Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium

Analysis

Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium is a registered charity in United States, based in Missoula, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium reported income of $1.3m and spending of $802k, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $540k to $1.3m (+132%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 319%. Over the whole period it spent 35% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Spay Neuter Clinic ($1.2m), Rosies Southside Animal Shelter Inc ($1.3m) and Red Panda Network ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 9.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $94k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $229k. At year end it held assets of $5.2m against liabilities of $505k, net assets of $4.6m. It reported 15 employees.