Downtown Driggs Association Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
MISSION: TO FOSTER A THRIVING AND VIBRANT DOWNTOWN DRIGGS. DOWNTOWN DRIGGS ASSOCIATION IS A DONOR SUPPORTED NONPROFIT. AS A DESIGNATED MAIN STREET AMERICA ORGANIZATION, OUR MISSION IS TO FOSTER A THRIVING AND VIBRANT DOWNTOWN DRIGGS. WE DO THAT BY ENRICHING OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH ARTS AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS, PROMOTING ACTIVITIES DOWNTOWN, CREATIVE PLACEMAKING AND DOWNTOWN BEAUTIFICATION PROJECTS. FREE ARTS-BASED PROGRAMS INCLUDE DRIGGS SUMMER ARTS COMPRISED OF THE ANNUAL DRIGGS PLEIN AIR ART FESTIVAL, SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARKS PERFORMANCE, AND SEVEN DOWNTOWN SOUNDS OUTDOOR CONCERTS. FALL IN DOWNTOWN DRIGGS INCLUDES THE ANNUAL SCARECROW CONTEST AND DOWNTOWN TRICK OR TREAT. WINTER PROGRAMS INCLUDE LIGHT UP DOWNTOWN, MUGLER PLAZA CANDLELIGHT CAROLING, ANNUAL DRIGGS SNOWSCAPES AND SNOW BALL. CREATIVE PUBLIC SPACES, MUGLER PLAZA AT 40 N MAIN STREET, AND DRIGGS PLAZA AT 60 SOUTH MAIN STREET, OFFER GAMES AND ACTIVITIES AND A PLACE FOR THE PUBLIC TO RELAX AND ENJOY BEAUTIFUL DOWNTOWN DRIGGS. WE A
- Income
- $459,863
- Spending
- $369,504
- Spent on programs
- 82%
- Reserves
- 7.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 71%
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 348
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 78% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 7.4 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 20% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 21% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1582% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 5 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 64 out of 100. Higher than 32% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 257 of 7 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (5)
- $31,719 spent. DRIGGS SNOWSCAPES - THE ART OF SCULPTING SNOW PARTICIPANTS = 35 ARTISTS. AUDIENCE = 2,000 ON FINALS DAY WITH 4,000 VISITORS OVER THE COURSE OF 4 WEEKS. THE 13TH ANNUAL DRIGGS SNOWSCAPES WAS HELD SHOWCASING WHAT MAKES TETON VALLEY UNIQUE AND SPECIAL, SPECIFICALLY ITS APPRECIATION OF SNOW, LOVE FOR CREATIVITY AND COMMITMENT TO COLLABORATION. DUE TO A LACK OF SNOW DURING THE TRADITIONAL MID-JANUARY TIMING FOR THIS EVENT, DDA MADE THE DECISION TO PUSH THE EVENT BACK TO THE WEEK OF JANUARY WHICH YIELDED MORE SNOW AND BIG CROWDS. SEVEN TEAMS OF ARTISTS FROM IDAHO, WYOMING, AND OREGON SPENT ONE WEEK COLLABORATIVELY TRANSFORMING 8X8X8 OR 6X6X8 FOOT BLOCKS OF SOLID SNOW INTO LARGER-THAN-LIFE WORKS OF ART. THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM ST. ANTHONY, IDAHO RETURNED FOR A THIRD YEAR TO PARTICIPATE AS A FULL COMPETITION TEAM AND WON BOTH THE COVETED PEOPLE'S AND KID'S CHOICE AWARDS. 