeeCnt |
| Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit | false | UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd |
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
| Taxable Party Notification | false | TaxablePartyNotificationInd |
| Nondeductible Contributions | false | NondeductibleContributionsInd |
| Indoor Tanning Services | false | IndoorTanningServicesInd |
| Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt | false | SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd |
| Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc | false | SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd |
| Info In Schedule O Part VI | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd |
| Governing Body Voting Members | 3 | GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt |
| Independent Voting Member | 3 | IndependentVotingMemberCnt |
| Family Or Business Rln | false | FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd |
| Delegation Of Mgmt Duties | false | DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd |
| Change To Org Documents | false | ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd |
| Material Diversion Or Misuse | false | MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd |
| Members Or Stockholders | false | MembersOrStockholdersInd |
| Election Of Board Members | false | ElectionOfBoardMembersInd |
| Decisions Subject To Approva | false | DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd |
| Minutes Of Governing Body | Yes (true) | MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd |
| Minutes Of Committees | Yes (true) | MinutesOfCommitteesInd |
| Officer Mailing Address | false | OfficerMailingAddressInd |
| Local Chapters | false | LocalChaptersInd |
| Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body | false | Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd |
| Conflict Of Interest Policy | false | ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd |
| Whistleblower Policy | false | WhistleblowerPolicyInd |
| Document Retention Policy | false | DocumentRetentionPolicyInd |
| Compensation Process CEO | Yes (true) | CompensationProcessCEOInd |
| Compensation Process Other | false | CompensationProcessOtherInd |
| Investment In Joint Venture | false | InvestmentInJointVentureInd |
| Upon Request | Yes (X) | UponRequestInd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | LORI RYKER | PersonNm |
| Phone | 4062201099 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 142 DEEP CREEK ROAD | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | LIVINGSTON | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | MT | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 59047 | ZIPCd |
Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (4 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt | Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd | Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt | Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt | Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt | OfficerOfficerInd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LORI RYKER | ||||||
| EXECUTIVE DI | 4.00 | Yes (X) | $6,000 | $0 | $0 | |
| LAURA GUINAN | ||||||
| PRESIDENT | 2.00 | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | Yes (X) |
| VAL MARTINEZ | ||||||
| SECRETARY | 2.00 | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | Yes (X) |
| BARBARA MCILHANY | ||||||
| TREASURER | 2.00 | Yes (X) | $0 | $0 | $0 | Yes (X) |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Reportable Comp From Org | $6,000 | TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt |
| Former Ofcr Employees Listed | false | FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd |
| Total Comp Greater Than150 K | false | TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd |
| Compensation From Other Srcs | false | CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd |
| All Other Contributions | $63,759 | AllOtherContributionsAmt |
| Total Contributions | $63,759 | TotalContributionsAmt |
Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Desc | MERCHANDISE | Desc |
| Total Revenue Column | $95 | TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
| Related Or Exempt Func Income | $95 | RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Revenue | $95 | TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | $131 | TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
