Montana Budget and Policy Center

Analysis

Montana Budget and Policy Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Helena, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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 Budget and Policy Center reported income of $1.0m and spending of $1.1m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $768k to $1.0m (+37%), an average of +8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Montana Budget and Policy Center sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Person Centered Service Inc ($1.0m), Indian Law Resource Center ($1.0m) and Animal Rescue League of New Hampshire ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $113k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $577k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $84k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 15 employees.