Montana Shares Inc
A partnership of nonprofit groups devoted to improving the quality of life throughout Montana.
Montana Shares Inc at a glance
In short: Montana Shares Inc reported $57K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $56,619 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- +0.6% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $62,688
- -72.6% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $1,447
- -69.3% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $152,637
- -43.5% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Montana Shares Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
15 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 15 grants of 15 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Montana Shares Inc gives
- Giving fell 38% 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $56K (2024) to $159K (2023). In 2025 it reported $57K 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
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Lewis & Clark Humane Society Helena, MT | General Support | $28,289 |
| Montana Shares Helena, MT | General Support | $15,732 |
| Montana Food Bank Network Missoula, MT | General Support | $6,828 |
| Montana Free Press Helena, MT | General Support | $5,453 |
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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 | — | $62,688 | $152,637 | $56,619 | Total only | $1,447 |
| 2024 | $156,209 | $228,436 | $269,922 | $56,302 | 4 | $4,716 |
| 2023 | $215,812 | $280,307 | $303,406 | $159,475 | Total only | $5,216 |
| 2022 | $248,619 | $271,054 | $325,078 | $67,140 | 4 | $560 |
| 2021 | $317,555 | $271,808 | $349,897 | $91,423 | 7 | $124 |
| 2020 | $411,287 | $356,401 | $364,630 | $92,232 | 7 | $113 |
| 2019 | $226,650 | $322,399 | $315,841 | $100,247 | 10 | $71 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Montana Shares Inc
Based on IRS filings
Montana Shares Inc is a public charity, based in Helena, MT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. In 2025, it reported $57K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $1K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Montana Shares Inc is led by William Crane, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 8 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
William Crane
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$65K (2019) → $46K (2025)
Roch Turner
President
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bill Matthews
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nikki Andersen
Director
President Past → Past President, 2022
Past President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Callie Houck
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Cooper
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kelley Willett
Vice President
Vice President → Director, 2022
Director → Vice President, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Rogers
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (17)
- Former: Becky Franks (2023) — Director
- Former: Bernie Franks-Ongoy (2020–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Kelsee Dalton Watts (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Kim McKearnan (2021–2022) — President
- Former: Kristin Tessman (2022) — Director
- Former: Shaun Tatarka (2022) — Director
- Former: Ann Rupert (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Darbie Hess (2019–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Mary Wright (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Carissa Beckwith (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Dave Cooper (2020) — Director
- Former: Dave Chadwick (2019) — President
- Former: Debbie Spranget (2019) — Director
- Former: Jerry McCarthy (2019) — Director
- Former: Katherine Murfitt (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Katie Biggs (2019) — Director
- Former: Stephanie McDowell (2019) — Past President
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 $46K, to William Crane (Executive Dir.).
Frequently asked questions about Montana Shares Inc
How much does Montana Shares Inc give each year?
Montana Shares Inc reported $57K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $56K across 4 grants.
Where does Montana Shares Inc operate?
Montana Shares Inc has awarded grants in Montana, Washington.
What is Montana Shares Inc's EIN?
Montana Shares Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-0452293. 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
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 12, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 25, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 8, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 4, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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