| Related Or Exempt Func Income | $131 | RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt |
Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | $63,985 | TotalRevenueColumnAmt |
| Related Or Exempt Func Income | $226 | RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt |
Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $6,000 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $6,000 | ProgramServicesAmt |
Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $2,691 | TotalAmt |
| Management And General | $2,691 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Advertising AdvertisingGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $4,858 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $4,858 | ProgramServicesAmt |
Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $5,154 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $4,654 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $500 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $319 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $319 | ProgramServicesAmt |
Interest InterestGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $58 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $58 | ProgramServicesAmt |
Insurance InsuranceGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $372 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $372 | ProgramServicesAmt |
Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Desc | MERCHANDISE | Desc |
| Total | $1,269 | TotalAmt |
| Fundraising | $1,269 | FundraisingAmt |
Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $20,721 | TotalAmt |
| Program Services | $16,261 | ProgramServicesAmt |
| Management And General | $3,191 | ManagementAndGeneralAmt |
| Fundraising | $1,269 | FundraisingAmt |
Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $65,665 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $118,525 | EOYAmt |
Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $20,843 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $15,911 | EOYAmt |
Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $4,000 | BOYAmt |
Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $2,726 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $2,726 | EOYAmt |
Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $93,234 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $137,162 | EOYAmt |
Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $814 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $1,478 | EOYAmt |
Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $814 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $1,478 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Organization Follows FASB117 | Yes (X) | OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind |
No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $92,420 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $135,684 | EOYAmt |
Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $92,420 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $135,684 | EOYAmt |
Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $93,234 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $137,162 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Reconcilation Revenue Expnss | $43,264 | ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt |
| Method Of Accounting Cash | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingCashInd |
| Accountant Compile Or Review | false | AccountantCompileOrReviewInd |
| FS Audited | false | FSAuditedInd |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Organization170 | Yes (X) | PublicOrganization170Ind |
Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $225 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $60,945 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $63,759 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $124,929 | TotalAmt |
Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $225 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $60,945 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $63,759 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $124,929 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total170 | $124,929 | PublicSupportTotal170Amt |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $61 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $125 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $169 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $131 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $486 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Support | $125,415 | TotalSupportAmt |
