2025-05-21T17:32:28-07:00 2024-08-31 Leah Watling CPA 771 Jardine Ave Bozeman MT 59718 990 2023-09-01 810503944 Montana Outdoor Science School MONT 4062193899 PO Box 502 Bozeman MT 59771 Eric Lammers Treasurer 2025-05-21 true true Leah Watling P01438558 4066007782 X 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z PO Box 502 Bozeman MT 59771 647755 false X www.outdoorscience.org X 1994 MT To inspire curiosity, awareness, and understanding of nature and science through quality educational experiences. 8 8 36 20 0 240289 180975 437936 397804 1834 -2021 13768 0 693827 576758 0 0 678813 440167 0 36896 186999 441000 865812 881167 -171985 -304409 488868 196073 9339 6344 479529 189729 To inspire curiosity, awareness, and understanding of nature and science through quality educational experiences. false false 493362 249224 MOSS offered 50 outdoor science education summer camps to K-9 students in Gallatin and Park counties to 550 participants. These camps provided 19,500 hours of exploring science concepts in the outdoors and 24 families received scholarships to attend camps. 282309 142610 MOSS instructors visited schools and met schoolchildren for outdoor science field days, working with 1,078 school kids at 14 schools and organizations, totaling 5,824 hours of science enrichment program. Two schools received scholarships with grant funding also supporting these school programs. 11819 5970 MOSS hosted the Master Naturalist program for 22 adults who were certified as having knowledge of the geology, flor, and fauna of our area. Each adult spent 40 hours engaged with nature for a total of 880 total hours spent outside with MOSS instructors. In addition, a total of 7 adults participated in one additional field day program. 787490 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 9 0 true 36 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 8 8 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false X Heather Margolis 4062193899 PO Box 502 Bozeman MT 59771 Johan Erikson Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X X 80000 0 0 Heather Margolis Secretary 20.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Eric Lammers Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kellie Dolan Treasurer 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Ashley Lowrey Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Emily Krieger Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Angelique Millette Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Greg Schmidt President 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Jenny Scherer Vice President 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 80000 0 false false false 0 180975 180975 Program fees 900099 397804 397804 397804 8976 8976 0 0 0 60000 70997 -10997 -10997 -10997 0 0 0 0 576758 386807 8976 X 0 0 0 0 58145 40702 5815 11628 0 306078 260166 30608 15304 0 43127 36658 4313 2156 32817 27894 3282 1641 0 0 14084 11971 1408 705 0 0 1363 1363 272476 269102 2249 1125 4084 3471 204 409 7474 6353 748 373 3608 3067 361 180 0 32008 27207 3201 1600 740 740 0 2413 2413 829 788 41 0 8418 7997 421 19347 16444 1936 967 Program supplies & reg 46426 46426 Bank and credit card fees 16163 13739 1616 808 Vehicle expense 11567 10989 578 0 881167 787490 56781 36896 215233 54957 0 0 42144 3801 0 0 0 0 14343 9201 38936 38936 2529 0 214619 128114 0 0 0 0 488868 196073 7792 4741 1547 1603 9339 6344 X 479529 189729 479529 189729 488868 196073 -304409 14609 X false false false X 165093 398756 342711 240289 180975 1327824 88413 322816 472979 403348 397804 1685360 0 0 95000 95000 95000 285000 348506 816572 910690 643637 578779 3298184 0 0 3298184 4147 25708 9745 1834 8976 50410 0 4147 25708 9745 1834 8976 50410 0 0 352653 842280 920435 645471 587755 3348594 0.98490 0.98510 0.01510 0.01490 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 38936 38936 Deferred gift annuity 1603 1603 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b MOSS utilizes the services of their accountant, a CPA, to complete the form 990. The draft 990 is reviewed electronically by the Executive Director and the Board Chair. The Board Chair is the official signer and verifies the form 990 prior to submission. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Upon election to the board, a full written disclosure of interests, relationships, or holdings that could potentially be a conflict of interests must be done. During the course of meetings, any conflict must be stated before speaking to any issue and the member must abstain from making any motions, or voting on any such issue. Conflicts will be noted in minutes to ensure that the policy is being addressed as required. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a The MOSS executive committee conduct an annual job performance review of the executive director. Compensation is based on performance, budgets, and comparable data. The committee will document the deliberation process and basis for its decisions. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The organization maintains all documents at the organization's headquarters in Bozeman, Montana. Policies, financial information, and form 990 are available upon request. Form 990, Part III, Line 4a, Description of School Programs MOSS's school programming provides immersive, standards-aligned science curriculum to schools across Southwest Montana. Expenses support two program models: an in-classroom K-8 science in residency program ranging from one hour in the classroom to 4 hours weekly throughout the school year and field days that connect K-8 classes with public land or green space nearby and scientific concepts that relate to that area. Hands-on investigations into the natural sciences ensure a program which instills an appreciation for the natural world and for the ways that science permeates every day lives. Form 990, Part III, Line 4b, Description of Summer Camp Programs MOSS's science summer camps provide K-9 grade children the opportunity to extend their learning outside the classroom. Eleven weeks of day camps revolving around various different natural science topics engage students throughout Montana with state and federal lands and partnering organizations and agencies working in the natural sciences. Science camps are interdisciplanary and students learn scientific thinking, engineering skills, and are provided outlets for the arts as well. Form 990, Part III, Line 4x, Description of Adult Programs MOSS's adult programs aim to engage adults with nature in a way that often gets left behind as we grow older. The Master Naturalist program explores the scientific concepts behind what we see every day but don't often ask questions about. Adults leave MOSS programs with a renewed sense of curiosity about the world around them as well as a wealth of knowledge regarding what they're observing.