Montana Ambassadors Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
810417659
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Helena, MT, USA
Phone
4062393547
Rating
66
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$76,834
Expenses
$128,331
Assets
$209,646
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JAMES THOMPSON (PAST PRESIDENT)
  • DAVEY MADISON (PRESIDENT)
  • SUZI BERGET-WHITE (BOZEMAN CHAPTER PRESIDENT)
  • ALLISON CORBYN (1ST VICE PRESIDENT)
  • JULIA BRYANT (2ND VICE PRESIDENT)
  • PAUL BABB (BUTTE CHAPTER PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • JAMES THOMPSON (PAST PRESIDENT)
  • DAVEY MADISON (PRESIDENT)
  • PADDY FLEMING (BOARD MEMBER)

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

The Montana ambassadors is a volunteer, not-for-profit organization of leaders in business, education, and the professions with a common dedication to living and doing business in Montana and furthering the best interests of the state.

What it reported doing in 2024

Conferences, conventions & meetings-annual meeting and conferences to plan a strategy for economic development in the state of Montana

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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 total spending goes to programs and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 52
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 37
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 61.9%; rating input score 62
  • Program expense ratio: 35.9%; rating input score 36

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -67%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.63; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8.2% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.4% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.5% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 61.9% of revenue deployed · 35.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $46K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 1 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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: Program expense ratio scored 36/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 10/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.