Montana Association of State Grazing Districts
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 810225258
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2010–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- Helena, MT, USA
- Phone
- 4064423420
- Rating confidence
- Limited
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $50,890
- Expenses
- $39,210
- Assets
- $166,299
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
9 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- RAYLEE HONEYCUTT (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU...))
- ELLIE BRIGHTON (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
- DEANNA ROBBINS (PRESIDENT)
- LLANE CARROLL (VICE PRESIDENT)
- KEVIN ELIAS (PAST PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- RAYLEE HONEYCUTT (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU...))
- ELLIE BRIGHTON (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
- DEANNA ROBBINS (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
To aid in the improvement of grazing land in Montana.
What it reported doing in 2024
Of all the western states, Montana alone has a statutory network of state grazing districts cooperative areas of diverse ownership that allow for the greatest use of range forage while conserving limited natural resources. Grazing districts are non-profit, cooperative associations of ranchers and farmers who raise livestock. The Montana grass conservation act of 1939 organized these cooperative grazing areas into 26 districts-which include federal grazing lands mingled with state, county and private lands-encompassing more than 10 million acres. Today there are 29 total districts, concentrated in the eastern part of the state.Montana association of state grazing districts is a membership organization. Any state grazing district organized and operating under chapter 208, session laws of Montana of 1937, and amendments thereto, is qualified for membership in the Montana association of state grazing districts. Other associations organized for grazing purposes shall be qualified for membership.Montana association of state grazing districts AIDS in the improvement of grazing land in Montana.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Membership-supported. 94% of the money available for current operations came from membership dues.
- Distribution model
- Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.
The verdict
- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: NotEnoughData
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 74
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: Limited
- Program expense ratio: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 23%; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.24; rating input score 81; 81st 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: 10.3% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 0.7% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 3.9% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 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.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.