Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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MONTANA LAND RELIANCE |
810369262 | 7 | Yes | 0 | 0 | |
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Calendar year
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | ||||||
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2021 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2021 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2021 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2021: | ||||
| a From 2016....... | ||||
| b From 2017....... | ||||
| c From 2018....... | ||||
| d From 2019....... | ||||
| e From 2020....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
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i
Carryover from 2016 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2021 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2021, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2021. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2022. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2021..... | ||||
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| FORM 990, PART III | IN JANUARY 2011, THE CRAIG WOODSON ENDOWMENT WAS FUNDED WITH THE TRANSFER OF RANCH AND PERSONAL PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF CRAIG WOODSON. WITH THE TRANSFER OF THESE ASSETS, THE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF THE WOODSON RANCH NOW BELONGS TO THE RUBY HABITAT FOUNDATION. CONSISTENT WITH THE MISSION AND GOALS OF THE FOUNDATION, WE HAVE CONTINUED TO OPERATE THE RANCH FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME PROVIDING FOR WILDLIFE HABITAT AND COMMUNITY RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B | PRACTICAL RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS CONTINUE ON THE PROPERTY TO DEMONSTRATE ECONOMIC VIABILITY, AGRICULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY AND THE COEXISTENCE OF AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS AND WILDLIFE VALUES. INNOVATIVE PRACTICES ARE CONDUCTED, SUCH AS THE PLANTING AND MAINTENANCE OF A SOIL HEALTH PROJECT TO COMPARE TRADITIONAL TILLAGE PRACTICES WITH NO-TILL PRACTICES FOR A VARIETY OF PLANT COMMUNITIES AND THEIR AFFECT ON LONG-TERM SOIL HEALTH. A FERTILIZER TRIAL WAS CONDUCTED ON A SMALL PARCEL TO COMPARE THE EFFECT OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER TO ORGANIC MICROBIAL ADDITIVES AND A CONTROL PLOT WITH NO FERTILIZER. WE ARE ALSO WORKING ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF POLLINATOR PLOTS AND THE CREATION OF PERENNIAL WILDLIFE FOOD PLOTS. A VARIETY OF WETLAND ENHANCEMENTS HAVE BEEN UNDERTAKEN TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY AND PROVIDE WILDLIFE HABITAT. WE HAVE INITIATED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A DEMONSTRATION APPLE ORCHARD USING MULTIPLE HERITAGE APPLE VARIETIES. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D | THE CLEAR CREEK RESTORATION PROJECT WAS STARTED IN 2017. THIS EXTENSIVE MULTI-YEAR WETLAND ENHANCEMENT, WATER CONSERVATION AND STREAM RESTORATION PROJECT HAS BEEN UNDERTAKEN TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY AND PROVIDE WILDLIFE HABITAT ALONG THE BANKS AND ADJACENT TO CLEAR CREEK ON THE RHF PROPERTY. A USDA WETLAND RESERVE EASEMENT AND NEW WATER SAVING IRRIGATION INFRASTRUCTURE WERE PUT IN PLACE THROUGH THE PROJECT. THE PROJECT WAS COMPLETED IN 2021 AND TOTAL COST WAS 917,111. |
