Public Charity

MONTANA BUSINESS ASSISTANCE CONNECTION

MONTANA BUSINESS ASSISTANCE CONNECTION, of HELENA, MT, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $1.7M in revenue, $1.2M in expenses, $15.5M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 28 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $609K.

EIN: 363693967 HELENA, MT Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$1.7M
Total Expenses$1.2M
Total Assets$15.5M
Grants Given28
Grant Total$609K
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

MONTANA BUSINESS ASSISTANCE CONNECTION, INC. SUPPORTS THE RETENTION OF EXISTING JOBS AND PROMOTES CREATE OF NEW JOBS IN LEWIS & CLARK, BROADWATER, AND MEAGHER COUNTIES. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH THE CREATION, PROMOTION AND MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE REVLOVING LOAN FUNDS, PROVIDING TRAINING, COUNSELING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND ACCESS TO CAPITAL FOR START UP OR EXPANSION OF QUALIFIED BUSINESSES, AND THE PROMOTION AND EVALUATION OF COUNTY AND CITY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT REQUESTS AND MANAGEMENT OF THESE LOANS.

Where $100 goes at Montana Business Assistance Connection

How Montana Business Assistance Connection divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$88 Programs the work itself
$12 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $88 for programs

$88
The organization provides one-to-one counseling for new and existing businesses, provides investment and incentive capital, collects and maintains databases of demographic, socio-economic, and property/facility information about the service…
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Before you apply to Montana Business Assistance Connection

Sometimes funds new orgs 36% of recent recipients were first-time grantees (2022–2024).

Who to contact, what to include, deadlines, typical grant size and geographic focus are available with membership.

Sample Grants Given

THE HELENA SYMPHONY
HELENA, MT · 2024
Feasibility study
$56,427
COPPER PINES LLC
BOZEMAN, MT · 2024
WORKFORCE HOUSING FOR HI COUNTRY SNACK FOODS EMPLOYEES
$29,955
THE PRESCHOOL ON BROADWAY
TOWNSEND, MT · 2024
FENCING FOR DAYCARE FACILITY
$10,000
OLD SALT CO-OP LLC
HELENA, MT · 2024
PURCHASE OF WORKING CAPITAL
$10,000
THE HELENA SYMPHONY
HELENA, MT · 2023
Feasibility study
$43,363

Showing up to 5 of 28 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

VICE PRESIDENT Andy Shirtliff
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Brian Obert
FORMER BOARD MEMBER Callie Aschim
BOARD MEMBER Dallas Rassmussen
BOARD MEMBER Dave Allard
PRESIDENT Dustin Stewart

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Housing & Homelessness
$199,700 3 grants
Research & Policy
$162,783 8 grants
Health & Medicine
$89,277 8 grants
General Support
$62,193 4 grants
Arts & Culture
$25,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $1.7M $1.2M $15.5M
2023 $1.7M $1.2M $14.2M
2022 $1.9M $1.5M $13.0M
2021 $1.4M $932K $12.0M
2020 $835K $802K $11.4M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $835K to $1.7M (+100%), with total assets most recently reported at $15.5M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

Grant Geography

Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in MT, WA.

MTWA

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