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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Calendar year
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 21,607 | 188,975 | 11,354 | 28,306 | 9,525 | 259,767 |
| 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 | 21,607 | 188,975 | 11,354 | 28,306 | 9,525 | 259,767 |
| 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) .. | 183,926 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 75,841 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 21,607 | 188,975 | 11,354 | 28,306 | 9,525 | 259,767 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 1,679 | 11,590 | 9,845 | 9,666 | 8,815 | 41,595 |
| 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.).. | 5,442 | 8,465 | -41,950 | 23,967 | 23,818 | 19,742 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 321,104 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (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.) | ||||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (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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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 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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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2024 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-2024 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2024 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2024 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2024: | ||||
| a From 2019....... | ||||
| b From 2020....... | ||||
| c From 2021....... | ||||
| d From 2022....... | ||||
| e From 2023....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2019 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2024 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2024, 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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Remaining underdistributions for 2024. 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 2025. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2024..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| PART II, LINES 17A AND 17B, 2023 AND 2024 THE BONEBRAKE-MCMURTREY FOUNDATION, LTD., DBA BONEBRAKE CENTER OF NATURE AND HISTORY (BONEBRAKE CENTER) WAS INITIALLY FUNDED BY A DONATION OF PROPERTY BY THE LATE DR. MACDONALD BONEBRAKE AND HIS THREE ADULT CHILDREN. DR. BONEBRAKE WAS BORN AND RAISED ON THE PROPERTY. THE PROPERTY, LOCATED JUST ONE BLOCK NORTHEAST OF THE DENT COUNTY SQUARE IN SALEM, MO, INITIALLY CONTAINED 12+ ACRES, HAVING AN 1880S TWO-STORY VICTORIAN HOME, A NATURAL SPRING AND POND RUNNING APPROXIMATELY 240,000 GALLONS OF WATER DAILY, AND THE MCMURTREY CREEK, A CONTINUOUSLY RUNNING CREEK. SINCE INCEPTION, THE BONEBRAKE CENTER HAS ADDED AN 1865 FOOD LOG CABIN, DONATED BY A PREVIOUS MAYOR OF SALEM, AND HAS DEVELOPED THE ACREAGE WITH NATIVE WILD FLOWERS, HARD AND SOFT WOOD TREES, A WILD PRAIRIE, AND SEVERAL MILES OF WALKING TRAILS. OVER THE TIME, THE BONEBRAKE FAMILY HAS DONATED IN EXCESS OF 