American Prairie Foundation

Analysis

American Prairie Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Bozeman, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2001, 25 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, American Prairie Foundation reported income of $25.0m and spending of $11.6m, leaving 54% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $16.7m to $25.0m (+49%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 169%. Over the whole period it spent 32% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, American Prairie Foundation sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include World Wildlife Fund Canada ($25.0m), Natural Lands Trust Incorporated ($25.5m) and Peninsula Open Space Trust ($24.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.1m (9.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.2m. It paid $478k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $171.5m against liabilities of $2.0m, net assets of $169.5m. It reported 62 employees.