Liabilities / Assets
73rd percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 73% of similar nonprofits.
Mountain Studies Institute Inc.
990 • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 73-1644103
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.35x
Liabilities / Revenue
52nd percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 52% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
49th percentile
Higher net margin than 49% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
54th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 54% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 6.4% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
11th percentile
Faster asset growth than 11% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
83rd percentile
Faster revenue growth than 83% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$346,165
Down $42,115 (-11%) from 2016
Net Assets
Up$226,614
Up $28,744 (+15%) from 2016
Liabilities
Down$119,551
Down $70,859 (-37%) from 2016
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Up$1,095,324
Up $307,558 (+39%) from 2016
Expenses
Up$1,066,580
Up $320,734 (+43%) from 2016
Net Income
Down$28,744
Down $13,176 (-31%) from 2016
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017
- Signed
- Jun 25, 2018
- Return Version
- 2017v2.3
- Gross Receipts
- $1,095,324
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
To empower communities, managers, and scientists to innovate solutions through mountain research, education, and practice.
Balance Sheet Detail
| Line | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Pledges and Grants Receivable | $106,027 | $118,969 | ▲ $12,942 |
| Savings and Temporary Cash Investments | $93,591 | $103,176 | ▲ $9,585 |
| Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts | $124,091 | $44,644 | ▼ $79,447 |
| Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net | $4,408 | $16,410 | ▲ $12,002 |
| Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges | $2,169 | $1,931 | ▼ $238 |
| Total Assets | $388,280 | $346,165 | ▼ $42,115 |
| Other Assets Total | $57,994 | $61,035 | ▲ $3,041 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses | $73,826 | $83,139 | ▲ $9,313 |
| Deferred Revenue | $26,470 | $36,252 | ▲ $9,782 |
| Escrow Account Liability | $90,114 | $160 | ▼ $89,954 |
| Total Liabilities | $190,410 | $119,551 | ▼ $70,859 |
| Net Assets / Fund Balance | |||
| Temporarily Rstr Net Assets | $122,784 | $125,814 | ▲ $3,030 |
| Unrestricted Net Assets | $75,086 | $100,800 | ▲ $25,714 |
| Total Net Assets Fund Balance | $197,870 | $226,614 | ▲ $28,744 |
| Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance | $388,280 | $346,165 | ▼ $42,115 |
Asset Categories
| Asset | Book Value | Depreciation | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equipment | $16,410 | $13,747 | $30,157 |
| Other Assets Org | $2,450 | - | - |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcie D Bidwell | Executive Di | FT | $70,383 | $70,383 |
Board Members and Trustees
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Sam Foster | President |
| Chris Rapp | Director |
| Ilana Stern | Director |
| Judy Graham | Director |
| Lesley Gannon-meiring | Director |
| Nik Kendziorski | Director |
| Robert Milofsky | Secretary |
| Beverly Rich | Treasurer |
Revenue and Support
Revenue Composition
- Contributions and Grants
- $650,382
- Program Service Revenue
- $440,657
- Investment Income
- $2,455
- Other Revenue
- $1,830
- All Other Contributions
- $118,684
- Change in Net Assets
- $28,744
Expenses and Functional Allocation
Major Expense Lines
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits | $548,013 |
| Other Expenses | $511,584 |
| Total Fundraising Expense | $52,754 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $6,983 |
| Grants and Similar Amounts Paid | $0 |
Functional Expense Allocation
| Line Item | Program | Management | Fundraising | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Salaries and Wages | $337,714 | $52,087 | $15,178 | $404,979 |
| Fees for Services Other | $252,351 | $2,614 | $150 | $255,115 |
| Fees for Services Accounting | - | $71,420 | - | $71,420 |
| Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees | $51,169 | $8,376 | $10,838 | $70,383 |
| Travel | $42,081 | $6,812 | $462 | $49,355 |
| Other Employee Benefits | $30,928 | $5,390 | $2,278 | $38,596 |
| Occupancy | $18,718 | $16,084 | $3,117 | $37,919 |
| Payroll Taxes | $26,796 | $5,464 | $1,795 | $34,055 |
| Office Expenses | $6,837 | $7,157 | $2,184 | $16,178 |
| Conferences and Meetings | - | $3,942 | $4,759 | $8,701 |
| Fees for Services Professional Fundraising | - | - | $6,983 | $6,983 |
