Public Charity

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY RESOURCES ORG

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY RESOURCES ORG is a Public Charity headquartered in HELENA, MT. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $692K revenue, $880K expenses, $107K total assets. 13 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $500K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 810350698 HELENA, MT Energy Resources Conservation & Development NTEE: C35 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$692K
Total Expenses$880K
Total Assets$107K
Grant Records13
Funding Total$500K
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

AERO DBA ABUNDANT MONTANA PROMOTES A MORE SUSTAINABLE MONTANA FOR ALL, WORKING AT THE INTERSECTION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY, STEWARDSHIP AGRICULTURE, AND COMMUNITY FOOD SYSTEMS. OUR CURRENT FOCUS IS RE-BUILDING THE BRIDGE BETWEEN MONTANA FOOD AND FARM BUSINESSES AND MONTANA EATERS. WE CONNECT FOOD AND FARM BUSINESSES TO IN-STATE MARKETS AND HELP CONSUMERS VALUE AND FIND LOCAL FOOD, BUILDING DEMAND FOR MONTANA FOOD STATEWIDE. WE ALSO LEAD SYSTEM LEVEL FOOD VALUE CHAIN COORDINATION, BRINGING PARTNERS, SUPPLY CHAIN ACTORS, AND STATE AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS TOGETHER TO SOLVE SUPPLY CHAIN CHALLENGES. OUR GOAL IS SIMPLE: MAKE CHOOSING MONTANA FOOD THE NORM ACROSS THE STATE. THIS STRENGTHENS MONTANA'S ABILITY TO FEED ITSELF AND REDUCES ITS VULNERABILITY TO GLOBAL FOOD SUPPLY DISRUPTIONS. WE'RE DEDICATED TO FILLING EVERY PLATE WITH LOCAL FOOD FOR AN ABUNDANT MONTANA FUTURE.

Where $100 goes at Alternative Energy Resources Org

How Alternative Energy Resources Org divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$75 Programs the work itself
$14 Management running the organization
$11 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $75 for programs

$68
Rebuilding the bridge between montana food businesses and montana eaters: abundant montana is rebuilding the bridge between montana food businesses and montana eaters for a more resilient local…
90% of program spending
$7
Value chain coordination & network weaving [jane kile, 33x33, summit, grow mt, mfei]: with strong leadership in market matchmaking and network weaving, abundant montana acts as a statewide…
10% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 12 schools
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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

VICE-CHAIR/SECR Alex Mufson
Treasurer Amelia White
DIR OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS/SALES Erin Austin
Director Evelyn Power
Director Genevieve Bennett
DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY Mary Baumstark

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$420,600 6 grants
Food Assistance & Nutrition
$48,180 5 grants
Economic Development
$20,000 1 grant
Training & Professional Development
$11,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $692K $880K $107K
2024 $650K $677K $267K
2023 $508K $576K $266K
2022 $422K $448K $334K
2020 $187K $212K $330K

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $187K to $692K (+270%), with total assets most recently reported at $107K.

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