482,000, INCLUDING THE INITIAL CONTRIBUTION OF THE PROPERTY, AND 175,000, WHICH DR. BONEBRAKE LEFT AT HIS DEATH IN 2021 TO THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE OZARKS IN ENDOWMENT FOR THE BONEBRAKE CENTER. SINCE EVEN BEFOE THE INITIAL FUNDING, THE TRUSTEES OF THE BONEBRAKE CENTER BEGAN ESTABLISHING AND HAVING COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES. THESE COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES ARE DIRECTED TO CHILDREN AND/OR ADULTS AND FAMILIES. THESE ACTIVITIES HAVE GENERATED ONLY NOMINAL SUPPORT (UNDER 50,000) OVER THE YEARS. THE BONEBRAKE CENTER HAS BEEN WELL ACCEPTED BY THE COMMUNITY SINCE INCEPTION. IN FACT, DURING 1991, THE MISSOURI NATIONAL GUARD ASSISTED IN RESTORING THE NATURAL SPRING POND. THROUGH 2024 THE BONEBRAKE CENTER HAS RECEIVED OVER 30,000 IN MEMORIAL DONATIONS AND OVER 30,000 TITHES TO THE ENDOWED FUND. THE ENDOWMENT FUND HAS GENERATED OVER 245,000 IN DONATIONS. THE BONEBRAKE CENTER HAS GENERATED ALMOST 200,000 IN REGULAR DONATIONS, OVER 175,000 IN RESTRICTED DONATIONS, ALMOST 325,000 IN IN- KIND DONATIONS, AND ALMOST 190,000 IN NAP-ELIGIBLE DONATIONS. THE CUMULATIVE LISTING OF DONORS, BEGINNING IN 1988 AND RUNNING THROUGH 2024, CONTAINS AT LEAST 986 DONORS. THE CITY OF SALEM AND DENT COUNTY HAVE ONLY 5,000 AND 13,000 INHABITANTS, RESPECTIVELY. THE BONEBRAKE CENTER FUNCTIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE OZARKS (CFO), A PUBLIC NONPROFIT FOUNDATION SERVING COMMUNITIES ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH ASSET RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT. CFO HAS 55 REGULAR AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS FOR WHICH IT HOLDS ENDOWMENT FUNDS. PAYMENTS DIRECTLY TO CFO FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BONEBRAKE CENTER ARE ENDOWED, RESULTING IN ONLY INCOME BEING DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY BY CFO TO THE BONEBRAKE CENTER. PRESENTLY, CFO HOLDS JUST OVER 262,000 OF ENDOWED FUNDS FOR THE BONEBRAKE CENTER. IN ADDITION TO THE CFO ENDOWMENT FUND HOLDINGS, THE BONEBRAKE CENTER HAS ELEVEN CDS IN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN SALEM, WHICH CDS HAVE A VALUE IN EXCESS OF 60,000. EVERY DOLLAR AT CFO AND IN THE CDS ARE FROM DONATED FUNDS AND ARE ENDOWED FUNDS. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE BONEBRAKE CENTER BEGAN WITH EIGHT TRUSTEES AND NOW HAS NINE WITH ONE MORE TO BE NOMINATED AND APPROVED. ONE ORIGINAL TRUSTEE REMAINS ON THE BOARD AND FOUR NEW TRUSTEES WERE FORMALLY APPOINTED IN JANUARY, 2025, REPLACING THREE INDIVIDUALS WHO RESIGNED DURING 2024. THE DIVERSE BOARD IS COMPOSED OF FOUR MEN AND FIVE WOMEN, RANGING IN AGES FROM 55 TO 80. FOUR INDIVIDUAL TRUSTEES HAVE TEACHING BACKGROUNDS, INCLUDING ONE HAVING BEEN A PRINCIPAL, ONE TRUSTEE IS A FORESTER EMPLOYED BY THE STATE, ONE TRUSTEE IS AN INDEPENDENT SOIL MOVER CONTRACTOR, ONE TRUSTEE IS A MINISTER, ONE TRUSTEE IS A NATURALIST, AND ONE TRUSTEE IS A CPA/ATTORNEY. TRUSTEES ARE VOLUNTARY AND ARE APPOINTED FOR FOUR-YEAR TERMS, WITH STAGGERING TERMS RSULTING IN POTENTIALLY A COMPLETE TURNOVER OF TRUSTEES