A Better Big Sky

MISSOULA, MT EIN: 82-5313159

A BETTER BIG SKY WORKS TO INFORM AND ENGAGE MONTANANS ON ISSUES RELATED TO PUBLIC EDUCATION, PUBLIC LANDS ACCESS, VOTING RIGHTS, THE ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABLE ENERGY, WOMEN'S HEALTH, TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY, ACCESS TO COURTS, ECONOMIC JUSTICE, AND HUMAN RIGHTS, PRIMARILY THROUGH THE FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$1.9M

+12.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$7.0M

+2719.8% YoY

Grant Count

15

+114.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$464K

+1215.9% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$6M$9M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$1,903,480$1,699,749$378,951
Revenue$7,727,712$2,032,910$1,942,632
Expenses$7,518,071$718,083$1,808,317
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2M$3M$5M$7M15 grants20205 grants20216 grants20227 grants202315 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

MONTANA VALUES ACTION FUND$1.9MBIG SKY 55$1.3MWORK EP DBA MONTANA RURA…$690KWESTERN NATIVE VOTE$650KALLIANCE FOR RETIRED AME…$500KWILD MONTANA ACTION FUND$465KMONTPIRG$300KMONTANA CONSERVATION VOT…$280KMONTANA AFL-CIO$215KFORWARD MONTANA$175K

Grant Size Distribution

48 grants across all recorded years

17<$50K12$50–100K9$100–250K4$250–500K4$500K–1M2$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

STACIE ANDERSONEXECUTIVE DI$102K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
STACIE ANDERSONEXECUTIVE DI40$102,375
ERIK BURKBOARD MEMBER2
STEPHANIE SCHROIKVICE CHAIR2
TIM STEVENSSECRETARY/TR2
MARY STRANAHANBOARD CHAIR2

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

BillingsHelenaMissoulaNew YorkPortlandWashington

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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