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Missoula Convention and Visitors Bureau Destination Missoula

501(c)(6) organization Missoula, MT EIN: 41-2038486 Website

Promoting responsible and sustainable year-round tourism.

Missoula Convention and Visitors Bureau Destination Missoula at a glance

In short: Missoula Convention and Visitors Bureau Destination Missoula reported $13K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2025)
$12,500 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
+257.1% vs 2024
Total assets
$802,927
+2.7% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$1,216,391
+1.2% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$7,661
+147.0% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$1,195,262
+4.5% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Missoula Convention and Visitors Bureau Destination Missoula funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Missoula

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 1 grant2023 Total only2024 Total only2025

From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2024) to $13K (2025). In 2025 it reported $13K 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
Big Sky Film Institute Missoula, MTBig Sky Documentary Film Festival Sponsorship$10,000
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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$802,927$1,216,391$1,195,262$12,500Total only$7,661
2024$781,718$1,201,888$1,143,563$3,500Total only$3,102
2023$718,498$1,188,051$1,138,163$10,0001$750
2022$667,765$1,016,385$930,348——$417
2021$581,313$1,232,693$959,396——$307
2020$307,239$925,952$868,249——$252
2019$249,574$937,811$950,588——$470

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

About Missoula Convention and Visitors Bureau Destination Missoula

Based on IRS filings

Missoula Convention and Visitors Bureau Destination Missoula is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Missoula, MT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $803K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $13K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $8K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Missoula Convention and Visitors Bureau Destination Missoula is led by Barb Neilan, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 18 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Barb Neilan

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2019

    20 hrs/week

    $96K (2019) → $159K (2025)

  • Molly Stockdale

    President

    Director → President Elect, 2024

    President Elect → President, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chuck Maes

    Director

    President Elect → Past President, 2024

    Past President → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kim Sawyer

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephen Simpson

    Director

    President Elect → President, 2022

    President → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mimi Gustafson

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Heidi Wallace

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laura Henning

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan Martin

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Quentin Incao

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Randy Arnold

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Herrera

    Past President

    Director → President, 2024

    President → Past President, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matt Raz Schneider

    President Elect

    Director → Vice President, 2024

    Vice President → President Elect, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terri Raugland

    Vice President & Secretary

    Director → Vice President, 2024

    Vice President → Vice President & Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tucker Sargent

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sharon Rhodes

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Trisha Drobeck

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jessica Demarois

    Counsel

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (23)
  • Former: Leslie Dallapiazza (2022–2024) — Vice President
  • Former: Christy Lefler (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: Karen Schlatter (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Matt Ellis (2019–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Ben Horan (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Erin McCrady (2021–2023) — Counsel
  • Former: Rachel Gregg (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Brenda Peyton (2022–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Layne Rolston (2019–2022) — Past President
  • Former: Scott Richman (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Lauren Poppen (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Bryan Flaig (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Christine Johnson (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Jim Galipeau (2019–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Kate Leonberger (2019–2021) — Director · Filing note: Resigned June 2021
  • Former: Kimberly Roth (2019–2021) — Director · Filing note: Resigned jan 2021
  • Former: Matt Doucette (2019–2021) — Past President
  • Former: Michael McGill (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Staci Nugent (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Sarah Millar (2021) — Director
  • Former: Bob Terrazas (2019–2020) — Counsel
  • Former: Carrie Rasmussen (2019) — Director
  • Former: Dan Carlino -Stepped Down Dec (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

Barb Neilan — Executive Director: $159KBarb NeilanExecutive Director$159K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $159K, to Barb Neilan (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about Missoula Convention and Visitors Bureau Destination Missoula

How much does Missoula Convention and Visitors Bureau Destination Missoula give each year?

Missoula Convention and Visitors Bureau Destination Missoula reported $13K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $4K in grants paid.

How large is Missoula Convention and Visitors Bureau Destination Missoula?

Missoula Convention and Visitors Bureau Destination Missoula reported $803K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.2M.

What is Missoula Convention and Visitors Bureau Destination Missoula?

Missoula Convention and Visitors Bureau Destination Missoula is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Missoula, MT. It holds $803K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Missoula Convention and Visitors Bureau Destination Missoula operate?

Missoula Convention and Visitors Bureau Destination Missoula has awarded grants in Montana.

What is Missoula Convention and Visitors Bureau Destination Missoula's EIN?

Missoula Convention and Visitors Bureau Destination Missoula's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 41-2038486. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 18, 2024)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)

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