| Gross Receipts Rltd Activities | $11,734 | GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt |
| Public Support CY170 | 0.99610 | PublicSupportCY170Pct |
| Public Support PY170 | 0.99420 | PublicSupportPY170Pct |
| Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170 | Yes (X) | ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind |
Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB
Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contributor | RESTRICTED | ContributorNum |
Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | RESTRICTED | BusinessNameLine1 |
Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine1 |
| Address Line2 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine2 |
| City | RESTRICTED | City |
| State | RESTRICTED | State |
| ZIP Code | RESTRICTED | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Contributions | RESTRICTED | TotalContributionsAmt |
Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD
Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Desc | AMEX XX9-03006 | Desc |
| Amt | $1,478 | Amt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Liability | $1,478 | TotalLiabilityAmt |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | HISTORY THE INSTITUTE BEGAN IN 2003. FROM THAT TIME UNTIL 2015, A FULL-TIME EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, REMOTE STUDIO, WAS OFFERED IN "IMMERSION" ARCHITECTURE - DESIGN AND BUILD PROJECTS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON COMMUNITY AND NATURE - INCLUDING BACKCOUNTRY TRIPS, RESEARCH, AND FOCUSING ON SUSTAINABILITY. THE INSTITUTE PARTNERED WITH MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY, AND STUDENTS RECEIVED COLLEGE CREDITS FOR TAKING THESE COURSES. FUNDS WERE RAISED THROUGH STUDENT TUITION AND DONATIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS AND FOUNDATIONS. THE ORGANIZATION HAD REDUCED OPERATIONS FROM 2015 UNTIL 2021, WITH MINIMAL ACTIVITY FOCUSED ON SMALL COMMUNITY ACTIVITY FOCUSED ON THE LINK BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTAL AND ARTS ACTIVITIES IN THE GREATER YELLOWSTONE REGION. THIS GEOGRAPHIC AREA IS OFTEN COMPARED TO THE SERENGETI IN AFRICA, AND IS ONE OF THE LAST NEARLY WHOLE TEMPERATE ECOSYSTEMS ON EARTH. CURRENT ARTEMIS INSTITUTE IS CURRENTLY FOCUSED ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH OF YELLOWSTONIAN. FOUNDER, LORI RYKER, PROVIDES OPERATIONAL SUPPORT, PR ACTIVITIES, COORDINATION FOR PUBLIC EVENTS AND PRESENCE AT EVENTS FOR THE ONLINE JOURNAL. SHE IS A SOUNDING BOARD FOR THE FOUNDER TODD WILKINSON FOR STORY DIRECTION AND IDEAS FOR GROWTH OF THE PUBLIC COMMUNITY. ERIC JUNKER'S ARTWORK DEVELOPED DURING HIS WILDLIFES RESIDENCY IS BEING USED FOR DEVELOPING THE VISUAL IDENTITY FOR YELLOWSTONIAN THROUGH FUND RAISING EFFORTS, SUCH AS T-SHIRTS AND MUGS. THESE OFFERINGS HAVE HAD GREAT SUCCESS WITH THE PUBLIC'S INTEREST. WE STARTED THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MERCHANDISE WEBSITE THAT WILL TIE TO THE YELLOWSTONIAN WEBSITE TO BE LAUNCHED IN 2026 TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF YELLOWSTONIAN. WE CONTINUE TO USE PAYPAL AS THE DIRECT DONATION SITE THAT IS REACHED THROUGH THE INTERNET AND NEWSLETTER ACTIVITIES OF YELLOWSTONIAN. IN LATE NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, YELLOWSTONIAN LAUNCHED A SUCCESSFUL END OF YEAR FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN FEATURING INCENTIVES OFFERED TO THOSE WHO GAVE AT CERTAIN DOLLAR AMOUNTS. WITH THE FUNDING THAT WE CAN GAINED THROUGH DONATIONS 2025 WE PLAN TO MAKE SINGULAR PAYMENTS TO TODD WILKINSON TO SUPPORT HIS TIME AND EFFORTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH OF YELLOWSTONIAN. WILDLIFES WILDLIFES PROVIDES AN ART ACTIVIST ORIENTED PROGRAM TO THESE EFFORTS. AN ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCY PROGRAM BEGAN IN 2022 TO CREATE WALL MURALS AND FINE ART PRINTS. A NEW WEBSITE CALLED WILDLIFES.ORG HAS BEEN DEVELOPED AND LAUNCHED, AND RECOGNITION IS GROWING. A PROFILE OF WILDLIFES WAS PUBLISHED