Nonprofit · EIN 81-0478307
EMERSON CULTURAL CENTER INC
Tax-exempt · BOZEMAN, MT 59715
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,694,883 | $1,335,475 | $359,408 | $4,984,744 | $511,722 | $4,473,022 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,867,812 | $1,239,121 | $628,691 | $4,649,618 | $536,004 | $4,113,614 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,080,383 | $1,074,180 | $6,203 | $4,476,513 | $991,590 | $3,484,923 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $268,332
- Program service revenue
- $323,079
- Investment income
- $5,365
- Net rental income
- $1,124,935
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$28,004
- Other revenue
- $1,098,107
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $130,304
- Other salaries and wages
- $377,930
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $605,117
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $3,824
- Accounting fees
- $32,340
- Occupancy
- $144,699
- Depreciation
- $96,668
- Program services (functional)
- $1,158,082
- Management and general (functional)
- $143,425
- Fundraising (functional)
- $33,968
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,649,618
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,984,744
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $511,722
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,473,022
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $3,656,970
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,473,022
- Gross receipts
- $1,722,887
- Employees
- 31
- Volunteers
- 35
- Year formed
- 1992
- State of legal domicile
- MT
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSAN DENSON-GUY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $136,967 |
| ABBY TURNER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS WICKES | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MARK MELIEF | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 6 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSAN DENSON-GUY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $129,487 |
| JASON BAIDE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ABBY TURNER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MARK MELIEF | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LUCAS SWART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS WICKES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JASON BAIDE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LUMAY WANG MURPHY | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MARK MELIEF | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LUCAS SWART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SUSAN DENSON-GUY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 111 S GRAND AVE, BOZEMAN, MT 59715-5037
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SUSAN DENSON-GUY, 111 S GRAND AVE, BOZEMAN, MT 59715
- Signed the 990
- SUSAN DENSON-GUY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (406) 587-9797
- Website
- WWW.THEEMERSON.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MONTANA ACCOUNTING GROUP
Mission
THE EMERSON'S MISSION IS TO BUILD COMMUNITY BY PROMOTING ART AND CULTURE, SET IN A HISTORIC BUILDING. TO ACHEIVE THIS, THE EMERSON CENTER FOR THE ARTS & CULTURE: 1) ENGAGES THE PUBLIC BY HOSTING AND CURATING EXHIBITIONS AND PROGRAMS OF REGIONAL AND NATIONAL RECOGNITION;2) PROMOTES ARTS EDUCATION THROUGH ITS ONGOING CLASSES AND OUTREACH TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE COMMUNITY;3) CELEBRATES BOZEMAN'S HISTORY THROUGH EFFECTIVE STEWARDSHIP OF ITS HISTORICAL FACILITY; 4) OFFERS THE COMMUNITY A VARIETY OF SPACES FOR STUDIOS, MEETINGS, PERFORMANCES, RECEPTIONS, CLASSES AND OTHER ACTIVITIES;5) LEADS THE WAY IN REGIONAL PUBLIC ART VIA CITY-WIDE PROJECTS WITH LASTING IMPACT; AND 6) WORKS IN COLLABORATION WITH ITS TENTANTS AND OTHER ARTS, CULTURAL AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS TO STIMULATE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN BOZEMAN AND TO FURTHER ITS REPUTATION AS A REGIONAL DESTINATION.
Program accomplishments
- TENANT AND PUBLIC SPACE RENTAL: ARTS-RELATED BUSINESSES/NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS - APPROXIMATELY 58 TENANTS. SPACES AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC RENTAL - 3 (CRAWFORD THEATER, WEAVER ROOM, BALLROOM).Expenses $914,854 · revenue $1,124,935
- ART EDUCATION THROUGH CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS TAUGHT BY WORKING ARTISTS-TEACHERS, INCLUDING ARTISTS EXHIBITING WORK IN THE EMERSON'S CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERIES. CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS ARE EXHIBIT-INSPIRED, COMMUNITY-BASED, AND INTERDISCIPLINARY EXPLORATIONS OF PAINTING, DRAWING, SCULPTURE, MIXED MEDIA, PRINTMAKING, CERAMICS, AND NEW GENRE.Expenses $129,666 · revenue $260,075
- ARTS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH ASSOCIATED WITH ITS EXHIBITS. THE EMERSON CURATES AND HOSTS ART EXHIBITIONS OF SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY VALUE. EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS OF REGIONAL AND NATIONAL RECOGNITION EXHIBIT THEIR WORK REPRESENTING BOTH TRADITIONAL AND INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUES, MEDIA AND CONTENT WITH THE INTENT OF APPEALING TO DIVERSE AUDIENCES.Expenses $113,562 · revenue $64,180
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 81-0478307
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1993
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A610)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,984,744
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,722,887
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,694,883 | $1,335,475 | $4,984,744 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,867,812 | $1,239,121 | $4,649,618 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,080,383 | $1,074,180 | $4,476,513 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,024,732 | $911,594 | $4,558,491 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 81-0478307).
Questions about EMERSON CULTURAL CENTER INC
- What is the EIN of EMERSON CULTURAL CENTER INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of EMERSON CULTURAL CENTER INC is 81-0478307.
- Is EMERSON CULTURAL CENTER INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1993.
- Are donations to EMERSON CULTURAL CENTER INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does EMERSON CULTURAL CENTER INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of EMERSON CULTURAL CENTER INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did EMERSON CULTURAL CENTER INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of EMERSON CULTURAL CENTER INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names SUSAN DENSON-GUY.
- Who are the officers and directors of EMERSON CULTURAL CENTER INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 4 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $136,967 (SUSAN DENSON-GUY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does EMERSON CULTURAL CENTER INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,694,883, expenses of $1,335,475 and total assets of $4,984,744 at year end.
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