| Insurance | $3,916 | $629 | $290 | $4,835 |
| Depreciation Depletion | - | $2,767 | - | $2,767 |
| Other Expenses | $2,776 | $1,276 | $1,133 | $1,133 |
| Advertising | - | $1,046 | - | $1,046 |
| Fees for Services Legal | $338 | - | - | $338 |
| All Other Expenses | - | $25 | - | $25 |
| Total Functional Expenses | $822,934 | $190,892 | $52,754 | $1,066,580 |
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
- Fundraising activities
- No
- Gaming activities
- No
- Professional fundraiser used
- No
Fundraising and Gaming Totals
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $6,983 |
Political and Lobbying Activity
- Political campaign activity
- No
- Lobbying activity
- No
- Subject to proxy tax
- No
Governance and Compliance
Governance Checklist
- Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
- Yes
- Annual disclosure for covered persons
- Yes
- Audit committee
- Yes
- Backup withholding compliance
- Yes
- Business relationship with family members
- No
- Business relationship with organization members
- No
- Material changes to governing documents
- No
- Compensation from other sources disclosed
- No
- CEO compensation reviewed
- No
- Other officer compensation reviewed
- No
- Conflict-of-interest policy
- Yes
- Audited financial statements prepared
- No
- Key decisions subject to board approval
- No
- Management duties delegated
- No
Governance Explanations
Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 11B
“The president and/or treasurer of the board performs a review of the form 990 with the finance director and executive director. Upon satisfactory completion of this review, the form 990 is emailed to the entire board of directors for review and feedback prior to filing the return with the irs.”
Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 12C
“The organization obtains a signed conflict of interest from each board member when the board member initially joins the board and on an annual basis thereafter.”
Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 18
“The organization's form 990 can also be obtained at www.guidestar.org.”
Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 19
“The organization's governing documents are available upon request.”
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Mountain Studies Institute Inc
- EIN
- 73-1644103
- Phone
- 9703875161
- Address
- 679 E 2ND AVENUE UNIT 8, DURANGO, CO 81301
Signing Officer
- Name
- Marcie D Bidwell
- Title
- Executive Director
- Phone
- 9703875161
- Signed
- 2018-06-25
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Organization Details
- Principal Officer
- Marcie D Bidwell
- Formed
- 2002
- Legal Domicile
- Co
- Voting Board Members
- 8
- Independent Board Members
- 8
- Employees
- 23
- Volunteers
- 179
Preparer
- Firm
- May Jackson Hendrick LLC
- Address
- 18801 E MAINSTREET STE 240, PARKER, CO 80134-3445
- Preparer
- Lori K Hendrick
- Phone
- 3038414220
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990, Page 2, Part III, Line 4A
“Projects. Other work included facilitating historic restoration and university research. Msi collaborated with more than 100 partner organizations to advance mountain science and to build resilience in the san juan region. In 2017, msi worked on 60 projects, including 48 research and monitoring projects. Other work included facilitating agency and university research. Msi collaborated with more than 100 partner organizations to advance mountain science and to build resilience in the san juan mountains region.”
Form 990, Page 2, Part III, Line 4B
“Workshops, 1 teacher training, 16 youth programs and 19 college and high school internships. Msi hosted a new initiative, the mountain discovery center, which offered exhibits, tours, and experiential activities to 750+ people. In summary, msi reached over 3190 people through our outreach and programs for a total of 14,000 contact hours in our programs. Msi partners and volunteers collectively removed invasive weeds and trees from 288 acres, treated or monitored 3500 acres of forests and restored 2 wetlands. The use of facilities enabled researchers, students, and the public to enjoy high quality science education programs and provided support to more than 5 researchers in the region. Msi provided affordable lodging for education, research, and non-profit users for 880 user nights. Through the offering of an affordable laboratory, housing, exhibit hall, and meeting facilities, these groups provide a diversification to the regional economy through a different form of tourism. Guests at the facilities included graduate students, university professors, geology field camps, professional retreats, and natural resources field trips.”
