Public Charity

THE VITAL GROUND FOUNDATION INC

THE VITAL GROUND FOUNDATION INC is a Public Charity headquartered in MISSOULA, MT. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $5.1M revenue, $2.4M expenses, $24.4M total assets. 66 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.7M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 870483446 MISSOULA, MT Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$5.1M
Total Expenses$2.4M
Total Assets$24.4M
Grant Records66
Funding Total$3.7M
Filing Years2020–2024

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.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Andrea Nasi
TRUSTEE Cheri Cooley-Hick
TRUSTEE Dale Becker
TRUSTEE Danielle Feidler
TRUSTEE Doug Chadwick
TRUSTEE John Hechtel

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Top Grant Purposes

Create a permanent wildlife sanctuary
$900,000 1 grant
Funding for a Montana conservation habitat that will provide a wildlife stronghold where hunting and trapping are prohibited.
$678,000 1 grant
PROTECT LANDS OF HIGH CONSERV VALUE
$399,509 4 grants
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$368,375 6 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$321,160 9 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
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
2020 $2.7M $1.4M $9.7M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $2.7M to $5.1M (+91%), with total assets most recently reported at $24.4M.

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