Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$4,664,224

Total expenses

$2,937,843

Contributions and grants received

$4,218,873

Grants paid

$809,953

Program service revenue

$241,771

Investment income

$36,777

Other revenue

$166,803

Total assets, end of year

$4,785,040

Total liabilities, end of year

$914,135

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$3,870,905

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$2,616,058

Management and general expenses

$201,994

Fundraising expenses

$119,791

Program service expenses (Part III)

$2,616,058

Program services were 89.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2024

• IN 2024, COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED 3,666 HOURS TO RESILIENT COMMUNITY PROJECTS, VALUED AT $122,782.THE CARBON COUNTY AREA RIDE & TRANSIT COMPLETED ITS FOURTH YEAR OF PROVIDING ESSENTIAL RIDES TO CARBON COUNTY RESIDENTS IN NEED OF TRANSPORTATION, SURPASSING 17,000 TOTAL RIDES IN ITS FOUR YEARS OF OPERATION. CART ACQUIRED A NEW 13-PASSENGER FORD E450 ENDURA SHUTTLE WITH A WHEELCHAIR LIFT, IMPROVING ACCESSIBILITY AND INCREASING CAPACITY. THE WORKFORCE HOUSING INITIATIVE PARTNERED WITH THE RURAL COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE CORPORATION TO LAUNCH THE MUTUAL SELF-HELP HOUSING PROGRAM IN CARBON COUNTY. VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED 1.21 HOURS FOR EVERY STAFF HOUR SPENT ON THE PROJECT IN 2024. A HOUSING FEASIBILITY STUDY WAS COMPLETED IN BRIDGER, ACCOMPANIED BY THREE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS. A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PLANNING GRANT WAS SECURED TO ASSESS ATTAINABLE HOUSING LOCATIONS IN RED LODGE, INCLUDING WITHIN THE URBAN RENEWAL DISTRICT.THE SENIOR ARK FUND GRANTED $5,168 TO SUPPORT SIX MAJOR HOME REPAIR PROJECTS, INCLUDING WINTERIZATION AND RAMP CONSTRUCTION, IN COLLABORATION WITH CALVARY CARPENTERS. THE FIREWOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM DELIVERED 34 LOADS OF FIREWOOD AND OBTAINED FUNDING FOR NEW EQUIPMENT TO EXPAND ITS CAPACITY.EMERGENCY NEEDS WERE ADDRESSED THROUGH THE SALVATION ARMY RED KETTLE CAMPAIGN, WHICH RAISED OVER $3,200 FOR MICRO-GRANTS. A TOTAL OF $4,315 IN EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE WAS DISTRIBUTED TO COVER RENT, MOVING EXPENSES, UTILITIES, AND MEDICATION.THE ORGANIZATION WAS SELECTED BY THE MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO HOST A 12-MONTH AMERICORPS VISTA POSITION IN 2025, FOCUSED ON AGING IN PLACE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CARBON COUNTY HISTORIC REHABILITATION GRANT PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED. OVER THE YEAR, APPLICANTS SUBMITTED PROPOSALS TOTALING $1.9 MILLION. A VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE, CONTRIBUTING 144 HOURS, REVIEWED APPLICATIONS AND RECOMMENDED FUNDING FOR EIGHT PROJECTS TOTALING $653,750.