55 LOCAL SCHOOL CHILDREN VISITED ON FIELD TRIPS DURING THE WEEK. DURING THE 3RD ANNUAL QUICK SCULPT EVENT 6 ARTISTS HAD 1.5 HOURS TO CARVE A 4 FOOT-TALL SCULPTURE; IT CONTINUES TO BE A VERY POPULAR SNOWSCAPES ADDITION. PROFESSIONAL SCULPTURES WERE ASSESSED BY A TEAM OF 7 JUDGES WHO AWARDED 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD PLACE CASH AWARDS. THE ANNUAL SNOW BALL ATTRACTED MORE THAN 250 ATTENDEES WHO DANCED THE NIGHT AWAY TO THE COSMIC ROCK BAND BOOT JUICE AT THE DRIGGS CITY BUILDING AND SENIOR CENTER. DRIGGS SNOWSCAPES - THE ART OF SCULPTING SNOW PARTICIPANTS = 35 ARTISTS. AUDIENCE = 2,000 ON FINALS DAY WITH 4,000 VISITORS OVER THE COURSE OF 4 WEEKS. THE 13TH ANNUAL DRIGGS SNOWSCAPES WAS HELD SHOWCASING WHAT MAKES TETON VALLEY UNIQUE AND SPECIAL, SPECIFICALLY ITS APPRECIATION OF SNOW, LOVE FOR CREATIVITY AND COMMITMENT TO COLLABORATION. DUE TO A LACK OF SNOW DURING THE TRADITIONAL MID-JANUARY TIMING FOR THIS EVENT, DDA MADE THE DECISION TO PUSH THE EVENT BACK TO THE WEEK OF JANUARY WHICH YIELDED MORE SNOW AND BIG CROWDS. SEVEN TEAMS OF ARTISTS FROM IDAHO, WYOMING, AND OREGON SPENT ONE WEEK COLLABORATIVELY TRANSFORMING 8X8X8 OR 6X6X8 FOOT BLOCKS OF SOLID SNOW INTO LARGER-THAN-LIFE WORKS OF ART. THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM ST. ANTHONY, IDAHO RETURNED FOR A THIRD YEAR TO PARTICIPATE AS A FULL COMPETITION TEAM AND WON BOTH THE COVETED PEOPLE'S AND KID'S CHOICE AWARDS. 55 LOCAL SCHOOL CHILDREN VISITED ON FIELD TRIPS DURING THE WEEK. DURING THE 3RD ANNUAL QUICK SCULPT EVENT 6 ARTISTS HAD 1.5 HOURS TO CARVE A 4 FOOT-TALL SCULPTURE; IT CONTINUES TO BE A VERY POPULAR SNOWSCAPES ADDITION. PROFESSIONAL SCULPTURES WERE ASSESSED BY A TEAM OF 7 JUDGES WHO AWARDED 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD PLACE CASH AWARDS. THE ANNUAL SNOW BALL ATTRACTED MORE THAN 250 ATTENDEES WHO DANCED THE NIGHT AWAY TO THE COSMIC ROCK BAND BOOT JUICE AT THE DRIGGS CITY BUILDING AND SENIOR CENTER.
- $164,373 spent. DRIGGS PLEIN AIR FESTIVAL PARTICIPANTS = 70 ARTISTS FROM 22 STATES AND CANADA AND 32 ARTISTS IN WORKSHOPS. AUDIENCE = 2000+ THE 12TH ANNUAL DRIGGS PLEIN AIR FESTIVAL TOOK PLACE JULY 21-38TH AT THE DRIGGS COMMUNITY CENTER AND PLAZA. ARTISTS DISPLAYED THEIR WORK IN THE COMMUNITY CENTER GALLERY AS WELL AS IN THE TETON GEOTOURISM CENTER FOR THE EXTENDED SHOW & SALE. TWO WORKSHOPS WERE HELD IN PERSON, ALLOWING 32 ARTISTS TO ENJOY LIVE TEACHINGS AND MENTORING. THE COMPETITION WAS JUDGED BY THE WORKSHOP INSTRUCTORS. AN OPENING RECEPTION AND CLOSING AWARDS CEREMONY, BOTH WITH A FREE COMMUNITY CONCERT, DREW A LARGE COMMUNITY CROWD AND GENERATED MANY ART SALES.