EVERY SIX YEARS. TRUSTEES HAVE BEEN THE PRIMARY SOURCE FOR DEVELOPING AND COORDINATING ACTIVITIES AT THE BONEBRAKE CENTER. ACTIVITIES AT THE BONEBRAKE CENTER ARE ALL CONDUCTED BY VOLUNTEERS, EXCEPTING SPECIALLY INVITED LECTURERS OR INDIVIDUALS TRAVELING A DISTANCE. THE MAIN FACILITY OF THE BONEBRAKE CENTER, THE 1880S TWO-STORY VICTORIAN HOME IS AVAILABLE BY RESERVATION. THE 12+ ACRES, INCLUDING THE 1865 FOOD LOG CABIN, IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FOR VIEWING, WALKING, ETC., DURING ALL DAYLIGHT HOURS. THIS POLICY OF DEVELOPING AN ENDOWMENT FUND WAS ESTABLISHED AT THE INCEPTION OF THE BONEBRAKE CENTER TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE INCOME FOR ITS NORMAL OPERATIONS. IN PARTICULAR, AN OBJECTIVE WAS TO FUND AN ENDOWMENT SUFFICIENT TO HIRE AND MAINTAIN AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WHO WOULD BE AT THE FACILITIES SEVEN DAYS A WEEK DURING NORMAL HOURS. IT WAS ESTIMATED THAT AN ENDOWMENT OF AT LEAST 750,000 WOULD BE REQUIRED TO FUND AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE BONEBRAKE CENTER IS ONLY ONE-THIRD OF THE WAY TO THIS OBJECTIVE. |
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| PART II, LINE 10 | ENDOWMENT UNREALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) 19,742 |
| PART II, LINE 17A | PART II, LINES 17A AND 17B, 2023 AND 2024 THE BONEBRAKE-MCMURTREY FOUNDATION, LTD., DBA BONEBRAKE CENTER OF NATURE AND HISTORY (BONEBRAKE CENTER) WAS INITIALLY FUNDED BY A DONATION OF PROPERTY BY THE LATE DR. MACDONALD BONEBRAKE AND HIS THREE ADULT CHILDREN. DR. BONEBRAKE WAS BORN AND RAISED ON THE PROPERTY. THE PROPERTY, LOCATED JUST ONE BLOCK NORTHEAST OF THE DENT COUNTY SQUARE IN SALEM, MO, INITIALLY CONTAINED 12+ ACRES, HAVING AN 1880S TWO-STORY VICTORIAN HOME, A NATURAL SPRING AND POND RUNNING APPROXIMATELY 240,000 GALLONS OF WATER DAILY, AND THE MCMURTREY CREEK, A CONTINUOUSLY RUNNING CREEK. SINCE INCEPTION, THE BONEBRAKE CENTER HAS ADDED AN 1865 FOOD LOG CABIN, DONATED BY A PREVIOUS MAYOR OF SALEM, AND HAS DEVELOPED THE ACREAGE WITH NATIVE WILD FLOWERS, HARD AND SOFT WOOD TREES, A WILD PRAIRIE, AND SEVERAL MILES OF WALKING TRAILS. OVER THE TIME, THE BONEBRAKE FAMILY HAS DONATED IN EXCESS OF 482,000, INCLUDING THE INITIAL CONTRIBUTION OF THE PROPERTY, AND 175,000, WHICH DR. BONEBRAKE LEFT AT HIS DEATH IN 2021 TO THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE OZARKS IN ENDOWMENT FOR THE BONEBRAKE CENTER. SINCE EVEN BEFOE THE INITIAL FUNDING, THE TRUSTEES OF THE BONEBRAKE CENTER BEGAN ESTABLISHING AND HAVING COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES. THESE COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES ARE DIRECTED TO CHILDREN AND/OR ADULTS AND FAMILIES. THESE ACTIVITIES HAVE GENERATED ONLY NOMINAL SUPPORT (UNDER 50,000) OVER THE YEARS. THE BONEBRAKE CENTER HAS BEEN WELL ACCEPTED BY THE COMMUNITY SINCE INCEPTION. IN FACT, DURING 1991, THE MISSOURI NATIONAL GUARD ASSISTED IN RESTORING THE NATURAL SPRING POND. THROUGH 2024 THE BONEBRAKE CENTER HAS RECEIVED OVER 30,000 IN MEMORIAL DONATIONS AND OVER 30,000 TITHES TO THE ENDOWED FUND. THE ENDOWMENT