Montana Legal Services Association

Analysis

Montana Legal Services Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Helena, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1967, 59 years ago. 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, Montana Legal Services Association reported income of $10.0m and spending of $9.8m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.1m to $10.0m (+141%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Montana Legal Services Association sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kansas Legal Services Inc ($10.0m), United Way of Central Massachusetts Inc ($10.0m) and Blue Valley Behavioral Health Foundation of Gage County Inc ($10.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $123k (1.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.9m. At year end it held assets of $2.4m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 112 employees.