- $18,047 spent. DOWNTOWN SOUNDS PARTICIPANTS: 21 PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS. AUDIENCE - 2,550 ATTENDEES. THE 3RD ANNUAL DOWNTOWN SOUNDS CONCERT SERIES INCLUDED 7 CONCERTS HELD AT THREE LOCATIONS ACROSS DRIGGS FROM JUNE THROUGH SEPTEMBER. THE FIRST CONCERT OF THE SEASON, BELLE NUIT: A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT OF SONG WAS A SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIP WITH TETON VALLEY CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL. JENNIFER YOUNGS FROM THE DALLAS OPERA AND LAUREN MCNEESE FROM THE METROPOLITAN OPERA PERFORMED DUETS AND ARIAS FROM BRAHMS, SCHUMANN, ROSSINI AND MORE AT THE TETON VALLEY WELCOME CENTER. OUR LARGEST CONCERT OF THE SEASON, THE INDEPENDENCE DAY KICKOFF EVENT AT DRIGGS PLAZA, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TETON COUNTY IDAHO FAIRGROUNDS, FEATURED CORDOVAS, A COUNTRY ROCK BAND FROM NASHVILLE AND 800 IN ATTENDANCE. THE SHIFT OFFERED R&B AND JAZZ FOR A LARGE AUDIENCE DURING THE OPENING CELEBRATION OF DRIGGS PLEIN AIR FESTIVAL ON JULY 21. THE BLACK ROCK WIND QUINTET FROM IDAHO FALLS PERFORMED FOR THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF DRIGGS PLEIN AIR FESTIVAL. THE WILD POTATOES BROUGHT TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC TO IDAHO POTATO COUNTRY AND UK BASED NICOLAS MEIER TRIO, BACK FOR A SECOND YEAR BY POPULAR DEMAND, TOOK THE AUDIENCE ON A MUSICAL JOURNEY WITH TURKISH, GREEK AND NORTHERN AFRICAN WORLD JAZZ ON SEPTEMBER 5. DOWNTOWN SOUNDS PARTICIPANTS: 21 PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS. AUDIENCE - 2,550 ATTENDEES. THE 3RD ANNUAL DOWNTOWN SOUNDS CONCERT SERIES INCLUDED 7 CONCERTS HELD AT THREE LOCATIONS ACROSS DRIGGS FROM JUNE THROUGH SEPTEMBER. THE FIRST CONCERT OF THE SEASON, BELLE NUIT: A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT OF SONG WAS A SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIP WITH TETON VALLEY CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL. JENNIFER YOUNGS FROM THE DALLAS OPERA AND LAUREN MCNEESE FROM THE METROPOLITAN OPERA PERFORMED DUETS AND ARIAS FROM BRAHMS, SCHUMANN, ROSSINI AND MORE AT THE TETON VALLEY WELCOME CENTER. OUR LARGEST CONCERT OF THE SEASON, THE INDEPENDENCE DAY KICKOFF EVENT AT DRIGGS PLAZA, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TETON COUNTY IDAHO FAIRGROUNDS, FEATURED CORDOVAS, A COUNTRY ROCK BAND FROM NASHVILLE AND 800 IN ATTENDANCE. THE SHIFT OFFERED R&B AND JAZZ FOR A LARGE AUDIENCE DURING THE OPENING CELEBRATION OF DRIGGS PLEIN AIR FESTIVAL ON JULY 21. THE BLACK ROCK WIND QUINTET FROM IDAHO FALLS PERFORMED FOR THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF DRIGGS PLEIN AIR FESTIVAL. THE WILD POTATOES BROUGHT TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC TO IDAHO POTATO COUNTRY AND UK BASED NICOLAS MEIER TRIO, BACK FOR A SECOND YEAR BY POPULAR DEMAND, TOOK THE AUDIENCE ON A MUSICAL JOURNEY WITH TURKISH, GREEK AND NORTHERN AFRICAN WORLD JAZZ ON SEPTEMBER 5.