| FORM 990, PART VI | OFFICER, DIRECTOR, ETC. FAMILY RELATIONSHIP (PART VI, LINE 2) FOUR OF THE TEN VOTING BOARD MEMBERS ARE MEMBERS OF THE WOODSON FAMILY, WHICH IS THE FOUNDER AND LARGEST SINGLE DONOR TO RUBY HABITAT FOUNDATION. THESE FAMILY MEMBERS ARE MARTHA WOODSON, LESLIE VANDERPOOL, ROBIN MITTS, AND LISA MATTHEWS. THEY HAVE AN EQUAL VOTE WITH OTHER BOARD MEMBERS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 | MARTHA WOODSON LESLIE VANDERPOOL DIRECTOR DIRECTOR FAMILY MARTHA WOODSON ROBIN MITTS DIRECTOR DIRECTOR FAMILY MARTHA WOODSON LISA MATTHEWS DIRECTOR DIRECTOR FAMILY |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 3 | MANAGEMENT OF THE FOUNDATION IN 2021 WAS CONTRACTED WITH RANCH RESOURCES INC. A TOTAL OF 206,027 WAS PAID FOR THESE SERVICES. THERE ARE NO RELATED PARTIES WHO OWN RANCH RESOURCES INC. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF RHF RECEIVES COMPENSATION IN THE FORM OF A CONSULTING CONTRACT FROM RANCH RESOURCES INC TO HIS WHOLLY-OWNED CORPORATION RANCH MANAGEMENT INC. THE AMOUNT FOR 2021 WAS 49,540. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 | THE MONTANA LAND RELIANCE IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF RUBY HABITAT FOUNDATION. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A | PURSUANT TO THE BYLAWS, MONTANA LAND RELIANCE HAS THE RIGHT TO ELECT MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF RUBY HABITAT FOUNDATION BUT SHALL NOT HOLD A MAJORITY OF THE BOARD SEATS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B | THE MONTANA LAND RELIANCE IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF RUBY HABITAT FOUNDATION. IT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO APPROVE A NUMBER OF ACTIONS SET FORTH IN THE RUBY HABITAT FOUNDATION BYLAWS, AND TO ELECT OR REMOVE, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | A DRAFT OF FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SUBMITS INFORMATION AND REVIEWS THE DRAFT BEFORE A FINAL DRAFT VERSION IS EMAILED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR THEIR REVIEW AND INPUT. ALL COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS ARE ADDRESSED BEFORE A FINAL RETURN IS PREPARED AND FILED. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | THE RUBY HABITAT FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS ADOPTED A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ON MAY 7, 2007. THIS POLICY REQUIRES ANY DIRECTOR TO IMMEDIATELY DISCLOSE ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST ON ANY MATTER THAT IS BEFORE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND PROHIBITS THAT DIRECTOR FROM EITHER VOTING OR EVEN DISCUSSING THE ISSUE. ALL DIRECTORS MUST ACKNOWLEDGE IN WRITING THEIR AGREEMENT WITH THIS POLICY, AND ALL ACTIONS UNDER THIS POLICY ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | AT THIS TIME, THERE IS NO DIRECT COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THERE ARE NO OTHER PAID POSITIONS. MANAGEMENT IS CONDUCTED BY AN OUTSIDE CONSULTING FIRM, RANCH RESOURCES INC. THE MANAGEMENT CONTRACT IS NEGOTIATED AND APPROVED BY THE FOUNDATION BOARD, AND ALL INVOICES ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED FOR PAYMENT. THE FEES FOR SERVICES PROVIDED ARE COMPARED TO RATES BY SIMILAR COMPANIES. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF RHF OWNS RANCH MANAGEMENT INC WHICH RECEIVES CONSULTING FEES FROM RANCH RESOURCES INC. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B | THERE IS NO COMPENSATION FOR OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES. ALL SERVE AS VOLUNTEERS WITHOUT PAY OR BENEFITS. DIRECTOR LOIS DELGER-DEMARS IS EMPLOYED BY THE MONTANA LAND RELIANCE, THE SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION, AND RETIRED AT THE END OF 2021. HER COMPENSATION IS DISCLOSED ON PART VII LINE 11. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT THE OFFICES OF RUBY HABITAT FOUNDATION IN SHERIDAN, MT. THE ANNUAL REPORT IS SUBMITTED TO ALL DONORS OF THE FOUNDATION, PAST AND PRESENT, AND CONTAINS CONTACT INFORMATION REGARDING THE FOUNDATION. THE FOUNDATION HAS A WEBSITE AT RUBYHABITAT.ORG, BUT THE 990 IS NOT AVAILABLE THERE AT THIS TIME BUT PLANS ARE TO INCLUDE IT IN THE FUTURE. THE 990 IS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION VIA IRS AND MONTANA FILINGS. |
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