Buffalo Trails Museum
Buffalo Trails Museum is a private foundation, based in Epping, ND. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $633K in total assets. In 2025, it made $24K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $29K.
Buffalo Trails Museum at a glance
- Total assets
- $632,688
- +4.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $61,138
- -32.8% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $24,070
- +98.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $33,865
- +1.7% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $632,688 | $61,138 | $33,865 | $24,070 | $28,959 |
| 2024 | $604,207 | $90,992 | $33,299 | $12,124 | $34,781 |
| 2023 | $547,496 | $89,612 | $32,298 | $12,246 | $36,869 |
| 2022 | $489,362 | $102,169 | $25,739 | $15,229 | $47,531 |
| 2021 | $413,509 | $109,969 | $38,523 | — | $56,878 |
| 2020 | $341,223 | $47,847 | $17,575 | — | $19,741 |
| 2019 | $311,639 | $75,448 | $28,079 | — | $43,071 |
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Buffalo Trails Museum is led by Shelly Alexander, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Shelly Alexander
President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Lou Ann Axelson
Director
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Jennifer Inbody
Director
On filings since 2024
No compensation reported
Theresa Johnson
Secretary
On filings since 2019
$5K (2022) → $0 (2025)
Richard Gilbert
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Former officers (3)
- Former: Susan Labar (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Marcy Damm (2021) — Director
- Former: Mark Schaffer (2019–2020) — Vice President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $2K, to Theresa Johnson (Secretary).
Frequently asked questions about Buffalo Trails Museum
How large is Buffalo Trails Museum?
Buffalo Trails Museum reported $633K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $61K.
What is Buffalo Trails Museum's EIN?
Buffalo Trails Museum's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-0310380. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 4, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 1, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 22, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 4, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 29, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 24, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 27, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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