- $87,664 spent. FISCAL YEAR ENDING 2025 PROGRAM OVERVIEW IN 2025, DDA DELIVERED 34 PROGRAMS AND HOSTED 182 PROFESSIONAL AND EMERGING ARTISTS INCLUDING PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, ARTISANS, ACTORS AND MUSICIANS FOR IN-PERSON AUDIENCES OF AN ESTIMATED 13,990 INDIVIDUALS. 595 COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER SLOTS WERE FILLED WITH INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES WHO SUPPORTED DDA'S PROGRAMS IN 2025. WE COLLABORATED WITH 52 LOCAL BUSINESSES PARTNERS AND 33 LOCAL NONPROFIT PROGRAM COLLABORATORS. SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK PARTICIPANTS = 12 PROFESSIONAL ACTORS. AUDIENCE = 400 PEOPLE. ON JULY 28TH, THE 12TH ANNUAL SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARKS WAS HELD OUTDOORS AT THE TETON COUNTY COURTHOUSE LAWN IN DRIGGS, PERFORMING SHAKESPEARE'S IMMORTAL TRAGEDY HAMLET. THE STAGE WAS CONSTRUCTED ONSITE AND PLAY PERFORMED BY PROFESSIONAL ACTORS FROM MONTANA SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARKS, THE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED OUTREACH PROGRAM OF THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND ARCHITECTURE AT MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY. THE LOCAL NONPROFIT ACT FOUNDATION OFFERED AN OPENING PERFORMANCE OF VAUDEVILLE SKITS TO MUCH APPLAUSE ON THE SHAKESPEARE STAGE. DRIGGS SCARECROW CONTEST AND DOWNTOWN TRICK OR TREAT PARTICIPANTS = 43 DRIGGS BUSINESSES. AUDIENCE = 4,000 OVER THE COURSE OF 4 WEEKS DOWNTOWN DRIGGS ASSOCIATION CELEBRATES THE SPIRIT OF THE HARVEST WITH THE 6TH ANNUAL DRIGGS SCARECROW CONTEST, WITH ORIGINAL SCARECROWS CREATED BY LOCAL BUSINESSES AND NON-PROFITS ON-DISPLAY FROM OCTOBER 7 THROUGH OCTOBER 31. FORTY-SEVEN LOCAL BUSINESSES PARTICIPATED, CONSTRUCTING ELABORATE SCENES WITH SCARECROWS DISPLAYED IN FRONT OF THEIR ESTABLISHMENTS. THE COMMUNITY VOTED FOR THEIR FAVORITE FOR 5 THEMATIC CATEGORIES, CASH PRIZES WERE AWARDED TO THE WINNERS. A GRAND TOTAL OF 2,645 VOTES WERE CAST, 888 MORE THAN LAST YEAR. MORE THAN 1500 INDIVIDUALS DRESSED IN THE SCARY, SPARKLY, OR SILLY COSTUMES TO TRICK OR TREAT AT DOWNTOWN DRIGGS BUSINESSES ON HALLOWEEN, OCTOBER 31, WHICH WAS ALSO THE CULMINATING DAY FOR SCARECROW VOTING. TETON VALLEY WELCOME CENTER 2025 MARKS THE SECOND YEAR DOWNTOWN DRIGGS ASSOCIATION HAS MANAGED THE TETON VALLEY WELCOME CENTER, REBRANDED FROM ITS ORIGINAL NAME, THE TETON GEOTOURISM CENTER. THE SPACE WAS ESTABLISHED AS A TETON SCENIC BYWAY VISITOR CENTER AND GATEWAY TO IDAHO ALONG THE 69-MILE DRIVE THAT RUNS FROM SWAN VALLEY ON HWY 31 TO TETON VALLEY THROUGH VICTOR, DRIGGS, AND TETONIA ON HWY 33, THROUGH FELT TO ASHTON ON HWY 32. THE BYWAY, BUILT IN 1977, PARALLELS THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE TETON MOUNTAINS AND THE WYOMING STATE LINE AND OFFERS BREATHTAKING VIEWS AND HISTORICAL MARKERS ALONG THE WAY. THE BUILDING BENEFITS THE BYWAY TRAVELER WITH AMENITIES INCLUDING A REST AREA, PUBLIC RESTROOMS, ACCESS TO RETAIL SHOPS AND RESTAURANTS, AND BYWAY AND VISITOR