Totals
- Total revenue
- $9,415,179
- Total expenses
- $9,840,662
- Contributions and grants received
- $9,355,904
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $15,065
- Investment income
- $47,825
- Other revenue
- -$3,615
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,780,610
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $15,627
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,764,983
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $9,687,166
- Management and general expenses
- $114,061
- Fundraising expenses
- $39,435
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $9,687,166
Program services were 98.4% 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.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$210,028
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$9,145,876
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$8,256,452
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2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE FEES
total $15,065 · related or exempt $15,065
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3 · Investment income
total $43,194 · excluded $43,194
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $106,710
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $102,079
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $4,631
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $4,631 · excluded $4,631
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$500
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$4,115
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$3,615 · excluded -$3,615
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $73,804 · program services $47,235 · management and general $18,451 · fundraising $8,118
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $153,710 · program services $98,374 · management and general $38,428 · fundraising $16,908
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $4,560 · program services $2,918 · management and general $1,140 · fundraising $502
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $24,447 · program services $15,646 · management and general $6,112 · fundraising $2,689
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11b · Fees: legal
total $21,134 · program services $21,134
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $19,817 · management and general $19,817
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11g · Fees: other
total $95,833 · program services $95,833
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13 · Office expenses
total $12,972 · program services $7,385 · management and general $3,140 · fundraising $2,447
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16 · Occupancy
total $26,186 · program services $16,759 · management and general $6,547 · fundraising $2,880
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17 · Travel
total $6,306 · program services $5,675 · fundraising $631
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $17,453 · program services $11,170 · management and general $4,363 · fundraising $1,920
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23 · Insurance
total $8,386 · program services $5,870 · management and general $2,516
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24a · Other expenses: IN-KIND EXPENSE
total $6,251,498 · program services $6,251,048 · fundraising $450
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24b · Other expenses: EASEMENT PROJECT EXPENS
total $3,098,000 · program services $3,098,000
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24c · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS
total $14,455 · program services $10,119 · management and general $1,446 · fundraising $2,890
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24d · Other expenses: INVESTMENT FEES
total $9,462 · management and general $9,462
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24e · All other expenses
total $2,639 · management and general $2,639
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $97,290 · end of year $127,025
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $819,939 · end of year $38,780
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
end of year $1,013
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$502,859
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$32,285
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $473,622 · end of year $470,574
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $810,246 · end of year $1,141,893
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $1,325 · end of year $1,325
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $31,617 · end of year $15,627
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $735,904 · end of year $834,143
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,434,901 · end of year $930,840
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
FLATHEAD LAND TRUST IS DEDICATED TO THE CONSERVATION OF NORTHWEST MONTANA'S LAND AND WATER LEGACY THROUGH VOLUNTARY AGREEMENTS WITH PRIVATE LAND OWNERS. FLT'S PRIMARY PROGRAM SERVICE IS PRIVATE LAND CONSERVATION THROUGH VOLUNTARY AGREEMENTS WITH LANDOWNERS (CONSERVATION EASEMENTS); WITHIN THAT PROGRAM SERVICE FLT DEVELOPS, NEGOTIATES, AND ACCEPTS DONATED CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. IN ADDITION WITH BOTH PRIVATE AND FEDERAL FUNDS, FLT PURCHASES CONSERVATION EASEMENTS.
Activities or mission (Part I)
FLATHEAD LAND TRUST IS DEDICATED TO THE CONSERVATION OF NORTHWEST MONTANA'S LAND AND WATER THROUGH VOLUNTARY AGREEMENTS WITH PRIVATE LANDOWNERS.
