NonprofitsMontana Preservation Alliance Inc

Montana Preservation Alliance Inc

HELENA, MT

Total revenue

$435K

Total expenses

$425K

Net assets

$287K

Grants received

$203K

22 grants

EIN

363559965

Tax year

2024

Mission

The montana preservation alliance (mpa) saves and protects montana's historic places, traditional landscapes, and cultural heritage. We are the only statewide, not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing montanans with the resources necessary to preserve our state's unique history and culture.

Programs

3 programs

Education and OutreachClients served: 10,000 population in communities served, statewide and nationwide Accomplishments: Completed report entitled Investing in Montana: Montanas Historic Preservation Tax Credit; increased number of Explore Montana app sites; hosted Explore Montana: Hidden Helena self-guided architecture tour; developed quarterly newsletter, monthly e-newsletter and numerous social media posts; and maintained online preservation guidance for Montana audiences.

Expenses: $64KGrants: $9K

Technical AssistanceClients served: 122,000 population of communities servedAccomplishments: Technical support, community preservation assistance and building assessments for threatened buildings and local development efforts in Helena, Virginia City, Missoula, and Miles City; and completed the publication Guidelines for Protecting Historic Resources from Wildland Fire.

Expenses: $29KGrants: $8K

DocumentationClients served: 40,000 population in communities served, statewide and nationwide Accomplishments: Completed interpretive panels for Yager Butte Lookout in Custer-Gallatin National Forest, Powder River County; researched and drafted historic designation of Western Clay Manufacturing Company in Helena; and maintained and expanded electronic database of historic schools as part of the Big Sky Schoolhouse Survey.

Expenses: $17KGrants: $6K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$432K
Program service revenue
Investment income$3K
Other revenue
Total revenue$435K

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$223K
Fundraising
Other expenses$202K
Total expenses$425K
Total assets$302K
Net assets$287K

People

12 listed

NameRoleCompensation

JENNIFER BUDDENBORG

Executive Dir.

Board

$94K

40 hrs/wk

JIM MCDONALD

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

LESLEY GILMORE

Secretary

Board

2 hrs/wk

MARY OLIVER

Treasurer

Board

2 hrs/wk

JANICE GOODMAN

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

ALVARO FREYRE

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

MAC SMITH

VICE CHAIR

Board

2 hrs/wk

CARL DAVIS

Chairman

Board

2 hrs/wk

DENNIS JOHNSON-BIGSAM

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

BOB EBINGER

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

SARAH ROSENBERG

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

MIKE SULLIVAN

Director

Board

2 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 22 of 22

FromAmountPurposeYear
$8K
ARTS AND CULTURE
2024
$15K
TO SUPPORT PROGRAM
2023
$14K
TO HELP NONPROFITS RECOVER FINANCIALLY FROM THE COVID PANDEMIC
2022
$10K
Support of capital campaign.
2022
$7K
TO SUPPORT PROGRAM
2020
$6K
FOR THE SECOND CHAPTER OF "ALL NATIONS - BUTTE ETHNIC HERITAGE."
2020
$3K
PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION OF MONTANA COMMUNITIES
2020
$2K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2020
$1K
TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT ACTIVITIES OF THE CHARITY.
2020
$500
Operational Support
2020
$500
PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSES
2020
$400
SEE ABOVE
2020
$20K
Charitable Donation
2019
$9K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT/CARES ACT REGRANTS
2019
$3K
THE HERITAGE OF MONTANA IS EMBEDDED IN THE RURAL PLACES AND NATURAL LANDSCAPES THAT ARE THE BACKDROP TO OUR LIVES. THESE ARE PLACES WHERE TIMELESS ROCK ART, BUFFALO JUMPS, HISTORIC TRAILS, AGRICULTURAL AND TRIBAL COMMUNITIES, AND RICH CULTURAL TRADITIONS ALL TWINE TOGETHER TO TELL THE OVER-ARCHING STORY OF MONTANA. THE MPA WILL HOST OUR FIFTH BIENNIAL PRESERVATION ROADSHOW, TO TAKE IN SITES SUCH AS THESE IN WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS AREA NEXT JUNE 10-13, 2020. WE HOLD THIS AWARD-WINNING CONFERENCE IN SMALL MONTANA TOWNS EVERY OTHER YEAR TO SHOWCASE THE HERITAGE AND SUCCESSFUL PRESERVATION WORK IN OUR RURAL STATE. EACH ROADSHOW INVOLVES A PARTNERSHIP OF FEDERAL LAND MANAGING AGENCIES; STATE HISTORIC, HUMANITIES AND PARK AGENCIES; REGIONAL TOURISM; AND LOCAL BUSINESS CULTURE LEADERS. THIS GRANT AWARD WILL BE USED TO CURATE A PANEL OF RURAL LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY AS PART OF THE PRESERVATION ROADSHOW.
2019
$20K
Charitable Donation
2018
$9K
GENERAL
2018
$8K
PROMOTE AND PRESERVE MONTANA HISTORY
2018

Funded by

$203K from 18 funders · 22 grants · 2018–2024

The Steele-Reese Foundation Xxxxx1004

$60K · 3 grants · 2019–2022

Louis L Borick Foundation

$40K · 2 grants · 2018–2019

G Harbaugh Foundation

$22K · 2 grants · 2020–2023

Helena Area Community Foundation

$14K · 1 grant · 2022

Treacy Foundation

$10K · 1 grant · 2022

The Ferris Foundation

$9K · 1 grant · 2018

Humanities Montana

$9K · 1 grant · 2019

Details

EIN363559965
Subsection03
Ruling date1988-06
Formed1987
Employees5
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