FUND HAS GENERATED OVER 245,000 IN DONATIONS. THE BONEBRAKE CENTER HAS GENERATED ALMOST 200,000 IN REGULAR DONATIONS, OVER 175,000 IN RESTRICTED DONATIONS, ALMOST 325,000 IN IN- KIND DONATIONS, AND ALMOST 190,000 IN NAP-ELIGIBLE DONATIONS. THE CUMULATIVE LISTING OF DONORS, BEGINNING IN 1988 AND RUNNING THROUGH 2024, CONTAINS AT LEAST 986 DONORS. THE CITY OF SALEM AND DENT COUNTY HAVE ONLY 5,000 AND 13,000 INHABITANTS, RESPECTIVELY. THE BONEBRAKE CENTER FUNCTIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE OZARKS (CFO), A PUBLIC NONPROFIT FOUNDATION SERVING COMMUNITIES ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH ASSET RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT. CFO HAS 55 REGULAR AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS FOR WHICH IT HOLDS ENDOWMENT FUNDS. PAYMENTS DIRECTLY TO CFO FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BONEBRAKE CENTER ARE ENDOWED, RESULTING IN ONLY INCOME BEING DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY BY CFO TO THE BONEBRAKE CENTER. PRESENTLY, CFO HOLDS JUST OVER 262,000 OF ENDOWED FUNDS FOR THE BONEBRAKE CENTER. IN ADDITION TO THE CFO ENDOWMENT FUND HOLDINGS, THE BONEBRAKE CENTER HAS ELEVEN CDS IN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN SALEM, WHICH CDS HAVE A VALUE IN EXCESS OF 60,000. EVERY DOLLAR AT CFO AND IN THE CDS ARE FROM DONATED FUNDS AND ARE ENDOWED FUNDS. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE BONEBRAKE CENTER BEGAN WITH EIGHT TRUSTEES AND NOW HAS NINE WITH ONE MORE TO BE NOMINATED AND APPROVED. ONE ORIGINAL TRUSTEE REMAINS ON THE BOARD AND FOUR NEW TRUSTEES WERE FORMALLY APPOINTED IN JANUARY, 2025, REPLACING THREE INDIVIDUALS WHO RESIGNED DURING 2024. THE DIVERSE BOARD IS COMPOSED OF FOUR MEN AND FIVE WOMEN, RANGING IN AGES FROM 55 TO 80. FOUR INDIVIDUAL TRUSTEES HAVE TEACHING BACKGROUNDS, INCLUDING ONE HAVING BEEN A PRINCIPAL, ONE TRUSTEE IS A FORESTER EMPLOYED BY THE STATE, ONE TRUSTEE IS AN INDEPENDENT SOIL MOVER CONTRACTOR, ONE TRUSTEE IS A MINISTER, ONE TRUSTEE IS A NATURALIST, AND ONE TRUSTEE IS A CPA/ATTORNEY. TRUSTEES ARE VOLUNTARY AND ARE APPOINTED FOR FOUR-YEAR TERMS, WITH STAGGERING TERMS RSULTING IN POTENTIALLY A COMPLETE TURNOVER OF TRUSTEES EVERY SIX YEARS. TRUSTEES HAVE BEEN THE PRIMARY SOURCE FOR DEVELOPING AND COORDINATING ACTIVITIES AT THE BONEBRAKE CENTER. ACTIVITIES AT THE BONEBRAKE CENTER ARE ALL CONDUCTED BY VOLUNTEERS, EXCEPTING SPECIALLY INVITED LECTURERS OR INDIVIDUALS TRAVELING A DISTANCE. THE MAIN FACILITY OF THE BONEBRAKE CENTER, THE 1880S TWO-STORY VICTORIAN HOME IS AVAILABLE BY RESERVATION. THE 12+ ACRES, INCLUDING THE 1865 FOOD LOG CABIN, IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FOR VIEWING, WALKING, ETC., DURING ALL DAYLIGHT HOURS. THIS POLICY OF DEVELOPING AN ENDOWMENT FUND WAS ESTABLISHED AT THE INCEPTION OF THE BONEBRAKE CENTER TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE INCOME FOR ITS NORMAL OPERATIONS. IN PARTICULAR, AN OBJECTIVE WAS TO FUND AN ENDOWMENT SUFFICIENT TO HIRE AND MAINTAIN AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WHO WOULD BE AT THE FACILITIES SEVEN DAYS A WEEK DURING NORMAL HOURS. IT WAS ESTIMATED THAT AN ENDOWMENT OF AT LEAST 750,000 WOULD BE REQUIRED TO FUND AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE BONEBRAKE CENTER IS ONLY ONE-THIRD OF THE WAY TO THIS OBJECTIVE. |
