Montanas Outdoor Legacy Foundation

Analysis

Montanas Outdoor Legacy Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Helena, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2000, 26 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, Montanas Outdoor Legacy Foundation reported income of $543k and spending of $554k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $459k to $543k (+18%), an average of +4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Montanas Outdoor Legacy Foundation sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lower Mississippi River Conservation Committee ($543k), Youth Outdoor Experience ($543k) and North Santiam Watershed Council ($543k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 52% and program service revenue 46% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $75k (14% of expenses). It paid $90k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $961k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $961k.