Montana Wilderness School

Analysis

Montana Wilderness School is a registered charity in United States, based in Bozeman, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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 September 2023, Montana Wilderness School reported income of $837k and spending of $900k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $479k to $837k (+75%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Montana Wilderness School sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tug Hill Tomorrow Land Trust ($836k), Earth Restoration Alliance ($837k) and Eagle River Watershed Council Inc ($835k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% and program service revenue 29% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $77k (8.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $472k. At year end it held assets of $374k against liabilities of $42k, net assets of $332k. It reported 33 employees.