Northwest Montana United Way

Analysis

Northwest Montana United Way is a registered charity in United States, based in Kalispell, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general 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 December 2023, Northwest Montana United Way reported income of $332k and spending of $355k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $607k to $332k (-45%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Northwest Montana United Way sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends in Action ($332k), American Friends of Refuah Vchaim Inc ($332k) and Maji Safi Group ($332k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $30k (8.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $30k. At year end it held assets of $551k against liabilities of $16k, net assets of $535k. It reported 3 employees.