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CONSERVATION:A. IN JANUARY, WE PARTNERED WITH CHARLES AND RENATE JAQUETTE TO PLACE THEIR 497-ACRE FARM JUST EAST OF KALISPELL UNDER CONSERVATION EASEMENT. CONTAINING SOME OF THE RICHEST TOPSOIL IN THE VALLEY, THE EASEMENT ADDS TO A GROWING NETWORK OF CONSERVED FARMS IN THE HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE CRESTON AREA. ENCOMPASSING OVER A MILE OF EGAN SLOUGH, THE PROPERTY PROVIDES EXCELLENT BIRD HABITAT AND IS STRATEGICALLY LOCATED FOR BOTH BIRDS AND WILDLIFE AT A LANDSCAPE SCALE.B. IN FEBRUARY, WE COMPLETED A CONSERVATION EASEMENT WITH MONTANA DNRC TO PERMANENTLY PROTECT THE 405-ACRE OWEN SOWERWINE PROPERTY EAST OF KALISPELL. THIS BELOVED BLOCK OF SCHOOL TRUST LAND, WITH ITS INTACT FORESTED RIVER BOTTOM AND RIPARIAN HABITAT, HAS BEEN A COMMUNITY TREASURE ENJOYED BY THE PUBLIC FOR DECADES. C. IN APRIL, WE PARTNERED WITH LUCI YEATS TO PERMANENTLY PROTECT 76-ACRES OF HER FAMILY'S AGRICULTURAL LAND NEAR THE BAD ROCK CANYON WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA EAST OF COLUMBIA FALLS. THE "HEART ROCK RIDGE" CONSERVATION EASEMENT SAFEGUARDS A VITAL WILDLIFE CORRIDOR AS WELL AS SCENIC OPEN SPACE AND A LONG LEGACY OF WORKING FARMLAND.D. ALSO IN APRIL, A 122-ACRE RANCH AND WILDLIFE HAVEN IN THE MISSION VALLEY, ONCE PLATTED FOR SUBDIVISION, WAS PROTECTED IN PERPETUITY WITH A CONSERVATION EASEMENT. JOHN WEAVER, DISTINGUISHED RETIRED CONSERVATION BIOLOGIST AND LAND STEWARD, PARTNERED WITH FLT BY ADDED THIS PARCEL ALONG MISSION CREEK JUST EAST OF THE NATIONAL BISON RANGE TO HIS CONSERVATION PORTFOLIO WHICH IS ADJACENT TO ANOTHER 159-ACRES OF PROTECTED LAND. E. IN AUGUST, A 51-ACRE PRIME PARCEL OF FORESTED LAND WAS PROTECTED ALONG SWAN LAKE. FLT PARTNERED WITH PAUL JOHNSON AND CANDICE GREENE TO PLACE THE ECOLOGICAL GEM UNDER A CONSERVATION EASEMENT, FOREVER PROTECTING HABITAT FOR BIRDS, WILDLIFE AND SCENIC VIEWS AS WELL AS THE EXCEPTIONAL WATER QUALITY OF SWAN LAKE. F. IN NOVEMBER, FLT PARTNERED WITH TWO LANDOWNERS TO PROTECT A TOTAL OF 66-ACRES OF IMPORTANT RIVERFRONT LAND NEAR WHITEFISH. SALLY ERICSSON AND TOM GARWIN PLACED THEIR 36 ACRES ALONG THE STILLWATER RIVER UNDER CONSERVATION EASEMENT, FOLLOWED BY MARK SCHMIDT, WHO CONSERVED HIS 30-ACRE PARCEL ALONG THE WHITEFISH RIVER. BOTH PROPERTIES PROTECT PRIME AGRICULTURAL LANDS AND RIPARIAN HABITATS, PROVIDING WILDLIFE HABITAT SECURITY AND CONNECTIVITY.
Expenses $9,627,706
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EDUCATION AND OUTREACH:OUR EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS WERE ESPECIALLY POPULAR AND REACHED MANY ACROSS THE FLATHEAD VALLEY. THE BIRD EDUCATION PROGRAM HELPED TO EDUCATE OVER 300 7TH AND 8TH GRADERS ABOUT BIRDS AND CONSERVATION FROM WEST VALLEY, BIGFORK, EVERGREEN AS WELL AS TWO EAGLE RIVER SCHOOL IN THE MISSION VALLEY.
Expenses $37,322
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STEWARDSHIP:MONITORED ALL 79 CONSERVATION EASEMENTS (ENCOMPASSING 15,162 ACRES) AND ONE RESTRICTED COVENANT.
Expenses $22,138
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Margaret NotleyMARGARET NOTLEY
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jim RaffertyJIM RAFFERTY
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Greg GundersonGREG GUNDERSON
FORMER PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Rick MaceRICK MACE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Karl RudbachKARL RUDBACH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Jennifer RoggeJENNIFER ROGGE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Rebecca HughesREBECCA HUGHES
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Chris AlbertCHRIS ALBERT
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Lisa FlowersLISA FLOWERS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Bill CorwinBILL CORWIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Paul TravisPAUL TRAVIS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $73,804
- From this org
- $71,689
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $2,115
- Hours/week
- 40
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
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 6 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202543109349303754
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