Great Burn Study Group EIN 55-0790103 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Great Burn Study Group FY2022 filing

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Safeguards wildlands in the Northern Bitterroot Mountains through advocacy and stewardship. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $529K in revenue, $330K in expenses, and $298K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Environment
Location
Missoula, MT
Website
www.greatburn.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2022)
Revenue
$529KFY2022
Expenses
$330K
Net assets
$298K
People
13
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  55-0790103 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Missoula, MT
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Safeguards wildlands in the Northern Bitterroot Mountains through advocacy and stewardship.
Leadership
Skye Borden · Co-Exec Dir · $55K
Money in and out
$529K revenue, $330K expenses
Bottom line
61% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$529K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$330K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$298K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $199K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.61 Management & general $0.30 Fundraising $0.09
Program efficiency
61%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
11.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+38%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$529K
FY2022▲ +91%
Expenses
$330K
FY2022▲ +14%
Total assets
$419K
FY2022▲ +93%
Total liabilities
$121K
FY2022▲ +3%
Total revenue
$529K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$330K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$298K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$199K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$419K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B61%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 411

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CGreat Burn Study Group
EINHdr · item D55-0790103
Principal addressHdr · item CMissoula, MT
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.greatburn.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMT
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C27)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2003

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b11
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Exec Dir
$55,275Pt VII · Sec A
$53,140Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Hayley Connolly-Newman’s $79K as Executive Dir. is at the 62nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1981 $100K–1M environment 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Hayley Connolly-Newman$79,416$69,831$53,140$52,772$52,638
Skye Borden$55,275$53,358$22,412
Dorothy Borden$50,738

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $201K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Seeking strong administrative protection for roadless areas along the montana and idaho stateline. Building support for permanent wilderness designation of the proposed great burn wilderness. Employ seasonal field crews to assist the forest service with weed management, trail maintenance, and inventory of mountain lakes.

$201Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$373K · 71%
Program service revenue$156K · 29%
Contributions & grants71%$373K
Program service revenue29%$156K
Investment income$45
Other revenue$295
Total revenueLn 12$529K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.61 Management & general $0.30 Fundraising $0.09
Program services61%$201K
Management & general30%$99K
Fundraising9%$31K
Total functional expensesLn 25$330K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$327K
Total assetsLn 16$419K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$121K
Total net assetsLn 32$298K
Months of cash on handcomputed11.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $327K · Operating expenses/yr $330K
11.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $201K · Total expenses $330K
61%
Management & General
Management & general $99K · Total expenses $330K
30%
Fundraising
Fundraising $31K · Total expenses $330K
9%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $30K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $240K
$0.12 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $373K · Total revenue $529K
71%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $529K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $156K · Total revenue $529K
29%
Investment reliance
Investment income $45 · Total revenue $529K
<0.01%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $156K · Total expenses $330K
47%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $529K · Prior year $277K
+91%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $298K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $529K · Expenses $330K
+38%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $419K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $298K · Total assets $419K
71%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $419K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Skye Borden · Reported title CO-EXEC DIR · Highest reported compensation $55K · Total expenses $330K
17%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $221K · Total expenses $330K
67%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 61%
Overhead ratio 30%
Fundraising cost ratio 8%
Revenue growth 91%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 2%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$273K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$566K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$483K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$529K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$277K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$322K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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