Montana Wilderness Association
Uniting and mobilizing communities to keep Montana wild.
Montana Wilderness Association at a glance
- Total assets
- $5,722,908
- +13.4% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $3,987,071
- +31.5% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $276,876
- +77.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $3,380,105
- +15.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Montana Wilderness Association
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Montana Wilderness Association
Who Montana Wilderness Association funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How Montana Wilderness Association gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2020 to 2023 (+2%). 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 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $9K (2022) to $62K (2023). In 2023 it made 4 grants totaling $62K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Upper Seven Law Helena, MT | Protect the Montana Constitution | $28,000 |
| Headwaters Economics Inc Bozeman, MT | Wildfire Resilience Research and Support | $16,500 |
| Ruby Valley Strategic Alliance Sheridan, MT | Protect the Ruby Valley | $11,300 |
| Wild Montana Action Fund Helena, MT | To Advocate the Protection of Montana's Public Lands | $6,000 |
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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 | $5,722,908 | $3,987,071 | $3,380,105 | — | — | $276,876 |
| 2024 | $5,045,845 | $3,030,847 | $2,938,844 | — | — | $156,293 |
| 2023 | $4,386,395 | $3,208,891 | $3,245,304 | $61,800 | 4 | $113,533 |
| 2022 | $4,352,815 | $2,953,984 | $2,741,196 | $9,400 | 1 | $107,439 |
| 2021 | $4,828,819 | $3,811,576 | $2,363,028 | $23,500 | 2 | $1,317,852 |
| 2020 | $4,514,722 | $2,395,518 | $2,622,993 | $60,439 | 4 | $147,013 |
| 2019 | $4,385,263 | $2,513,108 | $2,631,639 | $44,000 | 5 | $82,476 |
About Montana Wilderness Association
Based on IRS filings
Montana Wilderness Association is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Helena, MT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.7M in total assets. Net investment income was $277K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Montana Wilderness Association is led by John Todd, Executive Director on every filing since 2023; 1 of 16 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
John Todd
Executive Director
On filings since 2023
37 hrs/week
$89K (2023) → $128K (2025)
Debo Powers
President
President → President-Elect, 2023
President-Elect → President, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tim Lynch
Prior President
President-Elect → President, 2023
President → Prior President, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Camille Consolvo
President Elect
Member → President Elect, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeanette Hall
Prior Member
Member → Prior Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Larry Epstein
Prior Treasurer
Member → Treasurer, 2021
Treasurer → Prior Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrew McKean
Secretary
Member → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Connell
Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robin Saha
Prior Member
Member → Prior Member, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shane Doyle
Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tom Ross
Treasurer
Member → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Katherine Kendall
Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lauren Murray
Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patrick Holmes
Prior Member
Member → Prior Member, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Upton
Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kenneth Kaufman
Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (10)
- Former: Ben Gabriel (2019–2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Patti Steinmuller (2019–2023) — Member
- Former: Nora Hohenlohe (2020–2023) — Member
- Former: Addrien Marx (2019–2021) — Imm Past President
- Former: Carl Deitchman (2019–2021) — Finance Director
- Former: John Larson (2019–2021) — Member
- Former: Laura Parr (2019–2021) — Operations Director
- Former: Barb Harris (2019–2020) — Member
- Former: Wayne Gardella (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Lisa Lenard (2019) — Member
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 $128K, to John Todd (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Montana Wilderness Association
How large is Montana Wilderness Association?
Montana Wilderness Association reported $5.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.0M.
What is Montana Wilderness Association?
Montana Wilderness Association is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Helena, MT. It holds $5.7M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Montana Wilderness Association operate?
Montana Wilderness Association has awarded grants in Delaware, Idaho, Montana.
What is Montana Wilderness Association's EIN?
Montana Wilderness Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 51-0198932. 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
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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