Top-Rated Nonprofits in Montana 2026
Montana has 4 nonprofits with $150.2M in combined revenue. The top-rated organization is Montana Land Reliance with an Efficiency Score of 74/100.
Montana has 4 nonprofits in the IRS Form 990 dataset ranked here by efficiency score. The NonprofitTruth nonprofit efficiency rubric combines financial health / operating reserves (40%), revenue-growth consistency (35%), and officer compensation relative to revenue (25%) into a 0-100 composite.
Reading the ranking: top of the list typically combines healthy operating reserves (the highest-weighted factor) with stable multi-year revenue and reasonable officer compensation. Large hospital and university systems often appear near the top in any state — their scale gives them deep balance sheets and steady revenue. Each nonprofit links to its full Form 990 profile. For donors trying to choose between organizations, the efficiency grade is a useful triage — but the underlying reserve position, the multi-year revenue trend, and the officer-comp ratio matter more than the composite letter on any individual decision.
Top 4 Nonprofits in Montana
| # | Organization | Category | Revenue | CEO Pay | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montana Land Reliance | Environment & Animals | $37.9M | $0 | B (74) |
| 2 | Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Inc | Environment & Animals | $66.0M | $2.0M | C (64) |
| 3 | Yellowstone Forever | Environment & Animals | $21.3M | $444K | C (62) |
| 4 | American Prairie Foundation | Environment & Animals | $25.0M | $1.1M | C (52) |
Nonprofit financial data for Montana is sourced from IRS Form 990 filings, which all tax-exempt organizations must file annually.
Frequently Asked Questions
Montana Land Reliance is the top-rated nonprofit in Montana with an Efficiency Score of 74/100 (Grade B) and $37.9M in annual revenue.
Montana has 4 nonprofits in our database with a combined $150.2M in total revenue.
The Efficiency Score (0-100, A-F) measures a nonprofit's financial structure based on financial health / operating reserves (40%), revenue-growth consistency (35%), and current-officer compensation relative to revenue (25%), all from IRS Form 990 data. Higher scores indicate stronger financial structure. It does not include a program-spending ratio, which our data source does not provide.
Efficiency Score: financial health / operating reserves (40%), revenue-growth consistency (35%), current-officer compensation ratio (25%). No program-spending ratio is included — total program service expenses are not available from the ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer feed.