The idea for Merlin CCC (initially Merlin MCC) was first conceived in 2012. Preliminary steps for its not-for-profit operation began the following Spring. A business plan was created & board members and staff/volunteers were selected. In the Summer of 2014, we filed our Articles of Incorporation and became an official non-profit. We then began putting the final pieces in place for our launch date. Our first official board meeting was held in the Fall of 2014, we filed for tax exempt-status in February of 2015 & received our IRS Determination Letter in April 2015.
As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization [Tax ID is 47-1479303] our governance & financial documents are a matter of public record and donations, volunteer-time & contributions are tax-deductible under section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code. To view our governance policies, click on the applicable link below.
Other documents can be made available by request. View our ABN’s here.
We are tremendously grateful to Humanities MT and the National Endowment for the Humanities for awarding our organization a $3,500 grant for our 2020 “Thinking as a Community” project and for all of the amazing work they are doing in Montana! 
