Nonprofit · EIN 36-3559965
MONTANA PRESERVATION ALLIANCE INC
Tax-exempt · HELENA, MT 59624
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $473,600 | $465,359 | $8,241 | $304,316 | $9,544 | $294,772 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $434,872 | $425,101 | $9,771 | $302,483 | $15,952 | $286,531 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $461,510 | $416,149 | $45,361 | $282,592 | $5,832 | $276,760 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $291,634
- of which government grants
- $25,414
- Program service revenue
- $179,215
- Investment income
- $2,751
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $97,305
- Other salaries and wages
- $105,557
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $250,273
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $2,816
- Accounting fees
- $20,603
- Occupancy
- $10,159
- Travel
- $10,808
- Depreciation
- $3,403
- Program services (functional)
- $316,375
- Management and general (functional)
- $128,430
- Fundraising (functional)
- $20,554
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $302,483
- Total assets, end of year
- $304,316
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $9,544
- Net assets, end of year
- $294,772
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $107,499
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $263,772
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $31,000
- Gross receipts
- $473,600
- Employees
- 4
- Year formed
- 1987
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER BUDDENBORG | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $97,305 |
| DYLAN YONCE | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JIM MCDONALD | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JEFFREY GALLI | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARY OLIVER | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JANICE GOODMAN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN MILANOVICH | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MAC SMITH | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DENNIS JOHNSON-BIGSAM | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SARAH ROSENBERG | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MIKE SULLIVAN | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER BUDDENBORG | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $94,245 |
| JIM MCDONALD | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LESLEY GILMORE | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MARY OLIVER | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JANICE GOODMAN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALVARO FREYRE | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MAC SMITH | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CARL DAVIS | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DENNIS JOHNSON-BIGSAM | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BOB EBINGER | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SARAH ROSENBERG | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MIKE SULLIVAN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER BUDDENBORG | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $61,000 |
| JIM MCDONALD | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LESLEY GILMORE | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MARY OLIVER | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JANICE GOODMAN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALVARO FREYRE | Vice Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JOSH OLSEN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MAC SMITH | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CARL DAVIS | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SUSAN HENSHAW JONES | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BOB EBINGER | Secretary Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BOB VALACH | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MIKE SULLIVAN | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 101, HELENA, MT 59624-0101
- In care of
- % JENNIFER L BUDDENBORG
- Signed the 990
- JENNIFER BUDDENBORG, Executive Director
- Phone
- (406) 457-2822
- Website
- www.preservemontana.org
- Return prepared by
- Rudd & Company PLLC
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.
Program accomplishments
- Restoration And Training:Clients served: 208,000 population in communities served statewide.Accomplishments: Facilitated the Preserve Montana Trades Corps pre-apprenticeship training program; rehabilitated the Baxendale Schoolhouse Preservation Center in Helena; stabilized or rehabilitated historic properties in the Helena-Lewis & Clark National Forest, Broadwater County, Lewis & Clark County, Virginia City, Billings and Helena; hosted two hands-on training workshops at the Baxendale Schoolhouse Preservation Center in Helena and a window restoration demonstration in White Sulphur Springs.Expenses $242,972 · grants $45,000
- Education and OutreachClients served: 50,000 population in communities served, statewide and nationwide Accomplishments: Increased number of Explore Montana app sites; hosted Explore Montana: Hidden Helena architecture tour; distributed quarterly newsletter, monthly e-newsletter and numerous social media posts; and maintained online preservation guidance for Montana audiences.Expenses $62,220 · grants $27,514
- Technical AssistanceClients served: 1.1 million population of communities served statewideAccomplishments: Technical support, community preservation assistance and building assessments for threatened buildings and local development efforts in communities across Montana; completed rural school technical workshop series in Broadwater County, Meagher County, Flathead County and Carbon County.Expenses $6,302
- 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 $4,881 · grants $2,900
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 36-3559965
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1988
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $304,316
- Income (IRS master file)
- $473,600
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $473,600 | $465,359 | $304,316 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $434,872 | $425,101 | $302,483 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $461,510 | $416,149 | $282,592 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $428,806 | $467,659 | $240,670 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 36-3559965).
Questions about MONTANA PRESERVATION ALLIANCE INC
- What is the EIN of MONTANA PRESERVATION ALLIANCE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MONTANA PRESERVATION ALLIANCE INC is 36-3559965.
- Is MONTANA PRESERVATION ALLIANCE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1988.
- Are donations to MONTANA PRESERVATION ALLIANCE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MONTANA PRESERVATION ALLIANCE INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of MONTANA PRESERVATION ALLIANCE INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did MONTANA PRESERVATION ALLIANCE INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of MONTANA PRESERVATION ALLIANCE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 11 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $97,305 (JENNIFER BUDDENBORG, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does MONTANA PRESERVATION ALLIANCE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $473,600, expenses of $465,359 and total assets of $304,316 at year end.
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