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The Downtown Exchange Club

501(c)(4) organization Billings, MT EIN: 81-0250505 Website
Children and youthCommunity and economic developmentCommunity improvementCommunity service

The Downtown Exchange Club is a public charity focused on Children and youth, based in Billings, MT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $397K in total assets.

The Downtown Exchange Club at a glance

Total assets
$397,418
+5.5% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$63,837
-26.5% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$57,949
+0.6% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-EZ, 2025 View filing

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

Who The Downtown Exchange Club funds

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

States

Cities

Billings

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30KTotal only2019 2 grants2020 Total only2021 Total only2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $12K (2020) to $29K (2019). In 2022 it reported $16K 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.

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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$397,418$63,837$57,949———
2024$376,752$86,884$57,598———
2023$333,929$70,215$39,757———
2022$308,290$90,531$51,281$15,548Total only$25,724
2021$320,237$33,226$44,407$15,986Total only$8,033
2020$298,865$103,337$90,343$12,2502$8,399
2019$292,780$133,909$94,066$29,421Total only$10,246

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

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Downtown Exchange Club is led by Dusty Young, President since 2025 (on filings since 2021); none of the 12 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Dusty Young

    President

    Board Member → Vice President, 2024

    Vice President → President, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jessica Gaard

    Board Member

    President → Past President, 2023

    Past President → Board Member, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ron Cole

    Board Member

    Past President → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jens Selvig

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Krista Montague

    Secretary

    Vice President & Secretary → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brandon Berger

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeff Winkler

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nicole Strever

    Board Member

    President → Board Member, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Janelle Crowley

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Racquel Kaelberer

    Vice President

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ryan Wilson

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tyler Nose

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (22)
  • Former: Bob Tambo (2019–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Brianne Radovich (2019–2024) — Treasurer -
  • Former: Jan Pursel (2019–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Jerry Theis (2020–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Brie Radovich (2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Duncan Peete (2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Trent Gardner (2019–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Ed Lawler (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Jim Morrison (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Erin Ferrell (2019–2020) — Treasurer
  • Former: Heather Ohs (2019–2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Jerry Michels (2019–2020) — Business Manager
  • Former: Phil Nelson (2019–2020) — Past President
  • Former: Lea Ann Yucha (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Megan Stovall (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Tammy Zemliska (2020) — Board Member
  • Former: Chas Llewellyn (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Darcy Bouchard (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Leonard Malin (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Lynn Caraveau (2019) — Board Member
  • Former: Susan Schloss (2019) — Treasurer
  • Former: Terry Niver (2019) — Board 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.

Frequently asked questions about The Downtown Exchange Club

How large is The Downtown Exchange Club?

The Downtown Exchange Club reported $397K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-EZ. Its revenue that year was $64K.

What is The Downtown Exchange Club?

The Downtown Exchange Club is a public charity focused on Children and youth, based in Billings, MT. It holds $397K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does The Downtown Exchange Club operate?

The Downtown Exchange Club has awarded grants in Montana.

What is The Downtown Exchange Club's EIN?

The Downtown Exchange Club's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-0250505. 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

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 8, 2020)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  5. Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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