Humane Society of Western Montana
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 810290933
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2010–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Missoula, MT, USA
- Phone
- 4065493934
- Rating
- 89
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Animal Protection and Welfare
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $1,789,427
- Expenses
- $2,009,912
- Assets
- $3,504,728
- Liabilities
- $675,051
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
11 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- MARTA PIERPOINT (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
Highest reported compensation
- SAMANTHA MITCHELL (SHELTER MEDICINE DIRECTOR): $109,772 total reported compensation
- MARTA PIERPOINT (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $106,940 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The humane society of western Montana builds opportunities for pets and people to thrive. We devote all available resources to nourish the human-animal bond.we offer adoption services, training classes, humane education, behavior consultations, and veterinary care for cats and dogs. We work with volunteers and supporters to improve the welfare of pets in our care and beyond. On average we adopt out 1,400 pets annually. In 2024 we provided nearly 7,000 vaccines to pets and served nearly 2,200 surgical patients in our low and no cost clinics. We regularly stock our local food bank as well as on-site food and pet supplies for pet owners in need of support.the core of our success is over 60 years of resolve to learn, research, adapt, and offer the best welfare practices, innovating whenever necessary to achieve our goals.
What it reported doing in 2024
All available resources are devoted to nourish the human-animal bond. The humane society offers adoption services, training classes, humane education, behavior consultation and medical outreach for dogs and cats. The humane society works with volunteers and supporters to improve the welfare of pets in the shelter and beyond. Approximately 1,400 animals are adopted into homes annually. Thousands more are served through our field medical services, pet food, adoptions, and behavior hot line. In 2024 we provided over 7,000 vaccines to pets and served nearly 2,200 surgical patients in our low and no cost clinics. We regularly stock our local food bank as well as on-site food and pet supplies for pet owners in need of support.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 70% 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
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 86
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 100
- Sustainability: 32
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 97.8%; rating input score 98
- Program expense ratio: 85.4%; rating input score 85
- Fundraising efficiency: $8.37 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: Pass
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -12.3%; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.74; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.19; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 10.8%; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 10.8% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 5.7% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 5.3% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 97.8% of revenue deployed · 85.4% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.7M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $110K · 11 people listed
- Consistency: 34 of 34 current checks pass
- Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
- 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.
- Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 32/100.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 15/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 32/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 34/100.