Montana · Nonprofit
MISSOULA ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP
MISSOULA ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP (Montana) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $214,000 to it, the largest being PROVIDENCE HEALTH & SERVICES - MONTANA ($160,000). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $746k
- Funders on record
- 5
- Grants received
- $214k
- Net assets
- $381k
What Missoula Economic Partnership does
Mission
The Missoula Economic Partnership works collaboratively and strategically to facilitate increased prosperity through business development while enhancing the business environment and quality of life in our community.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Business development program:Missoula Economic Partnership's business development program supports businesses at every stage of growth by providing direct assistance, strategic connections, and collaborative problem-solving. In fy25, mep completed more than 80 business retention and expansion (bre) visits with businesses across missoula county, identifying opportunities and challenges related to workforce, infrastructure, market expansion, and access to capital. Mep also engaged with 23 startup and early-stage businesses, helping entrepreneurs navigate business planning, financial forecasting, mentorship, and growth strategies.mep continued its partnership with the downtown missoula business improvement district through the downtown dialogues event series and provided one-on-one support to more than 40 downtown businesses. The organization also worked closely with businesses impacted by major downtown initiatives, including the downtown safety and mobility project and implementation of the downtown master plan.in addition, mep supported business attraction and expansion efforts tied to several major economic development projects. This included assisting montana knife company with…
Workforce development program:Missoula Economic Partnership's workforce development program focuses on strengthening missoula county's workforce pipeline, supporting industry resilience, and advancing inclusive economic opportunity. In fy25, mep continued to lead regional conversations around workforce housing, job quality, and industry sustainability through partnerships with employers, educational institutions, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations.following the closures of roseburg forest products in missoula and pyramid mountain lumber in seeley lake, mep convened public and private sector partners to support redevelopment planning, workforce transition efforts, and long-term industry sustainability strategies. Mep also continued advancing efforts to reestablish wood products manufacturing capacity in seeley lake, recognizing the importance of the sector to regional employment, forest management, and wildfire mitigation.mep remained actively engaged in workforce-focused policy and industry initiatives, including support for the sawmill revitalization act during the 2025 montana legislative session and continued participation in collaborative efforts tied to…
Land development program:Missoula Economic Partnership's land development program advances strategic redevelopment, infrastructure coordination, and site readiness efforts that support long-term economic growth, housing development, and business expansion. In fy25, mep played a leading role in several major redevelopment initiatives across missoula county.mep partnered with the city of missoula and private stakeholders to support redevelopment planning for the former roseburg forest products site following the facility closure in 2024. This work included coordination around annexation, urban renewal district expansion, transportation planning, and future land use strategies to position the property for redevelopment aligned with community economic priorities. These efforts ultimately contributed to the successful recruitment of story house pictures montana, which plans to bring nearly 400 media manufacturing jobs to the region over the next decade.mep also supported redevelopment planning for southgate crossing, a 13-acre midtown property, by helping attract qualified development partners and conducting due diligence with prospective teams. The project is expected to deliver new…
Communications and engagement program:mep's communications and engagement program strengthens public understanding of economic issues, supports community dialogue, and advances advocacy around policies and initiatives that impact missoula's economy. In fy25, mep expanded the reach of its monthly newsletter, the indicator, growing subscriptions to more than 850 while maintaining open rates above 50 percent. The newsletter highlights economic trends, community initiatives, and local business stories through written and video content.mep also continued its monthly econ 101 radio segment on kgvo news talk, reaching more than 20,000 listeners across the region with conversations focused on workforce housing, infrastructure investment, job quality, and economic development trends.throughout fy25, mep convened business and community leaders through events and public forums, including the organization's annual meeting attended by more than 125 participants and a legislative recap event attended by over 100 leaders from across the region.mep also served as an advocate for economic development priorities during the 2025 montana legislative session, supporting efforts to preserve tax…
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2018 to 2019, from $1.3M to $792k (−41%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2020 2% · 2021 8% · 2022 14% · 2024 4%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
25% of MISSOULA ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (62% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 7 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Grant Kier
President & CEO
Board chair
Tom Severson
Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2017 and FY2018, and between the FY2018 and FY2019 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base held at 3 funders, grant income rose $14k → $55k.
From the IRS filings of MISSOULA ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
MISSOULA ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP leans on a few funders — its largest provides 75% of grant income and the top three 96%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
77% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund MISSOULA ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 71% · 2018 92% · 2019 44% · 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 91% · 2023 91% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
MISSOULA ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP draws 96% of its grant income from funders outside Montana, across 4 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
MISSOULA ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP's funding has concentrated — grant income rose while the number of funders held roughly flat.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 7,175 community improvement nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Government funding MISSOULA ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $48k on record.
- Department of Agriculture$48k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like MISSOULA ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Montana
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Governance
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for MISSOULA ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds MISSOULA ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP?
- MISSOULA ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP (Montana) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $214,000 to it, the largest being PROVIDENCE HEALTH & SERVICES - MONTANA ($160,000). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does MISSOULA ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP have?
- IRS filings report 5 organizations giving $214,000 in grants to MISSOULA ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP, 4 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of MISSOULA ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP?
- PROVIDENCE HEALTH & SERVICES - MONTANA is the largest funder on record, with $160,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like MISSOULA ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Montana. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 5 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing