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BOB MARSHALL WILDERNESS FOUNDATION

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Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

BOB MARSHALL WILDERNESS FOUNDATION

EIN 31-1597921 · Recreation & Sports (N320)

What they do

THE BOB MARSHALL WILDERNESS FOUNDATION BMWF HAS BEEN SERVING THE WILDERNESS RECREATION COMMUNITY for OVER TWENTY 20 YEARS BY ORGANIZING and LEADING PROJECTS THAT CLEAR TRAILS and PRESERVE THE WILDERNESS ECOSYSTEM BY RESTORING DAMAGED AREAS and REMOVING INVASIVE SPECIES. BMWF WORKS to ENSURE THAT ALL AMERICANS HAVE ACCESS to MONTANAS BOB MARSHALL WILDERNESS COMPLEX, THE CROWN JEWEL of THE WILDERNESS SYSTEM and ONE of THE WORLDS MOST SPECTACULAR PLACES. EACH YEAR AROUND 400 BMWF VOLUNTEERS, AGES 12 to 80, PARTICIPATE IN 40 to 60 WILDERNESS PROJECTS. PROJECTS ARE ACCOMPLISHED IN COORDINATION and COOPERATION WITH THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE ON TRAILS and LAND WITHIN THE BOB MARSHALL WILDERNESS COMPLEX. MANY BMWF PROJECTS INTRODUCE YOUTH to THE WILDERNESS, and for SOME, IT is A LIFE CHANGING EXPERIENCE. SINCE ITS INCORPORATION IN 1998, THE BMWF and ITS VOLUNTEERS HAVE CLEARED OVER 10,000 MILES of TRAIL and TREATED 100S of ACRES of INVASIVE SPECIES. THE VALUE of THIS LABOR DONATED to NATIONAL

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Of every $100 spent, about $74.50 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders14 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

60.38%of revenue went to mission work74.5% of expenses · Program services
10.47%of revenue went to fundraising12.9% of expenses
$81.06spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.
10.21%of revenue went to management and office costs12.6% of expenses
$0.92in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.
88.3%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $75,341 for CLIFF KIPP (KEY EMPLOYEE). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

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How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$1,262,165
Mission workProgram services$762,08860.38% of revenue74.5% of expenses
ManagementOffice and general costs$128,89510.21% of revenue12.6% of expenses
FundraisingAsking for donations$132,16710.47% of revenue12.9% of expenses
Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$239,01518.94% of revenueShown in gray on the chart
Total expenses$1,023,15081.06% of revenue

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Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails
2025CurrentExpense mix: 74.5% mission · 12.6% management · 12.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 81.06% of revenue
2024Expense mix: 69.1% mission · 14.4% management · 16.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.51% of revenue
2023Expense mix: 64.1% mission · 21.5% management · 14.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 102.57% of revenue
2022Expense mix: 62.0% mission · 25.2% management · 12.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.18% of revenue
2021Expense mix: 65.6% mission · 21.5% management · 13.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.18% of revenue
2020Expense mix: 52.9% mission · 38.6% management · 8.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 63.10% of revenue
2019Expense mix: 68.3% mission · 24.5% management · 7.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 107.28% of revenue
2018Expense mix: 66.7% mission · 21.2% management · 12.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.06% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$1,262,165
Expenses$1,023,150
Annual surplus $239,015 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$762,088 · 74.5% of expenses
Management and office costs$128,895 · 12.6% of expenses
Fundraising$132,167 · 12.9% of expenses
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Revenue$1,262,165
Expenses$1,023,150
Assets$944,492
Income$1,307,850
Contributions$1,115,094
Mission work (program services)$762,088
Fundraising$132,167
Management and general$128,895
Accounting fees$3,271
People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation
CLIFF KIPPKEY EMPLOYEE · 40 hrs/week $75,341

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (14)

CLIFF KIPPKEY EMPLOYEE

CALEB STEWART CHAIRCHAIRMAN

CARLA BELSKITRUSTEE

CHRIS STEFFEN VICE CHAIRTRUSTEE

CORRIE WILLIAMSONTRUSTEE

EVAN KULESATRUSTEE

KEEGAN RUMSEYTRUSTEE

KEITH LANNOMTRUSTEE

KRISTINA GILLISPIETRUSTEE

MARGOSIA JADKOWSKI CHAIRTREASURER

MORGAN MARKSTRUSTEE

ROY JACOBSTRUSTEE

SARAH FITZGERALDTRUSTEE

TODD HARWELL CHAIRSECRETARY

About this charity

Recognized since
January 1998
Location
PO BOX 190688, HUNGRY HORSE, MT 59919-0688
County
Flathead
In care of
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Primary officer
CALEB STEWART, Chairman

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailtrails@bmwf.org Phone(406) 387-3847

Filing and classification

Latest tax year
2025
Tax period began
January 1, 2025
Return type
990
Tax preparer
BOOKKEEPING AA
NTEE classification
Recreation & Sports (N320)
IRS tax category
Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions

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