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The Univ of Montana-Western Foundation

Dillon, MT · EIN 81-0386970 · 501(c)(3) · Organization operated for a governmental college or university
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

The Univ of Montana-Western Foundation reported $11.3 million in revenue and $6.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $98.20 went to program services, $1.80 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 74.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $31,535 (Executive Dir.). Revenue rose 455% 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 $6.7M

Program services$98.20 $6.6M
Management & general$1.80 $120K
Fundraising$0.00 $0

For context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 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)$73.86 $8.4M
Government grants$0.46 $51,934
Program service revenue$0.09 $10,000
Investment income$20.22 $2.3M
Other revenue$5.37 $608K

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 5,499 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	FY2025	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	98.2%	84.4%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	1.8%	13.4%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	0.0%	0.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.00	$0.04
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	74.3%	19.1%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	0.5%	1.1%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	0.1%	69.9%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$31,535	$331,578
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	0.47%	1.28%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	0	8
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	30.6	13.3
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	19 of 15	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 expense

$6.0M expenses · 92.0% of program spending · grants $5.8M · revenue $10,000

Various support activites for the university of montana - western

$521K expenses · 8.0% of program spending · grants $521K

Scholarships given to students as a result of various activities

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 Dir. Officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$0	$31,535	$0	$31,535

0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Univ of Montana-Western Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $27,162 (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpenses

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
FY2025 ⓘ	$11M	$6.7M	98.2%	$17M	$31,535
FY2024 ⓘ	$3.0M	$3.6M	93.8%	$13M	$41,012
FY2023 (amended) ⓘ	$3.3M	$1.6M	79.6%	$13M	$43,381
FY2022 ⓘ	$2.0M	$1.5M	82.1%	$12M	$30,961
FY2021 ⓘ	$3.8M	$1.2M	84.6%	$11M	$38,067
FY2020 ⓘ	$2.0M	$997K	78.8%	$8.4M	$28,454

Governance 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–1b15 · 19 independent
Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
Document retention policy Part VI 14No
Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
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 4No
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 50
Volunteers Part I, line 660

Private foundation grants it received

12 private foundations reported grants to The Univ of Montana-Western Foundation totaling $424K 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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Questions people ask

How much of The Univ of Montana-Western Foundation's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, The Univ of Montana-Western Foundation reported that 98.2% of its $6.7 million in expenses went to program services, 1.8% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does The Univ of Montana-Western Foundation pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation The Univ of Montana-Western Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $31,535, for the role of Executive Dir. (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does The Univ of Montana-Western Foundation get its money?

Of $11.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 74.3% came from contributions and grants (including 0.5% from government grants) and 0.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is The Univ of Montana-Western Foundation a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 81-0386970 as a 501(c)(3) organization (organization operated for a governmental college or university), 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 202641119349300744 · read the filing · XML
FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202501339349309020 · read the filing
FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023 (amended), object 202531329349305428 · read the filing
FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202233079349300838 · read the filing
FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202210359349301516 · read the filing
FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202013049349300121 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 81-0386970: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.