Montana Land Reliance

Analysis

Montana Land Reliance is a registered charity in United States, based in Helena, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 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 December 2023, Montana Land Reliance reported income of $37.9m and spending of $17.7m, leaving 53% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $12.4m to $37.9m (+206%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 192%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Montana Land Reliance sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pennsylvania Horticultural Society ($37.8m), CDP North America Inc ($38.4m) and The Recycling Partnership Inc ($37.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 67% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $33.8m against liabilities of $237k, net assets of $33.6m. It reported 37 employees.