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| FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 | VOLUNTEERS ASSIST IN PROGRAM OFFERINGS, INCLUDING OZARK KIDS (OK) CONNECTION AND DISCOVERY CAMP, AS WELL AS IN DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING THE HISTORICAL STRUCTURES (2), THE WATER SPRING (FLOWING APPROXIMATELY 240,000 GALLONS DAILY), AND THE LAND (12+ ACRES LOCATED ONE BLOCK FROM THE DENT COUNTY COURTHOUSE SQUARE), WHICH INCLUDES WILD AND NATIVE FLOWER GARDENS AND TREES, WATER SPRING PLANT HABITAT, AND A PRAIRIE. VOLUNTEERS INCLUDE THE TRUSTEES, EDUCATIONAL INSTRUCTORS, MS&T STUDENTS AND FACULTY, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, LOCAL 4-H MEMBERS, HOME SCHOOLERS AND ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERS, AND DEVELOPMENTALE DISABLED INDIVIDUALS. THE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS IS AT LEAST 750, MANY OF WHOM VOLUNTEER IN MORE THAN ONE ACTIVITY. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | THE BONEBRAKE CENTER OF NATURE AND HISTORY OFFERS THE GENERAL PUBLIC LIVING NATURE, CULTURE, AND HISTORY ACTIVITIES, RECOURCES, OPPORTUNITIES, AND EXPERIENCES, APPEALING TO ALL AGES AND DIVERSE INTERESTS. BEGINNING IN 2018, SEVERAL DOZEN PROGRAMS WERE DEVELOPED AND HAVE BEEN PRESENTED, MOST OF WHICH HAVE BEEN PRESENTED ON-SITE, ALTHOUGH SOME PROGRAMS WERE PRESENTED OFF-SITE AT SCHOOL FACILITIES, TO PROFESSIONAL GROUPS, AND SENIORS. MANY OF THESE PROGRAMS WERE DESIGNED BY EDUCATORS TO BE GRADE-EQUIVALENT. ALL PROGRAMS WERE PRESENTED BY VOLUNTEERS, INCLUDING TRUSTEES. THE FACILITES ARE ALSO RENTED OUT, AT NOMINAL RATES OR FREE OF CHARGE, TO ENCOURAGE EXPERIENCES ON, AND EXPAND INTEREST IN, THE BONEBRAKE CENTER. THE OUTDOOR FACILITES, 12+ ACRES INCLUDING A WATER SPRING, TRAILS, WILD AND NATIVE FLOWER GARDENS AND TREES, A PRAIRIE, AND A COOK'S LOG CABIN, ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, FREE OF CHARGE, DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS. ALTHOUGH FORMAL RECORDS CANNOT BE MAINTAINED REGARDING WALK-ON VISITORS, THE NUMBER IS SUBSTANTIAL AND IS KNOWN TO INCLUDE SPECIAL OCCASIONS GROUPS, INCLUDING WEDDINGS, GRADUATION PARTIES, AND GENERAL PHOTOGRAPHY SHOOTINGS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C | SEVERAL PROGRAMS AT THE BONEBRAKE CENTER COMBINED AND EXPANDED TO A THREE-DAY CAMP FOR CHILDREN AGES 5 TO 12. THE GOALS OF DISCOVERY CAMP ARE TO AID THE CHILDREN IN DEVELOPING A LOVE FOR LEARNING, WHILE DEVELOPING AN ATTITUDE OF RESPECT FOR NATURE, CULTURE, AND THE ARTS. DISCOVERY CAMP IS AN EDUCATIONAL CAMP PROVIDING THE CHILDREN WITH ENTHUSIASTIC OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES, COUPLED WITH ART AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS PRESENTED BY EXPERTS IN DIVERSE VARIETIES OF STUDIES, INCLUDING GEODES, FLY FISHING, COMPASS NAVIGATION, FLINTKNAPPING, AND