Valley Neighbors of the Flathead
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
VALLEY NEIGHBORS IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT CULTIVATES A WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT FOR IMMIGRANTS IN THE FLATHEAD VALLEY.
- Income
- $255,651
- Spending
- $277,259
- Spent on programs
- 93%
- Reserves
- 1.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 200
- Highest pay
- $30,000, chair
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 54 out of 100. Higher than 17% of charities in its peer group (public benefit, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 8% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 25% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1593% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 6 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 56 out of 100. Higher than 28% of charities in its peer group (public benefit, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 8 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)
- $256,728 spent. IN 2025, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED HOUSING SUPPORT, LEGAL REFERRALS AND FUNDING, MEDICAL AND DENTAL REFERRALS, LANGUAGE SERVICES, EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM SUPPORT, ASSISTANCE IN ACCESSING BENEFITS AND SERVICES INCLUDING NAVIGATING A NEW CULTURAL LANDSCAPE. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED FUNDING FOR 19 IMMIGRANT MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN TO FILE FOR ASYLUM. OUR CLIENTS WORKED ON PAYING PORTIONS OF THEIR LEGAL FEES, PAYING BACK LOANS FOR URGENT NEEDS, AND WORKED THEIR WAY UP TO PAYING THEIR RENT INDEPENDENTLY. THESE CONTRIBUTIONS ENABLE US TO ASSIST EVEN MORE CLIENTS. HOUSING PROGRAM: IN 2025, WITH YOUR HELP WE WERE ABLE TO BREAK DOWN BARRIERS TO HOUSING, THROUGH RENTAL ASSISTANCE, HELP WITH UTILITIES, LANDLORD OUTREACH, AND OTHER CREATIVE APPROACHES. WHILE HOUSING IS A SIGNIFICANT BUDGETARY EXPENDITURE, WE ALSO BROUGHT IN A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF CLIENT RENT TO HELP STRETCH OUR HOUSING DOLLARS FURTHER. RENT SPENDING COMPRISED 161,378, BUT CLIENT RENT REPAID 104,087 OF THAT COST. YOUR GIVING HELPED TO FUND A CONTRACTOR WHO MANAGES OUR HOUSING PROGRAM. EVEN FOR THOSE WHO DID NOT RECEIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR RENT, OUR HOUSING COORDINATOR WAS ABLE TO ASSIST FAMILIES WITH RENT READINESS MEETINGS AND HELP FILLING OUT HOUSING APPLICATIONS. LEGAL ACCESS PROGRAM: WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO FUND IMPORTANT LEGAL ASSISTANCE, WORK THAT OPENS THE DOORS TO BEING ABLE TO LIVE AND WORK AS A FULL MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY. WORK PERMITS AND SOCIAL SECURITY CARDS HELP PROTECT PEOPLE FROM EXPLOITATIVE WORK AND HOUSING SITUATIONS. THEY EMPOWER PEOPLE TO MEET THEIR FAMILYS NEEDS THEMSELVES, WHICH IS THE DESIRE OF ALMOST EVERY CLIENT WE WORK WITH. WITH THE GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR DONORS, WE FUNDED A LEGAL SERVICES COORDINATOR, PROVIDED FOR A DOCUMENT PREPARER OR LAWYER TO HELP 19 PEOPLE PREPARE THEIR ASYLUM APPLICATIONS (A TOTAL OF 7 CASES). OUR LEGAL SERVICES COORDINATOR HELPED PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE BASICS OF THE STEPS THEY NEEDED TO COMPLETE IN THEIR PROCESS AND CONNECTED THEM TO THE RESOURCES APPROPRIATE TO THEIR SITUATION AND NEEDS. SOCIAL SERVICES: OUR SOCIAL SERVICES COORDINATOR WORKED TO HELP PEOPLE WITH A MYRIAD OF PRACTICAL PROBLEMS, LIKE HOW TO GET A DRIVERS LICENSE, CAR INSURANCE, OR REGISTER A CAR. HE ASSISTED CLIENTS IN NAVIGATING THE PUBLIC BENEFITS OFFICE, FOR THE FEW WHO QUALIFIED. IN 2025, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED HOUSING SUPPORT, LEGAL REFERRALS AND FUNDING, MEDICAL AND DENTAL REFERRALS, LANGUAGE SERVICES, EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM SUPPORT, ASSISTANCE IN ACCESSING BENEFITS AND SERVICES INCLUDING NAVIGATING A NEW CULTURAL LANDSCAPE. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED FUNDING FOR 19 IMMIGRANT MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN TO FILE FOR ASYLUM. OUR CLIENTS WORKED ON PAYING PORTIONS OF THEIR LEGAL FEES, PAYING BACK LOANS FOR URGENT NEEDS, AND WORKED THEIR WAY UP TO PAYING THEIR RENT INDEPENDENTLY. THESE CONTRIBUTIONS ENABLE US TO ASSIST EVEN MORE CLIENTS. HOUSING PROGRAM: IN 2025, WITH YOUR HELP WE WERE ABLE TO BREAK DOWN BARRIERS TO HOUSING, THROUGH RENTAL ASSISTANCE, HELP WITH UTILITIES, LANDLORD OUTREACH, AND OTHER CREATIVE APPROACHES. WHILE HOUSING IS A SIGNIFICANT BUDGETARY EXPENDITURE, WE ALSO BROUGHT IN A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF CLIENT RENT TO HELP STRETCH OUR HOUSING DOLLARS FURTHER. RENT SPENDING COMPRISED 161,378, BUT CLIENT RENT REPAID 104,087 OF THAT COST. YOUR GIVING HELPED TO FUND A CONTRACTOR WHO MANAGES OUR HOUSING PROGRAM. EVEN FOR THOSE WHO DID NOT RECEIVE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR RENT, OUR HOUSING COORDINATOR WAS ABLE TO ASSIST FAMILIES WITH RENT READINESS MEETINGS AND HELP FILLING OUT HOUSING APPLICATIONS. LEGAL ACCESS PROGRAM: WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO FUND IMPORTANT LEGAL ASSISTANCE, WORK THAT OPENS THE DOORS TO BEING ABLE TO LIVE AND WORK AS A FULL MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY. WORK PERMITS AND SOCIAL SECURITY CARDS HELP PROTECT PEOPLE FROM EXPLOITATIVE WORK AND HOUSING SITUATIONS. THEY EMPOWER PEOPLE TO MEET THEIR FAMILYS NEEDS THEMSELVES, WHICH IS THE DESIRE OF ALMOST EVERY CLIENT WE WORK WITH. WITH THE GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR DONORS, WE FUNDED A LEGAL SERVICES COORDINATOR, PROVIDED FOR A DOCUMENT PREPARER OR LAWYER TO HELP 19 PEOPLE PREPARE THEIR ASYLUM APPLICATIONS (A TOTAL OF 7 CASES). OUR LEGAL SERVICES COORDINATOR HELPED PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE BASICS OF THE STEPS THEY NEEDED TO COMPLETE IN THEIR PROCESS AND CONNECTED THEM TO THE RESOURCES APPROPRIATE TO THEIR SITUATION AND NEEDS. SOCIAL SERVICES: OUR SOCIAL SERVICES COORDINATOR WORKED TO HELP PEOPLE WITH A MYRIAD OF PRACTICAL PROBLEMS, LIKE HOW TO GET A DRIVERS LICENSE, CAR INSURANCE, OR REGISTER A CAR. HE ASSISTED CLIENTS IN NAVIGATING THE PUBLIC BENEFITS OFFICE, FOR THE FEW WHO QUALIFIED.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)(3) charitable 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? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, 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 December 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 July 2021.
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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