  Expenses $948,167 · Grants $191,206 · Revenue $87,684

• IN 2024, COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED 1,601 HOURS TO THRIVING NONPROFIT PROJECTS, VALUED AT $53,617.THE 21ST ANNUAL FUN RUN AWARDED $380,613 TO 65 PARTICIPATING CHARITIES, THE LARGEST AMOUNT AWARDED INA SINGLE YEAR IN THE EVENT'S HISTORY.THROUGH FISCAL SPONSORSHIP, THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED A LEGAL NONPROFIT FRAMEWORK FOR CHARITABLE INITIATIVES, OFFERING ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO GROUPS WITHOUT FORMAL TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. THIS ARRANGEMENT ENABLED DONORS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THESE INITIATIVES WITH TAX-DEDUCTIBLE GIFTS. THE FOUNDATION GRANTED $143,539 ON BEHALF OF THESE GROUPS, ALLOWING THEM TO FOCUS ON THEIR MISSIONS WHILE BENEFITING FROM THE FOUNDATION'S NONPROFIT STATUS AND OVERSIGHT.THE COMMUNITY GRANTMAKING PROGRAM AWARDED $18,000 TO 17 CARBON COUNTY NONPROFITS, SUPPORTING A WIDE RANGE OF COMMUNITY-DRIVEN INITIATIVES.THE TWO CONFERENCE ROOMS AT THE NONPROFIT SHARED SERVICES CENTER PROVIDE VALUABLE COLLABORATIVE SPACE FOR NONPROFITS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS. IN 2024, THEY HOSTED 210 MEETINGS FOR COMMUNITY GROUPS AND AN ADDITIONAL 117 MEETINGS FOR THE FOUNDATION'S STAFF AND COMMITTEES, FOSTERING COLLABORATION AND SUPPORTING LOCAL INITIATIVES, INCLUDING GROUPS THAT LACK ACCESS TO MEETING SPACE.THE RED LODGE AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION HOSTED A TWO-DAY GRACIOUS SPACE TRAINING EVENT, LED BY CREATOR PAT HUGHES, IN RED LODGE. OFFERED FREE TO THE PUBLIC, THE TRAINING BROUGHT TOGETHER MORE THAN 55 COMMUNITY MEMBERS FROM DIVERSE ORGANIZATIONS TO EXPLORE THE PRINCIPLES OF GRACIOUS SPACE, INCLUDING LISTENING DEEPLY, FOSTERING INCLUSIVE DIALOGUE, AND CREATING A WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL VOICES. PARTICIPANTS WERE IMMERSED IN THE THEORY BEHIND GRACIOUS SPACE AND HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY ITS CORE TENETSSUCH AS RESPECT, CURIOSITY, AND SHARED UNDERSTANDINGTO REAL-WORLD SCENARIOS, STRENGTHENING THEIR CAPACITY TO ENGAGE IN MEANINGFUL, CONSTRUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS ACROSS DIFFERING PERSPECTIVES.

  Expenses $733,270 · Grants $547,678 · Revenue $72,156

• IN 2024, COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED 679 HOURS TO ROBUST ARTS & CULTURE PROJECTS, VALUED AT $22,740.THE ROOSEVELT CENTER HOSTED 345 EVENTS, ATTRACTING 18,686 ATTENDEESA 38% INCREASE OVER 2023. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: DAVID AND CHERYL WHITCOMB'S OPEN MIC NIGHTS SHOWCASED OVER 100 PERFORMANCES ACROSS EIGHT EVENTS, WITH A TOTAL AUDIENCE OF 340. THE MISSOULA CHILDREN'S THEATER RETURNED IN FEBRUARY, HOSTING AUDITIONS, REHEARSALS, AND TWO PERFORMANCES OF BLACKBEARD THE PIRATE, FEATURING 29 LOCAL YOUTH ACTORS. THE PERFORMANCES DREW 269 ATTENDEES. MONTANA SHAKES! VISITED TWICE IN 2024, OFFERING A PLAY PERFORMANCE AND ACTING WORKSHOPS. THE APRIL PERFORMANCE FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS ATTRACTED 162 ATTENDEES, WHILE THE OCTOBER PERFORMANCE FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DREW 195. RED LODGE HIGH SCHOOL PRESENTED TWO NIGHTS OF ONE-ACT PLAYS AT THE ROOSEVELT CENTER, DRAWING 197 ATTENDEES. THE RED LODGE THEATER COMPANY HOSTED TWO PERFORMANCES OF ITS MONTANA RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL SHOW, ATTENDED BY 45 PEOPLE. ADDITIONALLY, 11 YOUNG ACTORS PARTICIPATED IN FOUR FREE ACTING WORKSHOPS LED BY THE COMPANY. SUMMER FEST, NOW IN ITS THIRD YEAR, WAS ORGANIZED BY ROOSEVELT CENTER STAFF AND SPANNED THREE WEEKENDS IN 2024. THE FESTIVAL FEATURED 12 MUSICAL ACTS, WITH THE LARGEST EVENT ON JULY 27 DRAWING 1,052 ATTENDEESMAKING IT THE MOST ATTENDED SINGLE-DAY EVENT IN THE BUILDING'S HISTORY. DESPITE RAIN AND LIGHTNING, STAFF SEAMLESSLY ADAPTED, MOVING THE FINAL PERFORMANCE INDOORS FOR AN INTIMATE SHOW. THE FESTIVAL AS A WHOLE WELCOMED 2,200 ATTENDEES.THE ROOSEVELT CENTER ALSO PROVED ITS CAPACITY AS A PREMIER CONFERENCE VENUE, HOSTING A THREE-DAY EVENT FOR 240 GUESTS OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN SKI AREAS ASSOCIATION. THE VENUE ACCOMMODATED ALL ATTENDEES ACROSS VARIOUS SPACES, INCLUDING THE AUDITORIUM, CONFERENCE ROOM, OUTDOOR GROUNDS, HARPER RECITAL HALL, AND FOUR BREAKOUT ROOMS. STAFF EFFICIENTLY TRANSITIONED THE AUDITORIUM FROM A 250-SEAT SPEAKING EVENT TO A BUSINESS FAIR WITH 30 VENDOR BOOTHS, MARKING THE LARGEST MULTI-DAY EVENT IN THE ROOSEVELT CENTER'S HISTORY.EFFORTS TO RESTORE THE HISTORIC PART OF THE BUILDING CONTINUED IN 2024. EAST WING EXTERIOR RESTORATION WAS COMPLETED, INCLUDING PARAPET, FAADE, AND CHIMNEY WORK, FUNDED BY THE MONTANA HISTORIC PRESERVATION GRANT AND THE FOUNDATION FOR MONTANA HISTORY. CONSTRUCTION BEGAN ON AN ELEVATOR IN THE HISTORIC EAST WING, PROVIDING ADA-COMPLIANT ACCESS TO THE GREGORY T. HARPER RECITAL HALL. ADDITIONALLY, 6,000 SQUARE FEET OF MAPLE FLOORING IN THE AUDITORIUM WAS REFINISHED.THE ROOSEVELT CENTER ALSO FEATURED FREE EXHIBITS BY 15 CARBON COUNTY ARTISTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.A 12-PANEL SOLAR ARRAY WAS INSTALLED IN THE YOUTH AND ART GARDEN AT THE ROOSEVELT CENTER, SAVING $1,774 IN ELECTRICITY COSTS.

