Museum of the Rockies Inc
Museum of the Rockies invites all people to discover natural science and cultural history. The museum's exhibits, collections, programs, and research create a community resource that brings the world to Montana and shares the northern rockies with the world.
Museum of the Rockies Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $47,091,353
- +11.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $9,428,062
- +29.1% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $3,456,554
- +192.4% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $6,053,061
- +7.7% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Museum of the Rockies Inc funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2019 it made 1 grant totaling $1.6M.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $47,091,353 | $9,428,062 | $6,053,061 | — | — | $3,456,554 |
| 2024 | $42,336,189 | $7,301,554 | $5,618,518 | — | — | $1,182,211 |
| 2023 | $37,645,468 | $5,426,303 | $4,615,804 | — | — | $817,392 |
| 2022 | $33,964,531 | $9,610,278 | $3,657,804 | — | — | $132,080 |
| 2021 | $31,412,475 | $8,834,590 | $2,596,204 | — | — | $1,332,856 |
| 2020 | $23,585,572 | $3,161,837 | $2,907,893 | — | — | $729,416 |
| 2019 | $21,874,707 | $3,756,133 | $3,504,653 | $1,644,456 | 1 | $378,764 |
About Museum of the Rockies Inc
Based on IRS filings
Museum of the Rockies Inc is a public charity, based in Bozeman, MT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $47.1M in total assets. Net investment income was $3.5M.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Museum of the Rockies Inc is led by Chris Dobbs, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; none of the 17 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Chris Dobbs
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$166K (2022) → $0 (2025)
Stephanie Dickson
Chair
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2023
Vice Chair → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2022
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Terry Leist
Trustee
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Denise Sheehy
Trustee
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charley Franklin
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul Makarechian
Trustee
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alison Harmon
Trustee
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carl Gardiner
Trustee
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brock Tessman
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Josh Ritter
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lenny Triem
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter Mathieson
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susanne Meline
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William De La Pena
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carl Nystuen
Treasurer
Trustee → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laura Dornberger
Vice Chair
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Aimee Dendrinos
Secretary
Trustee → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (26)
- Former: Waded Cruzado (2019–2024) — Trustee
- Former: James McCray (2020–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Jacob Zink (2023–2024) — Trustee
- Former: Jenny Younger (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Matt Miller (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Melodee Hanes (2020–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Dean Adams (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Scott Fagin (2023) — Trustee
- Former: Chris Fastnow (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Michael Schmidt (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Reggie McNamara (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Royce Smith (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Brian Sprenger (2021–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Isabella Roccisano (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Larry Larson (2019–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Randy Scully (2019–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Mike Vasquez (2021) — Trustee
- Former: Ashley Ogle (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Colee Wingo (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Kath Williams (2019–2020) — President
- Former: Kent Kasting (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Laurie White (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Philip Saccoccia (2019–2020) — Secretary
- Former: Taylor Blossom (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Kurt Ratz (2019) — Trustee
- Former: Michael Conlon (2019) — Trustee
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 2022 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2022 filing was $166K, to Chris Dobbs (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Museum of the Rockies Inc
How large is Museum of the Rockies Inc?
Museum of the Rockies Inc reported $47.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $9.4M.
Where does Museum of the Rockies Inc operate?
Museum of the Rockies Inc has awarded grants in Montana.
What is Museum of the Rockies Inc's EIN?
Museum of the Rockies Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-6016828. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 31, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 18, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 29, 2026)
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