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Wise Wonders Childrens Museum Inc

  • Billings, MT
  • Tax-exempt since Sept. 2014
  • EIN: 36-4809044

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Arts, Culture and Humanities / Children's Museums (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its Dec. 2023 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Reported conflict of interest transactions
Organizations must report loans, grants or business transactions with interested parties, which may include key employees and officers, their family members and any businesses in which they hold a controlling interest. These transactions must be reported on Schedule L.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$392k (2023)

Expenses
$308k (2023)

Total Assets
$269k (2023)

Total Liabilities
$10.9k (2023)

Years with multiple filings
Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2016 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$391,782
Expenses
$308,293
Net Income
$83,489
Net Assets
$257,785
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $175,576
44.8%
Program Services $213,126
54.4%
Investment Income $2,328
0.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $659
0.2%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $93
0.0%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $114,135
37.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $268,667
Total Liabilities $10,882
Net Assets $257,785
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Lucas Forcella (President) $0 $0 $0
Whitney Oden (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Kelly Grauman (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Allison Rentz (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ashley Erb (Director) $0 $0 $0
Carrie Sullivan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Melissa Koch (Director) $0 $0 $0
Brandy Dangerfield (Director) $0 $0 $0
Shawna Bonini (Executive Director) $0 $0 $0
Casey Klein (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 8, 2024

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$295,325
Expenses
$309,388
Net Income
-$14,063
Net Assets
$228,230
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $134,994
45.7%
Program Services $160,202
54.2%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $129
0.0%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $103,942
33.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $258,357
Total Liabilities $30,127
Net Assets $228,230
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Lucas Forcella (President) $0 $0 $0
Whitney Oden (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Kelly Grauman (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Allison Rentz (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ashley Erb (Director) $0 $0 $0
Carrie Sullivan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Melissa Koch (Director) $0 $0 $0
Brandy Dangerfield (Director) $0 $0 $0
Casey Klein (Director) $0 $0 $0
Shawna Bonini (Executive Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 13, 2023

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$285,762
Expenses
$232,427
Net Income
$53,335
Net Assets
$152,330
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $220,684
77.2%
Program Services $64,624
22.6%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $454
0.2%
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $153,984
Total Liabilities $1,654
Net Assets $152,330
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jennette Rasch (Manager) $17,850 $0 $17,850
Pete Bolenbaugh (Executive Director) $13,846 $0 $13,846
Lucas Forcella (Presidemt) $0 $0 $0
Whitney Oden (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Casey Klein (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Laura Stockdale (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Allison Rentz (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ashley Erb (Director) $0 $0 $0
Carrie Sullivan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Melissa Koch (Director) $0 $0 $0
Brandy Dangerfield (Director) $0 $0 $0
Shawna Bonini (Executive Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Oct. 14, 2022

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$252,672
Expenses
$246,061
Net Income
$6,611
Net Assets
$98,995
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $221,784
87.8%
Program Services $24,348
9.6%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $6,648
2.6%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales -$889
Other Revenue $781
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $40,000
16.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $54,206
22.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $125,774
Total Liabilities $26,779
Net Assets $98,995
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Peter Bolenbaugh (Executive Director) $40,000 $0 $0
Kelly Mccandless (President) $0 $0 $0
Dennis R Wizeman (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Lauren Wright (Director) $0 $0 $0
Crystal Kuntz (Director) $0 $0 $0
Casey Klein (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Carrie Sullivan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Whitney Oden (Director) $0 $0 $0
Lucas Forcella (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Lisa Mcdaniel (Director) $0 $0 $0
Brandy Dangerfield (Director) $0 $0 $0
Bill Porta (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on March 29, 2021

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$238,697
Expenses
$228,841
Net Income
$9,856
Net Assets
$99,277
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $152,965
64.1%
Program Services $61,690
25.8%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $25,112
10.5%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales -$1,070
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $30,291
13.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $75,427
33.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $99,277
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $99,277

No Document Links

The IRS has provided extracted financial data for this filing, but has not yet released the source documents.

Fiscal Year Ending May
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$168,254
Expenses
$170,925
Net Income
-$2,671
Net Assets
$48,561
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $73,173
43.5%
Program Services $59,113
35.1%
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $4,578
2.7%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $555
0.3%
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $48,561
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $48,561

Document Links

990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$168,254
Expenses
$170,925
Net Income
-$2,671
Net Assets
$48,561
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $73,173
43.5%
Program Services $59,113
35.1%
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $4,578
2.7%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $555
0.3%
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $48,561
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $48,561

No Document Links

The IRS has provided extracted financial data for this filing, but has not yet released the source documents.

Fiscal Year Ending May
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$168,254
Expenses
$170,925
Net Income
-$2,671
Net Assets
$48,581
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $73,173
43.5%
Program Services $59,113
35.1%
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $4,578
2.7%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $555
0.3%
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $48,581
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $48,581

Document Links

990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending May
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$124,113
Expenses
$54,990
Net Income
$69,123
Net Assets
$78,635
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $91,230
73.5%
Program Services $32,883
26.5%
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $78,635
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $78,635

Document Links

990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

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