Montana Nonprofit Association

In collaboration with the National Council of Nonprofits, the Urban Institute's National Center for Charitable Statistics, and the Montana Department of Labor, MNA has produced its third Montana Nonprofit Sector Report which provides detailed information regarding the scale, scope and economic impact of Montana's charitable nonprofit sector including numbers of nonprofits, assets, and expenditures by county, as well as, sources of revenue, nonprofit focus areas, and individual philanthropic giving data.

Through the Montana Nonprofit Sector Report, MNA aims to deepen public understanding of the nonprofit sector and educate policymakers, the media, and the general public regarding the role nonprofits play in furthering vibrant economies and healthy communities.

Report highlights (circa 2008) include:

• Montana is home to 6,383 charitable nonprofits (not including foundations or religious congregations)
• 2,043 of Montana's charitable nonprofits filed the IRS Form 990.
• IRS 990 "filers" reported $3.3 billion in expenditures and $6.8 billion in assets.
• Montana's 1,438 charitable nonprofit employers contributed over $1.2 billion to Montana's wage base.
• Nearly 40,000 people are employed by Montana charitable nonprofits.
• The average charitable contribution for itemizing taxpayers in Montana was $1,002 – about 2.2% of their incomes.