Liabilities / Assets
55th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
55th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Liabilities / Revenue
55th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
62nd percentile
Higher net margin than 62% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
75th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 75% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
68th percentile
Faster asset growth than 68% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
76th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 76% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$47,924
Up $6,450 (+16%) from 2014
Net Assets
$47,924
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2014
Revenue
Up$133,707
Up $26,323 (+25%) from 2014
Expenses
Up$121,421
Up $24,400 (+25%) from 2014
Net Income
Up$12,286
Up $1,923 (+19%) from 2014
To study and protect bears
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| BEAR BASICS PROBRAM PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION ON THE NATURAL AND CULTRALHISTOR OF BEARS AND OTHER MONTANA WILDLIFE FIELD COURSES ARE ALSO OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR | - | $46,314 |
| TRACK MAKING WORKSHOPS ARE HELD AT THE GBF OFFICE AS WELL AS SCHOOLS FESTIVALS AND PUBLIC EVENTS TO TEACH CHILDREN AND PUBLIC TO RECOGNIZE BEAR TRACKS | - | - |
| BEAR HONORING IS A WEEKEND LONG EVENT THAT WELCOMES THE BEARS OUT OF HIBERNATION BEARS AND APPLES IS OFFERED EACH FALL TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT WILDLIFE ATTRACTIONS | - | - |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHANNON DONAHUE | Secretary Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| FRANK TYRO | President | - | $0 | - | - |
| JOHN CHOTT | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| JENNIFER RASCHE | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| MARK ROBERTSON | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
“Activity bear honoring grantee various relationship none activity charitable donation grantee various relationship none”
“Description amountservice and bank fees 971insurance 3,338internet and website expenses 241telephone 5,752program expenses 46,314supplies 1,079meeting expenses 395office supplies 560travel 16,867refunds 3,142”
“Description amountline of credit payments 230account transfer recorded as exp (5,000)line of credit payments (1,066)”
“Category beginning of year end of yearcredit cards 0 3,863”
“The charles jonkel documentary project collaborats with ssalish kootenai college media on the life and work of the gbf co-founder and president.the bear noews is a publication that keeps members updated on issues of bear biology, management and convservation.”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | ACTIVITY BEAR HONORING GRANTEE VARIOUS RELATIONSHIP NONE ACTIVITY CHARITABLE DONATION GRANTEE VARIOUS RELATIONSHIP NONE |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | DESCRIPTION AMOUNTSERVICE AND BANK FEES 971INSURANCE 3,338INTERNET AND WEBSITE EXPENSES 241TELEPHONE 5,752PROGRAM EXPENSES 46,314SUPPLIES 1,079MEETING EXPENSES 395OFFICE SUPPLIES 560TRAVEL 16,867REFUNDS 3,142 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | DESCRIPTION AMOUNTLINE OF CREDIT PAYMENTS 230ACCOUNT TRANSFER RECORDED AS EXP (5,000)LINE OF CREDIT PAYMENTS (1,066) |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | CATEGORY BEGINNING OF YEAR END OF YEARCREDIT CARDS 0 3,863 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | THE CHARLES JONKEL DOCUMENTARY PROJECT COLLABORATS WITH SSALISH KOOTENAI COLLEGE MEDIA ON THE LIFE AND WORK OF THE GBF CO-FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT.THE BEAR NOEWS IS A PUBLICATION THAT KEEPS MEMBERS UPDATED ON ISSUES OF BEAR BIOLOGY, MANAGEMENT AND CONVSERVATION. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 1 | Description of other expenses Part I line 16 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 2 | Other changes in net assets or fund balances Part I line 20 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 3 | Description of other assets Part II line 24 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 4 | Other program services Part III line 31 |
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| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodEndDt | 0 | 2015-12-31 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxYr | 0 | 2015 |
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