HERPETOLOGY. THE 12+ ACRES OF WOODS, PRAIRIE, AND FLOWERS, COUPLED WITH THE WATER SPRING, A SMALL RUNNING STREAM AND PONDS, ALLOW THE CHILDREN TO MAKE PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS OF THEIR STUDIES. DISCOVERY CAMP CULMINATES IN AN EVENING OF ACTIVITIES FOR THE CHILDREN, THEIR FAMILIES, AND FRIENDS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D | EFFECTIVE JANUARY, 2023, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED THE CREATION OF MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS, BASED ON THE LEVEL OF INCOME PAID BY THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE OZARKS FROM EARNINGS ON ENDOWED FUNDS WHICH IT MAINTAINS FOR THE BONEBRAKE CENTER. SINCE THE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS ARE BASED ON THE EARNINGS GENERATED BY CFO FOR THE BONEBRAKE CENTER, THE AMOUNTS OF THE SCHOLARSHIPS WILL VARY FROM YEAR TO YEAR, BASED ON A PRE-DETERMINED FORMULA APPROVED BY THE BOARD. THE ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS ARE IN MEMORY OF TWO EXTREMELY IMPORTANT INDIVIDUALS IN THE CREATION, MAINTENANCE, AND POPULARITY OF THE BONEBRAKE CENTER. ONE INDIVIDUAL, DR. MACDONALD BONEBRAKE, HAD THE FORESIGHT TO ENVISION THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIS HOME PROPERTY FOR THE BENEFIT OF SALEM, DENT COUNTY, AND SURROUNDING AREAS. THE OTHER INDIVIDUAL, LIBBY B. SANDERS, AN ORIGINAL TRUSTEE, WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN DEVELOPING AND CONDUCTING PROGRAMS FOR THE BONEBRAKE CENTER, CONTRIBUTING AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF TIME AT THE BONEBRAKE CENTER ACTING ALSO AS THE UNPAID EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. MOST UNFORTUNATELY FOR THE BONEBRAKE CENTER AND ALL THE PEOPLE SHE TOUCHED, LIBBY SUCCUMBED TO COVID AFTER A SURGERY. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 9 | CARILEE M. BALL BOX 473 SALEM, MO 65560 MICHAEL E. GODI 803 THOMAS SALEM, MO 65560 BONNIE J. GRAY FIVE COUNTY ROAD 5035 SALEM, MO 65560 DAVID L. MASSENGALE 2401 HIGHWAY 19 NORTH SALEM, MO 65560 AUSTIN L. MITCHELL 301 NORTH WASHINGTON SALEM, MO 65560 NANCY R. MOENSTER 2881 COUNTY ROAD 5260 SALEM, MO 65560 JASON C. STOTLER 1515 HIGHWAY P SALEM, MO 65560 STEPHANIE D. STRADER 1043 COUNTY ROAD 5510 SALEM, MO 65560 JANET E. PRICE 17745 HIGHWAY 49 BLACK, MO 63625 |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | PRIOR TO 2011, FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED AFTER FILING IN THE NEXT MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. BEGINNING IN 2011, THE OFFICIAL POLICY IS TO PROVIDE THE FINAL DRAFT COPY OF FORM 990 TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT ITS MEETING PRIOR TO FILING THE FORM. MOST OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN FORM 990 HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTEES IN MEETINGS AS THE YEAR PROGRESSES AND AFTER THE CLOSE OF THE YEAR. THE TRUSTEES ARE PROVIDED, PERIODICALLY AS THE YEAR PROGRESSES, WITH FINANCIAL INFORMATION IN SIGNIFICANTLY GREATER DETAIL THAN PRESENTED ON FORM 990. |
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