THE FRIENDS OF THE BUTTE ARCHIVES
EIN 81-0524089 · Historical Organizations (A80)
What they do
THE FRIENDS of THE ARCHIVES is A PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION, FOUNDED for EDUCATIONAL, CHARITABLE, and SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES. PRIMARILY, THE FRIENDS PROMOTES, ASSISTS, and BENEFITS THE OPERATIONS of THE BUTTE SILVER BOW PUBLIC ARCHIVES. THE FRIENDS WILL ACQUIRE FROM TIME to TIME, for SUCH USES and PURPOSES, BY PURCHASE, GIFT, WILL, or OTHERWISE, REAL and PERSONAL PROPERTY, INCLUDING ENDOWMENTS, and HAS and EXERCISES THE RIGHT to HOLD or MANAGE SUCH FUNDS or PROPERTY UNDER THE TERMS and CONDITIONS IMPOSED BY SUCH GRANTS, AGREEMENTS, or WILLS. THE FRIENDS ADDITIONALLY SOLICITS PUBLIC SUPPORT THROUGH CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS and ADVISES and ASSISTS THE BUTTE-SILVER BOW PUBLIC ARCHIVES.
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About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1999
- Location
- 17 W QUARTZ ST, BUTTE, MT 59701-9207
- County
- Silver Bow
- In care of
- % LEE WHITNEY
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