Public Charity

THE VITAL GROUND FOUNDATION INC

THE VITAL GROUND FOUNDATION INC is a Public Charity headquartered in MISSOULA, MT. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $10.2M revenue, $7.2M expenses, $27.7M total assets. 70 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.8M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 870483446 MISSOULA, MT Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$10.2M
Total Expenses$7.2M
Total Assets$27.7M
Grant Records70
Funding Total$3.8M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

VITAL GROUND WORKS TO ENSURE THE RECOVERY AND LONG-TERM SURVIVAL OF GRIZZLY BEARS AND THE MANY NATIVE SPECIES THAT SHARE THEIR RANGE THROUGH THE PROTECTION AND RESTORATION OF WILDLIFE HABITAT AND LANDSCAPE LINKAGES, AND BY SUPPORTING COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS THAT PREVENT CONFLICTS BETWEEN PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE.

Where $100 goes at The Vital Ground Foundation Inc

How The Vital Ground Foundation Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$85 Programs the work itself
$7 Management running the organization
$8 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $85 for programs

$73
Land conservation
86% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 5,220 acres; 50 acres; 200 acres
$11
Conservation education
13% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 121,552 sessions
$1
Other
1% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 28,000 acres; 86,000 people; 7,000 acres
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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

TRUSTEE Cheri Cooley-Hick
TRUSTEE Dale Becker
TRUSTEE Danielle Feidler
TRUSTEE Douglas Chadwick
TRUSTEE John Hechtel
TRUSTEE Jo Lowe

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Environment & Conservation
$2,359,459 22 grants
General Support
$1,248,167 39 grants
Arts & Culture
$125,150 4 grants
Animal Welfare
$38,250 3 grants
Health & Medicine
$35,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $10.2M $7.2M $27.7M
2024 $5.1M $2.4M $24.4M
2023 $6.7M $2.2M $22.1M
2022 $5.5M $2.4M $17.5M
2021 $7.5M $3.5M $13.9M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $7.5M to $10.2M (+35%), with total assets most recently reported at $27.7M.

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