Friends of the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula

Analysis

Friends of the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula is a registered charity in United States, based in Missoula, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1997, 29 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Friends of the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula reported income of $285k and spending of $116k, leaving 59% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2024, income grew from $238k to $285k (+20%), an average of +9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 40% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Friends of the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 60th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Clovis Swim Club ($285k), Styx River Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($285k) and Colonial Community Services Inc ($285k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 61% of the total. At year end it held assets of $702k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $702k.