WAYFARING INFORMATION INCLUDING MAPS, BROCHURES, LOCAL NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES MARKETING AREA ATTRACTIONS. WITH THE SUPPORT OF EIGHT WELL-INFORMED COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS, DDA OFFERS PERSONAL TOURISM SUPPORT AND VALLEY CULTURAL AND HISTORIC INFORMATION FOR BYWAY VISITORS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ALIKE. THE WELCOME CENTER ALSO CONTAINS A SUBSTANTIAL INTERPRETIVE GALLERY, WITH THEMES AND STORIES REFLECTING TETON VALLEY'S HISTORY, CULTURE, ECOLOGY, AND ECONOMY. AMONG THE OBJECTS ON DISPLAY ARE MOUNTAIN MAN CLOTHING AND TOOLS, CHEVRON TRADE BEADS AND A FLINT-LOCK TRADE GUN, A DOGSLED, A TAXIDERMY GRIZZLY BEAR AND SANDHILL CRANE, A BEAVER SKIN TOP HAT, NATIVE TROUT SPECIES, SHOSHONE BEADED MOCCASINS, FINELY-CHIPPED ARROWHEADS, BACKCOUNTRY SKI GEAR, A HOT AIR BALLOON, AND MUCH MORE. DDA HAS IMPLEMENTED A NEW SERIES OF ROTATING EXHIBITS. 2025 EXHIBITS INCLUDED WETLANDS AND AMPHIBIANS OF THE GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM, A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY, AND DRIGGS' DARLIN' CLEMENTINE, THE FIRST RENDITION OF OUR COMMUNITY PORTRAITS SERIES THAT HIGHLIGHTS INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING ANIMALS LIKE CLEMENTINE THE HORSE, WHO HAVE GREATLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE TETON VALLEY COMMUNITY. TOTAL PROGRAM AUDIENCE: 13,500 TOTAL GEO ATTENDANCE: 6,500 TOTAL ARTISTS: 184
- FISCAL YEAR ENDING 2025 PROGRAM OVERVIEW IN 2025, DDA DELIVERED 34 PROGRAMS AND HOSTED 182 PROFESSIONAL AND EMERGING ARTISTS INCLUDING PAINTERS, SCULPTORS, ARTISANS, ACTORS AND MUSICIANS FOR IN-PERSON AUDIENCES OF AN ESTIMATED 13,990 INDIVIDUALS. 595 COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER SLOTS WERE FILLED WITH INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES WHO SUPPORTED DDA'S PROGRAMS IN 2025. WE COLLABORATED WITH 52 LOCAL BUSINESSES PARTNERS AND 33 LOCAL NONPROFIT PROGRAM COLLABORATORS. SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK PARTICIPANTS = 12 PROFESSIONAL ACTORS. AUDIENCE = 400 PEOPLE. ON JULY 28TH, THE 12TH ANNUAL SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARKS WAS HELD OUTDOORS AT THE TETON COUNTY COURTHOUSE LAWN IN DRIGGS, PERFORMING SHAKESPEARE'S IMMORTAL TRAGEDY HAMLET. THE STAGE WAS CONSTRUCTED ONSITE AND PLAY PERFORMED BY PROFESSIONAL ACTORS FROM MONTANA SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARKS, THE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED OUTREACH PROGRAM OF THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND ARCHITECTURE AT MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY. THE LOCAL NONPROFIT ACT FOUNDATION OFFERED AN OPENING PERFORMANCE OF VAUDEVILLE SKITS TO MUCH APPLAUSE ON THE SHAKESPEARE STAGE. DRIGGS SCARECROW CONTEST AND DOWNTOWN TRICK OR TREAT PARTICIPANTS = 43 DRIGGS BUSINESSES. AUDIENCE = 4,000 OVER THE COURSE OF 4 WEEKS DOWNTOWN DRIGGS ASSOCIATION CELEBRATES THE SPIRIT OF THE HARVEST WITH THE 6TH ANNUAL DRIGGS SCARECROW CONTEST, WITH