Billings Community Foundation

Tax-deductible

Billings, MT501(c)(3)Since 2006EIN 20-4286919Revenue $2.0M in FY2025

On file with the IRSbillingscommunityfoundation.org404 N 30th St, 59101-1251 · Billings, MTTax-exempt since Jan 2007Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To help donors and charitable organizations meet the needs of the greater yellowstone region. We manage over 370 endowment funds for Community 501(c)(3) organizations in the greater yellowstone region and throughout montana. We connect donors with nonprofit organizations that with advised funds and also fiscally sponsor organizations that are not 502(c)(3) but have charitable missions and causes.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 35 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $713K a year · 41% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $276K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$501K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.0M
+51% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$10.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2025▲ +51%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$2.0M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$865K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$895K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$10.9M
FY2025▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.7M
FY2021$7.3M
FY2022$6.8M
FY2023$8.4M
FY2024$9.9M
FY2025$10.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2007.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $1.0M Management & general 11% · $135K Fundraising 3% · $30K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$60,000Pt VII · Sec A
Planned Giving Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lauren Wright——$76,737$76,737$55,000$51,458
Zachary Terakedis$60,000$22,386————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Manages endowment funds to boost community charities and donor capacity in Billings.

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3 programs · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Grantmaking

The foundation administers the receipt of charitable assets through a variety of charitable giving tools, such as donor advised funds, permanent endowments, charitable gift annuities, charitable remainder trusts, and charitable lead trusts, for the purpose of making grants to various nonprofits.

$836Kprogram expense
02

Community Leadership

Provide networking and education events for local non-profits and donors; offer equipped office and desk spaces for temporary or monthly rental; provide conference room and event space for community gatherings.

$192Kprogram expense
03

Yellowstone Valley Gives

Host 2-DAY community event to raise online donations for 100 separate community nonprofits in yellowstone valley through an annual day of giving. Includes pre-event training for nonprofit leaders on fundraising, marketing, and donor engagement best practices.

$11Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 96 grants · $1.7M · 2019–2024
Riverstone HealthFY2024$78,387
Yellowstone Ice FoundationMT · FY2024$24,375
Montana AudubonMT · FY2024$18,872
Yellowstone River Parks Association INCFY2024$16,118
Family Service INCMT · FY2024$16,000
Billings Ballet CompanyMT · FY2024$9,894
New Day INCMT · FY2024$9,160
Joliet Community Center INCMT · FY2024$6,974
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$537K
Other incomeLn 4–11$86K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$135K
Fundraisingcol D$30K
Owns and owesPt X
$10.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$466K
Total assetsLn 16$11.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$501K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$288K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$30K
Investment incomeLn 3$537K
Other incomeLn 4–11$86K
Gains on assetsLn 7$162K
Total revenueLn 12$2.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$169K
SavingsLn 2$297K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$466K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$872K
Total assetsLn 16$11.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$501K
Net assetsLn 32$10.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 635
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$369K$466K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$9.1M$10.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$924K$872K
Total assetsLn 16$10.4M$11.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$546K$501K
Net assetsLn 32$9.9M$10.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$836K$836K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$60K$15K$36K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$67K$17K$40K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$4K$8K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Investment management feesLn 11f$48K$48K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$19K$2K$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$499$2K
Information technologyLn 14$15K$2K$13K$425
OccupancyLn 16$56K$55K$577
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$807$210$597
InterestLn 20$8K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$52K$51K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$5K$935
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$1.0M$135K$30K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.0M$1.2M$756K$10.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.3M$1.1M$201K$9.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.1M$1.0M$1.1M$8.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.9M$895K$981K$6.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.9M$1.0M$847K$7.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.2M$865K$383K$5.7M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,959,035 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $937,334$1,306,525
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $22,908$30,061
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $289,355$536,768
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $48,077$85,681
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,297,674$1,959,035
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $769,262$835,658
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $116,747$141,654
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $210,626$225,687
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,096,635$1,202,999
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $201,039$756,036
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,959,035 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,306,525
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$288,354
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,306,525
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $30,061$30,061
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $374,356$374,356
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $162,412$162,412
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $33,309$33,309
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $52,372$52,372
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $82,433 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $570,077$1,959,035
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,202,999 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $835,658$835,658
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $15,000 · Management $36,000 · Fundraising $9,000$60,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $16,872 · Management $40,494 · Fundraising $10,123$67,489
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,541 · Management $8,499 · Fundraising $2,125$14,165
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,876$8,876
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $47,803$47,803
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $2,913$2,913
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,106 · Management $8,628 · Fundraising $8,628$19,362
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $499 · Management $1,843$2,342
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,611 · Management $13,328 · Fundraising $425$15,364
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $54,965 · Management $577$55,542
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $210 · Management $597$807
IX-20 InterestManagement $8,385$8,385
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $51,156 · Management $1,185$52,341
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,200 · Management $935$6,135
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,263 · Management $2,554$5,817
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,037,884 · Management $134,814 · Fundraising $30,301$1,202,999
Part X · Balance sheet $11,446,232 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $288,082$169,028
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $80,452$297,279
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $4,000$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$350
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $923,904$872,430
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $9,111,817$10,107,145
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $866$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $10,409,121$11,446,232
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $15,318$41,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $320,925$316,061
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $546,404$500,899
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,407,797$1,082,614
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $8,454,920$9,862,719
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $9,862,717$10,945,333
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $10,409,121$11,446,232
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $10,945,333 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,959,035
XI-2 Total expenses$1,202,999
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$756,036
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$9,862,717
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$326,580
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$10,945,333

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