Montana Bible College
Montana Bible College exists to glorify god through biblical higher education by training men and women for a lifetime of dynamic christian living and service.
Montana Bible College at a glance
- Total assets
- $2,119,700
- -4.1% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,225,053
- -74.0% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $-37,417
- -101.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,361,616
- -80.4% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Montana Bible College funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $4.8M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Big Sky Youth Education Foundation Billings, MT | — | $4,776,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,119,700 | $1,225,053 | $1,361,616 | — | — | $-37,417 |
| 2024 | $2,209,516 | $4,711,844 | $6,964,156 | $4,776,000 | 1 | $3,756,079 |
| 2023 | $3,435,699 | $1,148,309 | $1,534,613 | — | — | $17,020 |
| 2022 | $3,773,599 | $1,331,899 | $1,276,759 | — | — | $38,778 |
| 2021 | $3,730,595 | $1,140,216 | $1,160,983 | — | — | $40,358 |
| 2020 | $3,908,286 | $953,142 | $1,144,453 | — | — | $43,130 |
| 2019 | $4,028,531 | $942,131 | $1,028,181 | — | — | $46,985 |
About Montana Bible College
Based on IRS filings
Montana Bible College is a public charity, based in Billings, MT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.1M in total assets.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Montana Bible College is led by Ryan Ward, President-Pa since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 2 of 7 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ryan Ward
President-Pa
President → President-Pa, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$60K (2019) → $48K (2025)
Joe King
President
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$76K (2025)
Mark Danielson
Board Chairman
Director → Board Chairman, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Les Walton
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tony Gaffke
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ken Fenno
Secretary
Secretary & Treasurer → Secretary, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Peterson
Board Vice C
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (11)
- Former: Jim Fordyce (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: William Grinder (2019–2024) — Chair
- Former: James Treser (2020–2024) — Vice Chair
- Former: Joel Zaborowski (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Leota Fred (2020–2022) — CFO
- Former: Harlan Durgan (2019–2021) — Vice Chair
- Former: Brad Wright (2019) — Director
- Former: Grahame Nicolson (2019) — Director
- Former: Jamy Landis (2019) — Director
- Former: Jeff Boschmann (2019) — Director
- Former: Mark Amunrud (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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $76K, to Joe King (President). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Montana Bible College
How large is Montana Bible College?
Montana Bible College reported $2.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.2M.
Where does Montana Bible College operate?
Montana Bible College has awarded grants in Montana.
What is Montana Bible College's EIN?
Montana Bible College's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-0444020. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 21, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 21, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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Total Given
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