Montana Wilderness Association Inc

Analysis

Montana Wilderness Association Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Helena, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1978, 48 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 Association Inc reported income of $3.2m and spending of $3.2m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $2.5m to $3.2m (+28%), an average of +6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Montana Wilderness Association Inc 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 89th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Black Swamp Conservancy ($3.2m), Trees Forever Inc ($3.2m) and Green Forests Work Inc ($3.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $156k (4.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. At year end it held assets of $4.4m against liabilities of $338k, net assets of $4.0m. It reported 33 employees.