  Expenses $544,549 · Grants $4,929 · Revenue $52,492

• IN 2024, COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED 2552 HOURS FOR CONNECTED YOUTH PROJECTS, VALUED AT $85,466.48.THE EARLY CHILDHOOD FUND GRANTED $25,665 TO SUPPORT 25 CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES TO HELP OFFSET THE HIGH COST OF CHILDCARE. THE YOUTH ENRICHMENT FUND PROVIDED $10,908 IN FUNDING ASSISTANCE FOR 76 AREA YOUTH TO PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES SUCH AS PIANO LESSONS, DANCE LESSONS, VOLLEYBALL, SCHOOL SKI DAYS, SWIM LESSONS, SOCCER, AND JIU-JITSU. MEADOWLARK CHILDREN'S CENTER COMPLETED ITS FIRST FULL YEAR IN SEPTEMBER 2024, PROVIDING CARE FOR 20 CHILDREN SINCE OPENING IN THE FALL OF 2023.CONNECTED YOUTH HIGHLIGHTS: COMPLETED COMPREHENSIVE CHILDCARE ASSESSMENTS WITH EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES ACROSS CARBON COUNTY. PARTNERED WITH SEVEN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND CHURCHES TO SERVE OVER 600 MEALS THROUGH THE LUNCH IN THE SUN PROGRAM AT THE RED LODGE CITY POOL. FUTURE OF MONTANA VOLUNTEER CORPS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS GAVE BACK IN A BIG WAYLOGGING 2,396 VOLUNTEER HOURS TO STRENGTHEN THEIR COMMUNITY AND SUPPORT LOCAL CAUSES. DELIVERED SAFE SITTER TRAINING TO SIX YOUTH PARTICIPANTS AT THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB, PREPARING THEM FOR SAFE AND RESPONSIBLE BABYSITTING. FACILITATED MONTHLY EARLY CHILDHOOD COALITION MEETINGS TO SHARE UPDATES AND COLLABORATE ON MONTANA'S CHILDCARE SUPPORT SERVICES. TRANSITIONED THE RESILIENT YOUTH MENTAL WELLNESS PROGRAM TO A SUSTAINABLE MODEL THROUGH DIRECT PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND THE SERVICE PROVIDER. CONVENED THE ANNUAL YOUTH STEERING COMMITTEE, FOSTERING YOUTH VOICE AND LEADERSHIP IN LOCAL PROGRAM PLANNING.

  Expenses $390,072 · Grants $66,140 · Revenue $43,675

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

• CITY OF RED LODGE

  $33,582

  PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSE

• YELLOWSTONE WILDLIFE SANCTUARY

  $23,532

  PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSE

• MEADOWLARK CHILDREN'S CENTER

  $22,080

  PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSE

• BEARTOOTH HUMANE ALLIANCE

  $21,092

  PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSE

• BEARTOOTH CHILDRENS' CENTER

  $19,555

  PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSE

• CARBON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

  $18,870

  PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSE

• BUSES OF YELLOWSTONE PRESERVATION TRUST

  $17,942

  PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSE

• DOMESTIC & SEXUAL VIOLENCE SERVICES

  $17,767

  PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSE

• BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF RED LODGE

  $16,304

  PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSE

• BEARTOOTH RECREATIONAL TRAILS

  $14,498

  PHILANTHROPIC PURPOSE

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

12 November 2025

IRS schema version

2024v5.2

Source object

202513189349300306

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