Montana Association of State Grazing Districts
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What it says it does
TO AID IN THE IMPROVEMENT OF GRAZING LAND IN MONTANA.
- Income
- $50,890
- Spending
- $39,210
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- OF ALL THE WESTERN STATES, MONTANA ALONE HAS A STATUTORY NETWORK OF STATE GRAZING DISTRICTS COOPERATIVE AREAS OF DIVERSE OWNERSHIP THAT ALLOW FOR THE GREATEST USE OF RANGE FORAGE WHILE CONSERVING LIMITED NATURAL RESOURCES. GRAZING DISTRICTS ARE NON-PROFIT, COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS OF RANCHERS AND FARMERS WHO RAISE LIVESTOCK. THE MONTANA GRASS CONSERVATION ACT OF 1939 ORGANIZED THESE COOPERATIVE GRAZING AREAS INTO 26 DISTRICTS-WHICH INCLUDE FEDERAL GRAZING LANDS MINGLED WITH STATE, COUNTY AND PRIVATE LANDS-ENCOMPASSING MORE THAN 10 MILLION ACRES. TODAY THERE ARE 29 TOTAL DISTRICTS, CONCENTRATED IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE STATE.MONTANA ASSOCIATION OF STATE GRAZING DISTRICTS IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION. ANY STATE GRAZING DISTRICT ORGANIZED AND OPERATING UNDER CHAPTER 208, SESSION LAWS OF MONTANA OF 1937, AND AMENDMENTS THERETO, IS QUALIFIED FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE MONTANA ASSOCIATION OF STATE GRAZING DISTRICTS. OTHER ASSOCIATIONS ORGANIZED FOR GRAZING PURPOSES SHALL BE QUALIFIED FOR MEMBERSHIP.MONTANA ASSOCIATION OF STATE GRAZING DISTRICTS AIDS IN THE IMPROVEMENT OF GRAZING LAND IN MONTANA.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(5) labor or agricultural organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(5) labor or agricultural organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 1954.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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