IN PRINT AND ONLINE IN OUTSIDE BOZEMAN, APRIL 2024 ISSUE. AN ONLINE ARTICLE (AUGUST 7, 2023) ABOUT WILDLIFES IS AVAILABLE ON THE MOUNTAIN LIVING WEBSITE AT HTTPS://WWW.MOUNTAINLIVING.COM/WILDLIFES/ |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B | YELLOWSTONIAN FOUNDED BY TODD WILKINSON AND GUS O'KEEFE, AND HOSTED BY ARTEMIS INSTITUTE WAS LAUNCHED IN APRIL OF 2024. IN SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH LONGTIME JOURNALIST TODD WILKINSON IS THE EDITOR AND LEAD JOURNALIST FOR YELLOWSTONIAN, WITH ADDITIONAL COLLABORATIONS FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND SCIENTIST FROM THE REGION AND BEYOND. YELLOWSTONIAN IS DEVOTED TO EXPLORING VITAL ISSUES SHAPING THE FUTURE OF THE GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM AND OTHER PARTS OF THE WILDLIFE-RICH WEST. SINCE IT OFFICIALLY WENT LIVE IN MID-APRIL 2025 AS A SPECIAL PROJECT OF ARTEMIS INSTITUTE, YELLOWSTONIAN'S MAIN OBJECTIVE AS A PUBLIC INTEREST, NON-PROFIT, CONSERVATION JOURNALISM SITE WAS TO BUILD ITS REACH AND CREDIBILITY. WITH CRUCIAL SEED MONEY CONTRIBUTED TO ARTEMIS INSTITUTE AS GIFTS BY A HANDFUL OF DONORS, YELLOWSTONIAN, ACCESSIBLE AT YELLOWSTONIAN.ORG, ENLISTED A COMPANY TO HELP DESIGN A FULLY-FUNCTIONAL WEB SITE THAT FEATURED STORIES MADE AVAILABLE FREE TO READERS AND ALSO EASILY PUT INTO CIRCULATION ON SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS. IN THE EIGHT MONTHS OF ITS OPERATION IN 2024, YELLOWSTONIAN'S QUEST TO PROVE ITS CONCEPT INCLUDED ITS THREE PRINCIPAL CONTRIBUTORS ELECTING NOT TO TAKE ANY COMPENSATION AND INSTEAD DIVERT AVAILABLE AND LIMITED FINANCIAL RESOURCES INTO LEVERAGING THE IMPACT OF YELLOWSTONIAN CONTENT, TAKING THE FORM OF WRITTEN INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM STORIES, CO-HOSTING A RANGE OF WELL-ATTENDED PUBLIC EVENTS THAT WERE ALSO LIVE-STREAMED, APPEARING ON PODCASTS AND GIVING LECTURES AT MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY. THE YEAR, 2025, WAS A MOMENTOUS YEAR FOR YELLOWSTONIAN AND BUILT UPON ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THOSE DURING OUR INAUGURAL YEAR OF 2024. ORGANIZATIONALLY, WE CONTINUED TO LEVERAGE OUR LIMITED HUMAN AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES BY PARTNERING WITH OTHER ENTITIES TO EXPAND BOTH OUR REACH, READERSHIP, AND IMPACT IN TERMS OF EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT ISSUES OFTEN COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND. TODD ATTENDED NO LESS THAN FIVE DOZEN MEETINGS IN PERSON WITH SCIENTISTS, PUBLIC LAND MANAGERS, CONSERVATIONISTS, BUSINESS OWNERS, FARMERS, RANCHERS AND OTHERS ABOUT ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE IN GREATER YELLOWSTONE. IN ADDITION, HE INTERVIEWED MORE THAN 100 DIFFERENT PEOPLE FOR THREE DOZEN STORIES HE WROTE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, SEVERAL OF THEM BEING IN-DEPTH INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS. YELLOWSTONIAN DOUBLED ITS FOLLOWERS ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO 40,000, MADE MORE THAN 300 CONTENTS POSTS ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM, INCREASED THE FREQUENCY OF ITS NEWSLETTER AND TODD IN TURN, WAS A GUEST ON SIX DIFFERENT PODCASTS, SOME WITH A GLOBAL REACH. IN FEBRUARY, AS PART OF YELLOWSTONIAN'S PARTNERSHIP WITH AN ENTITY CALLED THE YELLOWSTONE SUMMIT, FEATURING VIRTUAL PRESENTATIONS GIVEN BY DOZENS OF EXPERTS AND WATCHED BY THOUSANDS OF VIEWERS ACROSS THE US AND WORLD, TODD WILKINSON INTERVIEWED RETIRING YELLOWSTONE WINTERKEEPER STEVE FULLER WHO SPOKE ABOUT HIS 50-YEAR TENURE IN THE CENTER OF AMERICA'S FIRST NATIONAL PARK. IN EARLY APRIL, TODD WILKINSON JOINED FORMER MONTANA GOV. MARC RACICOT AND SEVERAL OTHER MONTANANS AT AN OUTDOOR COMMUNITY ATTENDED BY HUNDREDS OF CITIZENS IN LIVINGSTON, MONTANA. TODD'S REMARKS FOCUSED ON THE IMPACTS OF ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY ON THE FUNCTION AND MORALE OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES WORKING FOR FEDERAL AGENCIES THAT PLAY A PROMINENT ROLE IN THE GREATER YELLOWSTONE REGION AND NORTHERN ROCKIES. LATER IN APRIL, WE CO-HOSTED A LIVE AND LIVE-STREAM EVENT WITH GALLATIN VALLEY EARTH DAY FOCUSED ON THE CHALLENGES OF SPRAWL AND THE IMPACT IT HAVING ON BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LANDS IN THE GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM. WE