Trust Montana INC
Promotes community land trusts to create affordable housing and preserve vital assets. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $523K in revenue, $287K in expenses, and $2.3M in net assets.Pt I
- Type
- Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Community Development
- Location
- Missoula, MT
- Website
- trustmontana.org
- Filings
- 6 on file (2020–2025)
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Summary of the Filing
Where the work happens
Clt Homes
Trust montana's permanently affordable homes program preserves rental units and homeownership properties in trust to guarantee affordability for current and future families. Trust montana stewards 30 homes and 5 rental properties in eight communities across the state, having added two new home ownership opportunities and one rental units…
Education and Advocacy of Clts
Trust montana also leads efforts to expand education and understanding of the community land trust model in the state through its CLT education program. With 22 presentations in 2025, serving 1,350 people, the organization supports realtors, title agents, lenders, and potential homebuyers.
Clt Farm
In 2025, on the heels of trust montana's community land trust farm under the organization's ag land preservation program, we continued our work with the farmer and engaging ag and conservations experts to serve on our newly founded farm viability committee. We pursued new opportunities.
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Governance & Policies
Officers, Directors & Key Employees
Dawn Conklin’s $70K as Executive Director is at the 46th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1711 $100K–1M community development nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Dawn Conklin | $69,904 | $68,000 |
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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Statement of Revenue
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Financial Metrics
Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
| Metric | This org | Peer median | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Program ratio | 30% | — | — |
| Overhead ratio | 39% | — | — |
| Fundraising cost ratio | 18% | — | — |
| Revenue growth | -57% | — | — |
| Legal fee ratio | 0.06% | — | — |
| Accounting fee ratio | 6% | — | — |
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