Public Charity

BITTER ROOT LAND TRUST

BITTER ROOT LAND TRUST is a Public Charity headquartered in HAMILTON, MT. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $1.4M revenue, $1.2M expenses, $3.7M total assets. 53 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.3M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 311595967 HAMILTON, MT Land Resources Conservation NTEE: C34 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$1.4M
Total Expenses$1.2M
Total Assets$3.7M
Grant Records53
Funding Total$1.3M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

BRLT PARTNERS WITH LANDOWNERS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS TO CONSERVE the WATER, WILDLIFE, AND WORKING FARMS AND RANCHES IN MONTANA'S BITTERROOT VALLEY FOR all GENERATIONS, utilizing conservation easements, fee purchases, and proactive land stewardship.

Where $100 goes at Bitter Root Land Trust

How Bitter Root Land Trust divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$77 Programs the work itself
$13 Management running the organization
$10 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $77 for programs

$77
In 2024, Bitter Root Land Trust advanced its mission of building a lasting conservation legacy in the Bitterroot Valley by partnering with local families and the broader community…
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 520 acres; 176 acres; 7,000 acres of contiguous
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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.

Sample Grants Received

$90,000
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$69,450
2024
PROMOTING SOUND FARMING PRACTICES/KEEPING FARMERS ON THE LAND
$29,630
2024
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
$24,500
$13,585

Showing up to 5 of 53 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

President Andrew Massie
Director Bret Young
Executive Dir. Gavin Ricklefs
Director Heather Menning
Director Jean Steele
Director John Ormiston

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Environment & Conservation
$522,711 13 grants
General Support
$457,294 17 grants
Animal Welfare
$134,450 9 grants
Training & Professional Development
$10,500 1 grant
Arts & Culture
$6,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $1.4M $1.2M $3.7M
2023 $1.3M $1.1M $3.3M
2022 $1.5M $1.0M $3.1M
2020 $863K $704K $1.5M
2019 $858K $678K $1.8M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $858K to $1.4M (+62%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.7M.

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