Montana Audubon

Analysis

Montana Audubon is a registered charity in United States, based in Helena, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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 September 2023, Montana Audubon reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.2m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $825k to $1.5m (+79%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 129%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Montana Audubon sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 85th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greater Newark Conservancy Inc ($1.5m), Bellevue Botanical Garden Society ($1.5m) and Explore Ecology ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% and program service revenue 21% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $101k (8.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $603k. At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $205k, net assets of $3.1m. It reported 32 employees.