Public Charity

MONTANA FREE PRESS

Based in HELENA, MT, MONTANA FREE PRESS operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $2.2M in revenue, $1.9M in expenses, $1.4M in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 43 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $2.7M.

EIN: 475237719 HELENA, MT Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$2.2M
Total Expenses$1.9M
Total Assets$1.4M
Grant Records43
Funding Total$2.7M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

OUR MISSION: OUR MISSION IS TO PRODUCE IN-DEPTH PUBLIC SERVICE JOURNALISM COVERINGSTATE AND COMMUNITY ISSUES RELEVANT TO MONTANANS.OUR VISION: ALL MONTANANS HAVE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY JOURNALISM THAT CREATESPOSITIVE CHANGE AND HELPS MOVE SOCIETY TOWARD JUSTICE AND EQUITY.

Sample Grants Received

2024
Community Development
$200,000
2024
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$101,050
2024
TO GROW AND DIVERSIFY REVENUE AND TO ADVANCE TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE MODEL FOR LOCAL NEWS.
$95,725
2024
SUPPORT THE MOUNTAIN JOURNAL
$40,000
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$21,690

Showing up to 5 of 43 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Secretary Alexis Bonogofsky
Director Anne Avis
Director Heather Dietrick
Executive Dir. John Adams
Treasurer Mark Huber
President Skylar Browning

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Top Grant Purposes

TO GROW AND DIVERSIFY REVENUE AND TO ADVANCE TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE MODEL FOR LOCAL NEWS.
$1,221,488 6 grants
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$400,425 5 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$387,685 6 grants
Community Development
$200,000 1 grant
PROGRAM SUPPORT
$106,597 5 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $2.2M $1.9M $1.4M
2023 $1.3M $1.5M $1.1M
2022 $1.1M $1.3M $1.3M
2021 $925K $936K $1.4M
2020 $1.7M $570K $1.4M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $1.7M to $2.2M (+26%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.4M.

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