ORIGINAL SCARECROWS CREATED BY LOCAL BUSINESSES AND NON-PROFITS ON-DISPLAY FROM OCTOBER 7 THROUGH OCTOBER 31. FORTY-SEVEN LOCAL BUSINESSES PARTICIPATED, CONSTRUCTING ELABORATE SCENES WITH SCARECROWS DISPLAYED IN FRONT OF THEIR ESTABLISHMENTS. THE COMMUNITY VOTED FOR THEIR FAVORITE FOR 5 THEMATIC CATEGORIES, CASH PRIZES WERE AWARDED TO THE WINNERS. A GRAND TOTAL OF 2,645 VOTES WERE CAST, 888 MORE THAN LAST YEAR. MORE THAN 1500 INDIVIDUALS DRESSED IN THE SCARY, SPARKLY, OR SILLY COSTUMES TO TRICK OR TREAT AT DOWNTOWN DRIGGS BUSINESSES ON HALLOWEEN, OCTOBER 31, WHICH WAS ALSO THE CULMINATING DAY FOR SCARECROW VOTING. TETON VALLEY WELCOME CENTER 2025 MARKS THE SECOND YEAR DOWNTOWN DRIGGS ASSOCIATION HAS MANAGED THE TETON VALLEY WELCOME CENTER, REBRANDED FROM ITS ORIGINAL NAME, THE TETON GEOTOURISM CENTER. THE SPACE WAS ESTABLISHED AS A TETON SCENIC BYWAY VISITOR CENTER AND GATEWAY TO IDAHO ALONG THE 69-MILE DRIVE THAT RUNS FROM SWAN VALLEY ON HWY 31 TO TETON VALLEY THROUGH VICTOR, DRIGGS, AND TETONIA ON HWY 33, THROUGH FELT TO ASHTON ON HWY 32. THE BYWAY, BUILT IN 1977, PARALLELS THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE TETON MOUNTAINS AND THE WYOMING STATE LINE AND OFFERS BREATHTAKING VIEWS AND HISTORICAL MARKERS ALONG THE WAY. THE BUILDING BENEFITS THE BYWAY TRAVELER WITH AMENITIES INCLUDING A REST AREA, PUBLIC RESTROOMS, ACCESS TO RETAIL SHOPS AND RESTAURANTS, AND BYWAY AND VISITOR WAYFARING INFORMATION INCLUDING MAPS, BROCHURES, LOCAL NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES MARKETING AREA ATTRACTIONS. WITH THE SUPPORT OF EIGHT WELL-INFORMED COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS, DDA OFFERS PERSONAL TOURISM SUPPORT AND VALLEY CULTURAL AND HISTORIC INFORMATION FOR BYWAY VISITORS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ALIKE. THE WELCOME CENTER ALSO CONTAINS A SUBSTANTIAL INTERPRETIVE GALLERY, WITH THEMES AND STORIES REFLECTING TETON VALLEY'S HISTORY, CULTURE, ECOLOGY, AND ECONOMY. AMONG THE OBJECTS ON DISPLAY ARE MOUNTAIN MAN CLOTHING AND TOOLS, CHEVRON TRADE BEADS AND A FLINT-LOCK TRADE GUN, A DOGSLED, A TAXIDERMY GRIZZLY BEAR AND SANDHILL CRANE, A BEAVER SKIN TOP HAT, NATIVE TROUT SPECIES, SHOSHONE BEADED MOCCASINS, FINELY-CHIPPED ARROWHEADS, BACKCOUNTRY SKI GEAR, A HOT AIR BALLOON, AND MUCH MORE. DDA HAS IMPLEMENTED A NEW SERIES OF ROTATING EXHIBITS. 2025 EXHIBITS INCLUDED WETLANDS AND AMPHIBIANS OF THE GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM, A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY, AND DRIGGS' DARLIN' CLEMENTINE, THE FIRST RENDITION OF OUR COMMUNITY PORTRAITS SERIES THAT HIGHLIGHTS INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING ANIMALS LIKE CLEMENTINE THE HORSE, WHO HAVE GREATLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE TETON VALLEY COMMUNITY. TOTAL PROGRAM AUDIENCE: 13,500 TOTAL GEO ATTENDANCE: 6,500 TOTAL ARTISTS: 184
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 2014.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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