Sweetgrass Lodge

Analysis

Sweetgrass Lodge is a registered charity in United States, based in Chester, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1977, 49 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, Sweetgrass Lodge reported income of $378k and spending of $390k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $345k to $378k (+9.6%), an average of +2.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Sweetgrass Lodge sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Selfhelp Village Crafts Inc ($378k), Community Ambulance Service Club ($378k) and Seeds of Hope Charitable Trust ($378k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 14% and program service revenue 86% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $50k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $72k. At year end it held assets of $853k against liabilities of $210k, net assets of $643k. It reported 14 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.