Friends of Montana PBS Inc

Analysis

Friends of Montana PBS Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Bozeman, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 June 2023, Friends of Montana PBS Inc reported income of $12.3m and spending of $3.7m, leaving 70% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $2.6m to $12.3m (+368%), an average of +67% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 142%. Over the whole period it spent 53% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Friends of Montana PBS Inc sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Virginia Health Information ($12.2m), Hippodrome Foundation Inc ($12.3m) and Steppenwolf Theater Co ($12.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. It paid $403k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $14.9m against liabilities of $150k, net assets of $14.8m.