Bitter Root Cultural Heritage Trust Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
810446981
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2014–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Billings, MT, USA
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$149,359
Expenses
$112,291
Assets
$47,441

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Kristine Komar (Executive Director Oct 2024-Mar 2025)
  • Dave Wanzenried (President)
  • Christian Coppedge (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Kristine Komar (Executive Director Oct 2024-Mar 2025)
  • Lorraine Roach (Interim Director Apr 2025-Sept 2025)
  • Dave Wanzenried (President)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

BRCHT dba TNPT is a nonprofit stewardship partner to the Nez Perce National Historic Trail. The Trust for the Nez Perce Trail aims to support the preservation interpretation promotion and management of the Nez Perce Nee-Me-Poo National Historic Trail.

What it reported doing in 2024

Comprehensive inventory and assessment of interpretive and wayfinding signs sites facilities exhibits and monuments along the Trail incorporation of state DOT GIS sign data. Creation of interactive ArcGIS map of the signs sites facilities for Trail partner user review and input.update in real time identify gaps and signs needing replacement. Development of Sign Guidelines for placement of new signs to fill gaps.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 57
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 48
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 51.1%; rating input score 51
  • Program expense ratio: 68%; rating input score 68

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 24.8%; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.42; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 31.5%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 7.4% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 9.5% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 18.8% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 51.1% of revenue deployed · 68% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $76K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2014 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 51/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 33/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 11/100.