Mission
ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PALENTOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCE RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH. THE UNIVERSAL APPEAL OF DINOSAURS AND PALEONTOLOGY TO ENGAGE PEOPLE OF ALL INTEREST LEVELS AND BACKGROUNDS.
Public Charity
BIGHORN BASIN PALEOTOLOGICAL INSTITUTE
BIGHORN BASIN PALEOTOLOGICAL INSTITUTE is a Public Charity headquartered in WILLOW GROVE, PA. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $636K revenue, $533K expenses, $832K total assets. 11 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $594K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 813350752
WILLOW GROVE, PA
Science & Technology N.E.C.
NTEE: U99
Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$636K
Total Expenses$533K
Total Assets$832K
Grant Records11
Funding Total$594K
Filing Years2020–2024
Where $100 goes at Bighorn Basin Paleotological Institute
How Bighorn Basin Paleotological Institute divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 3 years.
$90
Programs
the work itself
$10
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $90 for programs
$63
Our biggest annual program is the public summer field expedition; we host people from around the world in southern montana to help us find and excavate mostly dinosaur…
$14
The institute creates and hosts a diverse slate of educational and outreach programming in the earth and sciences for all people of all ages
$13
The institutes palenontogolists conduct scientific research on the specimens collected during summer expeditions
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION
$18,540
PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSE
$6,492
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$112,000
ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION
$13,837
PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSE
$7,911
Showing up to 5 of 11 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
Benjamin Stahl
SECRETARY
Guy Gsell
PRESIDENT
Hannah Ransom
EXECUTIVE DI
Jason P Schein
DIRECTOR
Kathryn Mellinger
TREASURER
Steve Gibbs
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $636K | $533K | $832K |
| 2023 | $499K | $486K | $728K |
| 2020 | $291K | $201K | $142K |
Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $291K to $636K (+119%), with total assets most recently reported at $832K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.