Form 990, Part IX, Line 11G
“Professional services - other 0 1,703 150 professional subcontractors 49,204 0 0 professional subcontractors 203,147 0 0 computer services 0 911 0 total 252,351 2,614 150”
Financial Statement Notes
Schedule D, Page 2, Part IV, Line 2B
“The organization is an administrative agent for a governmental grant and holds funds for other agencies in this administrative capacity. As goals and objectives of the grant are met, the organization releases these funds per instruction from the grantor.”
Schedule D, Page 3, Part X
“The organization is exempt from income tax as provided under section 501 (c)(3) of the internal revenue code, except on net income derived from unrelated business activities. The organization adopted accounting requirements that prescribe when to recognize and how to measure the financial statement effects of income tax positions taken or expected to be taken on its income tax returns, including the position that the organization continues to qualify to be treated as a tax-exempt organization for both federal and state income tax purposes. These rules require management to evaluate the likelihood that, upon examination by relevant taxing jurisdictions, those income tax positions would be sustained. Based on that evaluation, if it were more than 50% probable that a material amount of income tax would be imposed at the entity level upon examination by the relevant taxing authorities, a liability would be recognized in the accompanying balance sheet along with any interest and penalties that would result from that assessment. Based on the results of managements evaluation, the requirements did not have a material effect on the organizations financial statements. Consequently, no liability is recognized in the accompanying balance sheet for uncertain income tax positions. The organization's federal returns (form 990) are subject to examination by the internal revenue service generally for three years after they are filed. Should any penalties and interest be incurred, they would be recognized as management and general expenses.”
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| IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | THE ORGANIZATION IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT FOR A GOVERNMENTAL GRANT AND HOLDS FUNDS FOR OTHER AGENCIES IN THIS ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY. AS GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE GRANT ARE MET, THE ORGANIZATION RELEASES THESE FUNDS PER INSTRUCTION FROM THE GRANTOR. |
| IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX AS PROVIDED UNDER SECTION 501 (C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, EXCEPT ON NET INCOME DERIVED FROM UNRELATED BUSINESS ACTIVITIES. THE ORGANIZATION ADOPTED ACCOUNTING REQUIREMENTS THAT PRESCRIBE WHEN TO RECOGNIZE AND HOW TO MEASURE THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT EFFECTS OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN ON ITS INCOME TAX RETURNS, INCLUDING THE POSITION THAT THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO QUALIFY TO BE TREATED AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION FOR BOTH FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX PURPOSES. THESE RULES REQUIRE MANAGEMENT TO EVALUATE THE LIKELIHOOD THAT, UPON EXAMINATION BY RELEVANT TAXING JURISDICTIONS, THOSE INCOME TAX POSITIONS WOULD BE SUSTAINED. BASED ON THAT EVALUATION, IF IT WERE MORE THAN 50% PROBABLE THAT A MATERIAL AMOUNT OF INCOME TAX WOULD BE IMPOSED AT THE ENTITY LEVEL UPON EXAMINATION BY THE RELEVANT TAXING AUTHORITIES, A LIABILITY WOULD BE RECOGNIZED IN THE ACCOMPANYING BALANCE SHEET ALONG WITH ANY INTEREST AND PENALTIES THAT WOULD RESULT FROM THAT