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Missoula Downtown Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Missoula, MT EIN: 27-1872344 Website

To support and promote missoula through enhancement of downtown through vibrancy of arts and culture, livability, economy and safety.

Missoula Downtown Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Missoula Downtown Foundation Inc gave $210K across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $105K), mostly in Montana. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$210,000
+4100.0% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
2
+100.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$105,000
+2000.0% vs 2023
Median grant
$105,000
Total assets
$1,048,996
+18.2% vs 2023
Primary geography
Montana (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

How to apply to Missoula Downtown Foundation Inc

Who Missoula Downtown Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

Missoula Parks & Recreation: $200KMissoula Parks & Recreation$200KCity of Missoula: $10KCity of Missoula$10K

The largest 2024 recipient was Missoula Parks & Recreation ($200K). Together the top 2 received $210K.

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 7 (57%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Missoula

How Missoula Downtown Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 50% from 2021 to 2024. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K0 grants2019 Total only2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 2 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2023) to $528K (2022). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $210K.

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
Missoula Parks & Recreation Missoula, MTContribution Toward the Riverfront Terrace Design and Execution$200,000
City of Missoula Missoula, MTMatching Grant for Federal Transportation Funds$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
2024$1,048,996$688,573$548,151$210,0002$24,993
2023$887,309$546,319$272,504$5,0001$4,281
2022$605,520$619,215$843,323$527,5002$5,155
2021$1,034,418$783,503$298,208$139,9002$7,320
2020$553,785$385,815$224,686$100,000Total only$4,112
2019$380,602$255,396$214,014——$2,380

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

About Missoula Downtown Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Missoula Downtown Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Missoula, MT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.0M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $210K. Net investment income was $25K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Missoula Downtown Foundation Inc is led by Linda McCarthy, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 2 of 13 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Linda McCarthy

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $13K (2019) → $23K (2024)

  • Travis Neil

    President

    Director → Vice President, 2023

    Vice President → President, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jack Hall

    Finance Director

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $12K (2022) → $15K (2024)

  • Dan Cederberg

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Libby Brunell

    Director

    President → Past President, 2022

    Past President → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christine Littig

    Director

    President → Past President, 2023

    Past President → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hailey Kern

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michelle McCue

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brady Henthorn

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Molly Bradford

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jared Kuehn

    Treasurer

    President → Past President, 2021

    Past President → Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dan Maronick

    Past President

    Vice President → President, 2023

    President → Past President, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rob Fleming

    Vice President

    Director → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (8)
  • Former: James Grant (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Alan Newell (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Josh Eder (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Anne Guest (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Geoff Badenoch (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Sheila Mischke (2019–2020) — Treasurer
  • Former: Craig Burns (2019) — Director
  • Former: Nick Caras (2019) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Linda McCarthy — Executive Director: $23KLinda McCarthyExecutive Director$23KJack Hall — Finance Director: $15KJack HallFinance Director$15K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $23K, to Linda McCarthy (Executive Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Missoula Downtown Foundation Inc

How much does Missoula Downtown Foundation Inc give each year?

Missoula Downtown Foundation Inc gave $210K across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $5K across 1 grant.

How large is Missoula Downtown Foundation Inc?

Missoula Downtown Foundation Inc reported $1.0M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $689K.

What is Missoula Downtown Foundation Inc?

Missoula Downtown Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Missoula, MT. It holds $1.0M in total assets as of 2024.

Where does Missoula Downtown Foundation Inc operate?

Missoula Downtown Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Montana.

What is Missoula Downtown Foundation Inc's EIN?

Missoula Downtown Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-1872344. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS September 10, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 12, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 11, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 2, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 4, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 22, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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