The Big Sky Community Organization

Analysis

The Big Sky Community Organization is a registered charity in United States, based in Big Sky, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1998, 28 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 June 2023, The Big Sky Community Organization reported income of $5.8m and spending of $4.1m, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income fell from $8.8m to $5.8m (-34%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income dropped by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 37% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Big Sky Community Organization sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fresh Energy ($5.8m), Tyger River Foundation ($5.8m) and Catawba Lands Conservancy ($5.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 5.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $170k (4.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $27.5m against liabilities of $746k, net assets of $26.8m. It reported 56 employees.