ASSESSMENT. BASED ON THE RESULTS OF MANAGEMENTS EVALUATION, THE REQUIREMENTS DID NOT HAVE A MATERIAL EFFECT ON THE ORGANIZATIONS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. CONSEQUENTLY, NO LIABILITY IS RECOGNIZED IN THE ACCOMPANYING BALANCE SHEET FOR UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS. THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL RETURNS (FORM 990) ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY ARE FILED. SHOULD ANY PENALTIES AND INTEREST BE INCURRED, THEY WOULD BE RECOGNIZED AS MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | PROJECTS. OTHER WORK INCLUDED FACILITATING HISTORIC RESTORATION AND UNIVERSITY RESEARCH. MSI COLLABORATED WITH MORE THAN 100 PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO ADVANCE MOUNTAIN SCIENCE AND TO BUILD RESILIENCE IN THE SAN JUAN REGION. IN 2017, MSI WORKED ON 60 PROJECTS, INCLUDING 48 RESEARCH AND MONITORING PROJECTS. OTHER WORK INCLUDED FACILITATING AGENCY AND UNIVERSITY RESEARCH. MSI COLLABORATED WITH MORE THAN 100 PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO ADVANCE MOUNTAIN SCIENCE AND TO BUILD RESILIENCE IN THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS REGION. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | WORKSHOPS, 1 TEACHER TRAINING, 16 YOUTH PROGRAMS AND 19 COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL INTERNSHIPS. MSI HOSTED A NEW INITIATIVE, THE MOUNTAIN DISCOVERY CENTER, WHICH OFFERED EXHIBITS, TOURS, AND EXPERIENTIAL ACTIVITIES TO 750+ PEOPLE. IN SUMMARY, MSI REACHED OVER 3190 PEOPLE THROUGH OUR OUTREACH AND PROGRAMS FOR A TOTAL OF 14,000 CONTACT HOURS IN OUR PROGRAMS. MSI PARTNERS AND VOLUNTEERS COLLECTIVELY REMOVED INVASIVE WEEDS AND TREES FROM 288 ACRES, TREATED OR MONITORED 3500 ACRES OF FORESTS AND RESTORED 2 WETLANDS. THE USE OF FACILITIES ENABLED RESEARCHERS, STUDENTS, AND THE PUBLIC TO ENJOY HIGH QUALITY SCIENCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND PROVIDED SUPPORT TO MORE THAN 5 RESEARCHERS IN THE REGION. MSI PROVIDED AFFORDABLE LODGING FOR EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND NON-PROFIT USERS FOR 880 USER NIGHTS. THROUGH THE OFFERING OF AN AFFORDABLE LABORATORY, HOUSING, EXHIBIT HALL, AND MEETING FACILITIES, THESE GROUPS PROVIDE A DIVERSIFICATION TO THE REGIONAL ECONOMY THROUGH A DIFFERENT FORM OF TOURISM. GUESTS AT THE FACILITIES INCLUDED GRADUATE STUDENTS, UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS, GEOLOGY FIELD CAMPS, PROFESSIONAL RETREATS, AND NATURAL RESOURCES FIELD TRIPS. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | THE PRESIDENT AND/OR TREASURER OF THE BOARD PERFORMS A REVIEW OF THE FORM 990 WITH THE FINANCE DIRECTOR AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. UPON SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF THIS REVIEW, THE FORM 990 IS EMAILED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND FEEDBACK PRIOR TO FILING THE RETURN WITH THE IRS. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | THE ORGANIZATION OBTAINS A SIGNED CONFLICT OF INTEREST FROM EACH BOARD MEMBER WHEN THE BOARD MEMBER INITIALLY JOINS THE BOARD AND ON AN ANNUAL BASIS THEREAFTER. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED AT WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 5 | THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 6 | PROFESSIONAL SERVICES - OTHER 0 1,703 150 PROFESSIONAL SUBCONTRACTORS 49,204 0 0 PROFESSIONAL SUBCONTRACTORS 203,147 0 0 COMPUTER SERVICES 0 911 0 TOTAL 252,351 2,614 150 |
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2017 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $346,165
- Liabilities
- $119,551
- Net assets
- $226,614
- Revenue
- $1,095,324
- Expenses
- $1,066,580
- Net income
- $28,744