Public Charity

GREAT FALLS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

GREAT FALLS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, of GREAT FALLS, MT, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $9.1M in revenue, $4.1M in expenses, $39.2M in total assets. 7 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $340K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 810465605 GREAT FALLS, MT Small Business Development NTEE: S43 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$9.1M
Total Expenses$4.1M
Total Assets$39.2M
Grant Records7
Funding Total$340K
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

GFDA'S MISSION IS TO GROW DIVERSE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES THAT ENHANCE QUALITY OF LIFE. GFDA SEEKS TO TRANSFORM GREAT FALLS, MONTANA AND THE SURROUNDING RURAL AND TRIBAL REGION INTO A THRIVING ECONOMY THAT RAISES THE STANDARD OF LIVING, PARTICULARLY FOR UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS AND ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED AREAS, AND CREATES GREATER ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE, ENTREPRENEURS, AND BUSINESSES.

Where $100 goes at Great Falls Development Authority

How Great Falls Development Authority divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.

$96 Programs the work itself
$2 Management running the organization
$2 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $96 for programs

$43
The organization is a certified community development financial institution that provides gap and bridge financing to entrepreneurs, businesses, developers and non-profits who cannot secure all the financing they…
44% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 504 loans
$37
The organization provides business development services throughout a 13-county, 44,000 square mile region of north central montana that includes urban, rural and tribal areas
39% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 700 entrepreneurs
$13
The organization is developing a heavy industrial rail-served industrial park, the Great Falls agritech park, to provide sites not available from the private sector for business startups, expansions…
14% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

SECRETARY Andreas Geranios
PRESIDENT Brett Doney
DIRECTOR Brett Harris
DIRECTOR Brittany Riley
DIRECTOR Dani Grebe
DIRECTOR Dan Rearden

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$340,000 6 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $9.1M $4.1M $39.2M
2024 $9.9M $4.3M $32.8M
2023 $5.7M $4.0M $24.4M
2021 $6.6M $2.6M $16.4M
2020 $3.1M $2.8M $11.3M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $3.1M to $9.1M (+197%), with total assets most recently reported at $39.2M.

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

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