BROUGHT TOGETHER A PANEL OF FIVE DIFFERENT EXPERTS COMPRISING A SCIENTIFIC ENTITY SPECIALIZING IN WILDLIFE MIGRATIONS, A PROFESSIONAL LAND USE PLANNER DEALING WITH GROWTH ISSUES IN PARK COUNTY, MONTANA, A FORMER COUNTY COMMISSIONER FROM TETON COUNTY, IDAHO, THE HEAD OF THE GALLATIN VALLEY LAND TRUST, AND A NATIONAL EXPERT ON INWARD POPULATION MIGRATION. IT CAME ON THE HEELS OF A SPECIAL REPORT THAT YELLOWSTONIAN HELPED PREPARE ON THE ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS OF SPRAWL. MANY PEOPLE CITED THIS EVENT AS BEING A CATALYST FOR PUBLIC DISCUSSION ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF PLANNING TO PROTECT WILDLIFE HABITAT, WATER QUALITY AND RURAL COMMUNITIES. IN MAY, WE PARTNERED WITH THE MONTANA WILDLIFE FEDERATION IN HOSTING A LIVE EVENT IN BOZEMAN ON THE IMPORTANCE OF CIVILITY AND COMITY AS PART OF PUBLIC DISCOURSE. THE EVENT FEATURED TWO RIVAL CANDIDATES WHO FACED EACH OTHER IN A CLOSE RACE FOR GOVERNOR OF MONTANA IN 1992. WE INVITED FORMER TWO-TERM MONTANA GOVERNOR MARC RACICOT, A REPUBLICAN WHO ALSO SERVED AS CHAIR OF THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE AND HEAD OF THE GEORGE W. BUSH PRESIDENTIAL RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN, AND EIGHT-TERM MONTANA LEGISLATOR DOROTHY BRADLEY, A DEMOCRAT, WHO NARROWLY LOST TO RACICOT IN THE CONTEXT FOR GOVERNOR. THEY SPOKE TO A LARGE AUDIENCE ABOUT THE NEED FOR AMERICA TO RALLY TOGETHER, IN THESE DIVISIVE TIMES, IN A CIVIC SPACE KNOWN AT THE RADICAL MIDDLE. IN JUNE, TODD GAVE A PRESENTATION ON GROWTH-RELATED CHALLENGES FACING MONTANA'S MADISON VALLEY AT A WELL-ATTENDED DINNER EVENT SPONSORED BY THE GROUP, PRESERVE RAYNOLDS PASS. IN SEPTEMBER, YELLOWSTONIAN FOUNDER TODD WILKINSON WAS PART OF A PANEL DISCUSSION, HOSTED BY MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY AND HELD AT THE BOZEMAN PUBLIC LIBRARY FEATURING CHAPTERS FROM A NEW BOOK A WATERSHED MOMENT, ABOUT DIFFERENT CONSERVATION AND CULTURAL ISSUES IN THE NEW WEST. WILKINSON SPOKE ABOUT THE GROWING IMPACTS OF THE OUTDOOR RECREATION INDUSTRY ON PUBLIC WILDLIFE AND LANDS. IN LATE SEPTEMBER, TODD WILKINSON DELIVERED A KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE SPONSORED BY THE MONTANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY IN HELENA, MONTANA. THE TITLE OF HIS ADDRESS WAS "WHAT MAKES MONTANA MONTANA- AND IT INCLUDED A CO-PRESENTATION WITH DR. MARK FIEGE, WHO RECENTLY RETIRED AS THE WALLACE STEGNER DISTINGUISHED CHAIR OF WESTERN HISTORY AT MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY. THE ADDRESS AND EXCHANGE WAS SO POPULAR WITH THE AUDIENCE THAT WILKINSON AND FIEGE WERE ASKED TO WRITE AN ESSAY THAT WILL APPEAR, IN 2026, IN AN ISSUE OF MONTANA: THE MAGAZINE OF WESTERN HISTORY. IN EARLY OCTOBER, TODD WILKINSON DELIVERED A LUNCHEON KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT AN INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE CONFERENCE SPONSORED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING'S HAUB SCHOOL OF THE ENVIRONMENT HELD IN JACKSON HOLE. HE SPOKE ON THE LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE OF JACKSON HOLE GRIZZLY 399, CALLED THE MOST FAMOUS MOTHER BEAR IN MODERN TIMES. IN MID OCTOBER, TODD ATTENDED THE ICUN WORLD CONSERVATION CONGRESS IS ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES WHERE HE MET WITH CONSERVATIONISTS DEALING WITH ISSUES PARALLEL TO THOSE IN GREATER YELLOWSTONE. HE DEVELOPED CRITICAL CONTACTS FOR FUTURE STORIES AND HE ATTENDED A SESSION FEATURING THE BOZEMAN-BASED CENTER FOR LARGE LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION THAT HAS A GLOBAL ROLE IN SHOWING HOW LANDSCAPES THREATENED BY FRAGMENTING DEVELOPMENT CAN BE KEPT INTACT. OUR GOALS FOR 2026 ARE TO CONTINUE INCREASING OUR READERSHIP BASE, INVOLVEMENT IN PUBLIC EVENTS, PREPARE MORE NEWSLETTERS AND COMPLETE MORE INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM REPORTS THAN WE DID IN 2026. WE ALSO ARE EXPLORING PARTICIPATING IN DISCUSSIONS FOR POTENTIAL LAUNCH OF A PODCAST AND MAYBE ENTERING THE TIKTOK SPACE WITH REELS TO EXPAND OUR PROFILE AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | REVIEWED BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRIOR TO FILING |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | NO EMPLOYEES |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | UPON REQUEST |