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Catholic Social Services of Montana Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Helena, MT EIN: 81-0245570 Website

Based on our commitment to catholic social teaching, Catholic Social Services of Montana provides for works of advocacy, compassion, pastoral outreach, education and social justice.

Catholic Social Services of Montana Inc at a glance

Total assets
$687,348
+36.2% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$825,021
+55.8% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$11,383
+49.6% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$616,398
+12.4% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.

Who Catholic Social Services of Montana Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 3 (67%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

States

Cities

BillingsLynnvilleRed Lodge

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K0 grants2019 Total only2020 Total only2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 Total only2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $325 (2020) to $50K (2023). In 2024 it reported $10K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Red Lodge Area Community Foundation Red Lodge, MTDisaster Recovery Efforts$50,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$687,348$825,021$616,398——$11,383
2024$504,553$529,703$548,232$9,902Total only$7,608
2023$523,746$550,716$470,224$50,0001$10,700
2022$427,517$365,790$381,047$16,4902$32
2021$445,231$535,268$395,773$10,948Total only$507
2020$320,107$610,980$530,268$325Total only$63
2019$217,615$527,449$535,009——$1,841

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Catholic Social Services of Montana Inc

Based on IRS filings

Catholic Social Services of Montana Inc is a public charity, based in Helena, MT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $687K in total assets. Net investment income was $11K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Catholic Social Services of Montana Inc is led by Scott Held, Executive Director on every filing since 2022; 1 of 14 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Scott Held

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $37K (2023) → $77K (2025)

  • Sarah Phipps

    President

    Director → Vice President, 2023

    Vice President → President, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Coreen Glen

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Most Rev Austin Vetter

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dan Hallsten

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roy Brown

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Reverend Craig Hanley

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Carney

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Most Rev Jeffrey Fleming

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Very Rev Msgr Dan Wathen

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deacon Bernard McCarthy

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jackie Barille

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laure Pengelly Drake

    Treasurer

    Secretary & Treasurer → Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan Erlenbush

    Vice President

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (15)
  • Former: Reverend Cory Sticha (2023–2024) — President
  • Former: Debi Rolfing (2024) — Director
  • Former: Deacon Charles Harball (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Monica Gallegos-Laeupple (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Most Rev Michael Warfel (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Candace Cain (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Twila Costigan Lcsw (2019–2022) — Executive Director
  • Former: Cory Sticha (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Allen Cormany (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Craig Hanley (2022) — Director
  • Former: Mike Mayott (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Richard Francesco (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Ron Kazmierczak (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: David Wilkins (2019) — Director
  • Former: Msgr Kevin S. O'Neill (2019) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Scott Held — Executive Director: $77KScott HeldExecutive Director$77K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $77K, to Scott Held (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about Catholic Social Services of Montana Inc

How large is Catholic Social Services of Montana Inc?

Catholic Social Services of Montana Inc reported $687K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $825K.

Where does Catholic Social Services of Montana Inc operate?

Catholic Social Services of Montana Inc has awarded grants in Iowa, Montana.

What is Catholic Social Services of Montana Inc's EIN?

Catholic Social Services of Montana Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-0245570. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 18, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 22, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 30, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 27, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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