Bighorn Basin Paleontological Institute
Donations deductibleRevenue
$636k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$533k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$832k
$6k liabilities
Net assets
$827k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
3
4.4y av
Staff
8
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
6
named in Part VII
Bighorn Basin Paleontological Institute's network
3 peoplei3 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (3). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
3 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 3 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Stahl | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Kathryn Mellinger | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| William J Shannkle | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
6 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Guy Gsell | Company secretary | since 2023 |
| Hannah Ransom | President | 2024 |
| Hannah Ranzom | President | 2023 |
| Jason P Schein | Executive Director | since 2020 |
| Steve Gibbs | Treasurer | since 2023 |
| Timshel Purdum | Vice Preside | since 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason P Schein | Executive Di | 40 | $95k | ||
| Kathryn Mellinger | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| William J Shannkle | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Benjamin Stahl | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Steve Gibbs | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Guy Gsell | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Timshel Purdum | Vice Preside | 2 | $0 | ||
| Hannah Ransom | President | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Bighorn Basin Paleontological Institute
- EIN
- 813350752
- Address
- 3959 Welsh Rd, Willow Grove, PA, 19090-2900
- State
- Pennsylvania
- 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. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- U99 Science and technology research
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Science & Technology
- Size band
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2017
- Principal officer
- Jason P Schein (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 February 2017
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 3, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsBenjamin Stahl
≥3years on the filingsKathryn Mellinger
≥3years on the filingsWilliam J Shannkle
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $832k
- Total liabilities
- $6k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $827k
- Contributions and grants received
- $209k
- Program service revenue
- $392k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $160
- Employees
- 8
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $636k | $533k | $103k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Bighorn Basin Paleontological Institute likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Pennsylvania Department of State, business entities (data.pa.gov xvd7-5r2c). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Entity type
- Foreign Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 2 March 2017
- Registered agent
- Not stated
Officers (5)
- Ben Stahl Treasurer
- Hannah Ransom President
- Jason P Schein Governor
- Kate Melliger Secretary
- Timshel Purdum Vice President
City and state of officers are not held in this extract.