Montana Natural History Center Inc

Analysis

Montana Natural History Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Missoula, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1992, 34 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 Natural History Center Inc reported income of $845k and spending of $1.2m, spending 138% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $789k to $845k (+7.1%), an average of +1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Montana Natural History Center Inc sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Virginia Botanic Garden Inc ($845k), Rock the Ocean Foundation ($846k) and Minnesota Agricultural Water Resources Coalition ($845k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 74% and program service revenue 26% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $82k (7.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $619k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $81k, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 31 employees.