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Rocky Mountain Development Council
Rocky Mountain Development Council reported $10.8 million in revenue and $10.6 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $98.91 went to program services, $0.92 to management and general costs and $0.17 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 82.0% of the total. Government grants made up 67.6%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $134,409 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, RMDC). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 3% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $11MFor context, the median across 479 covered community improvement & capacity building charities: $90.45 programs, $9.31 management, $0.24 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $11M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$14.29 $1.6M
- Government grants$67.41 $7.3M
- Program service revenue$15.59 $1.7M
- Investment income$2.71 $295K
Other revenue was negative: −$34,263. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 98.9% | 89.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 0.9% | 9.2% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 82.0% | 80.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 67.6% | 14.9% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 15.6% | 11.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $134,409 | $291,103 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.27% | 1.49% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 22.4 | 9.2 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 14 of 14 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe head start and Rocky Mountain preschool programs provide pre-school and daycare services to area residents. The head start program serves approximately 120 low-income children and their families in lewis & clark, broadwater, and jefferson counties. The comprehensive program provides support for children and their parents in the areas of health, nutrition, disabilities, mental health, and transportation. The goal is to help children succeed in education by supporting growth and development needs while engaging the parents in the process. The Rocky Mountain preschool is a daycare center…
Aging services builds choice, dignity, and engagement of older adults and people with disabilities in partnership with the communities of our six-county area of service. Services include funding senior nutrition programs, counseling beneficiaries on medicare choices, supporting caregivers, teaching evidence-based classes, advocating for residents of long-term care, improving systems to make them more age and disability friendly, and assisting individuals with medicaid, social security, housing, transportation, and home health
The weatherization program helps conserve energy and reduce the impact of rising energy costs for low-income individuals through the installation of energy conserving measures in their homes. The low income home energy assistance program (liheap) helps low-income households offset heating costs october 1 through april 30 each year and can provide assistance in no-heat emergencies
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, RMDC Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $110,141 | $0 | $24,268 | $134,409 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Rocky Mountain Development Council (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $147K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b14 · 14 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5146
- Volunteers Part I, line 61,065
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| DISTRICT IX HRDC Senior services | $293,801 |
| BOZEMAN SENIOR CENTER Senior care | $254,452 |
| JINX'S MOBILE HOME SERVICE Contractor payments | $198,366 |
| LIVINGSTON MEALS ON WHEELS Senior services | $137,037 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 8 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
2 private foundations reported grants to Rocky Mountain Development Council totaling $2,866 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Rocky Mountain Development Council's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Rocky Mountain Development Council, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Rocky Mountain Development Council's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Rocky Mountain Development Council reported that 98.9% of its $10.6 million in expenses went to program services, 0.9% to management and general and 0.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Rocky Mountain Development Council pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Rocky Mountain Development Council reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $134,409, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, RMDC (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Rocky Mountain Development Council get its money?
Of $10.8 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 82.0% came from contributions and grants (including 67.6% from government grants) and 15.6% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Rocky Mountain Development Council a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 81-0296458 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202600689349300400 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202521359349300017 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411369349303841 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022 (amended), object 202313259349301251 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021 (amended), object 202211589349301006 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202121259349300427 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 81-0296458: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.