THE BEAR RIVER FOUNDATION
EIN 83-4382541 · Arts & Culture (A20)
What they do
THE BEAR RIVER FOUNDATIONS PRESENT and FUTURE ACTIVITIES WILL INVOLVE ART EDUCATION and PROVIDING ACCESS to ART, BY ACCEPTING DONATIONS of ARTWORK, WHICH WILL BE DISPLAYED BY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, MUSEUMS and INSTITUTIONS or ORGANIZATIONS WITH ART EXHIBITS. THE FOUNDATION WILL MAINTAIN, PRESERVE and STORE THE ART WHEN NOT IN USE, BUT HOPES to LEND THE ART for PUBLIC USE to FURTHER ART PROGRAMS and EDUCATION ON A REGULAR BASIS, THUS LIMITING THE TIME THE ART is STORED. THE FOUNDATION WILL ALSO FOCUS ON OBTAINING MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS FROM MEMBERS of THE BEAR RIVER CLUB COMPANY, A 501(C)(7) ORGANIZATION, WHICH WILL BE USED to MAINTAIN, PRESERVE and STORE ARTWORKS WHEN NOT ON DISPLAY, TRANSPORT and REMOVE SUCH ARTWORK to VARIOUS INSTITUTIONS for DISPLAY and to HELP FUND SUCH EXHIBITTS.
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NATHANIEL OWINGSDIRECTOR
TERRY GRAUNKEPRESIDENT
TIM HALLSECRETARY/TR
TOM HAMILTONDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2019
- Location
- 9600 W BIRD REFUGE ROAD, BRIGHAM CITY, UT 84302-0000
- County
- Box Elder
- In care of
- % BEAR RIVER CLUB COMPANY
- Primary officer
- TERRY GRAUNKE, PRESIDENT
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2020
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2020
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- CHILD RICHARDS CPAS & ADVISORS
- NTEE classification
- Arts & Culture (A20)
- IRS tax category
- Arts & Culture