Home Resource
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
HOME RESOURCE WORKS WITH, IN, AND FOR THE COMMUNITY TO REDUCE WASTE AND BUILD A MORE VIBRANT AND SUSTAINABLE LOCAL ECONOMY. WE COLLECT AND SELL REUSABLE MATERIALS, CHANNEL MATERIALS TO THOSE IN NEED, PROVIDE MEANINGFUL WORK OPPORTUNITIES, AND EDUCATE & INSPIRE TO PROMOTE A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE.
- Income
- $1.8 million
- Spending
- $1.3 million
- Spent on programs
- 81%
- Reserves
- -5.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 78%
- Employees
- 62
- Volunteers
- 308
- Highest pay
- $89,190, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 55 out of 100. Higher than 18% of charities in its peer group (environment, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 47% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 29% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 183% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1581% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 10 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 19% of charities in its peer group (environment, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2516 of 16 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
0 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 June 30, 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 (3)
- $646,975 spent. REUSE STORE OPERATIONS: REDUCING WASTE, BUILDING A VIBRANT AND SUSTAINABLE LOCAL ECONOMY, CHANNELING MATERIALS TO THOSE IN NEED, PROVIDING MEANINGFUL WORK EXPERIENCES, EDUCATING AND INSPIRING TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABILITY. HOME RESOURCE'S REUSE STORE CONTINUES TO COLLECT AND SELL USED BUILDING MATERIALS TO REDUCE WASTE, PROVIDE AFFORDABLE MATERIALS, AND KEEP THEM IN THE LOCAL ECONOMY. OVER 60,000 WESTERN MONTANA RESIDENTS ACROSS THE DEMOGRAPHIC SPECTRUM SHOPPED, DONATED, VOLUNTEERED OR PARTICIPATED IN ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF OUR MISSION. OUR STORE OPERATIONS FACILITATED THE REUSE OF MORE THAN A MILLION POUNDS OF MATERIALS AND THE RECYCLING OF 100'S OF TONS, FOSTERING A CIRCULAR ECONOMY WHERE MATERIALS ARE REUSED INSTEAD OF THROWN AWAY.THE REUSE STORE PROMOTES A CULTURE OF REUSE AND PROVIDES AFFORDABLE BUILDING MATERIALS TO THE COMMUNITY. HOME RESOURCE EMPLOYED 62 MISSOULIANS, 57 PERCENT OF OUR INCOME WAS FROM THE SALE OF PUBLICLY DONATED MATERIALS, THE RETAIL STORE HAD 46,790 TRANSACTIONS. HOME RESOURCE PRICES MATERIALS IN THE REUSE STORE TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO MOST. WE SPENT 96% OF ALL HOME RESOURCE'S EXPENDITURE IN THE LOCAL ECONOMY. HOME RESOURCE DONATED OVER $5,000 WORTH OF CONSTRUCTION AND PROJECT MATERIALS TO 46 LOCAL NONPROFITS, SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES THROUGH OUR MATERIALS GIVING PROGRAM. WE DONATED OVER $1,500 WORTH OF CONSTRUCTION AND PROJECT MATERIALS TO 18 INDIVIDUALS THAT COULD NOT AFFORD THE REPAIRS TO MAINTAIN THEIR HOMES.
- $208,702 spent. ZERO WASTE SYSTEMS & EDUCATION: REDUCING WASTE, BUILDING A MORE VIBRANT AND SUSTAINABLE LOCAL ECONOMY, AND EDUCATING AND INSPIRING TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABILITY. OUR ZERO WASTE PROGRAMS WORK TO TRANSFORM OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THINGS TO REDUCE OUR DEMAND FOR EXTRACTED NATURAL RESOURCES AND MITIGATE CLIMATE IMPACTS OF THE MATERIALS ECONOMY WHILE HELPING GENERATE A LOCAL REGENERATIVE ECONOMY. WE ARE WORKING TO BUILD A CULTURE OF ZERO WASTE AND HELP REACH MISSOULA'S ZERO BY FIFTY GOAL OF 90% WASTE REDUCTION BY 2050 BY ADDRESSING POLICY, EDUCATION, ACCESS, AND INFRASTRUCTURE WITH MULTIPLE COMMUNITY PARTNERS. HOME RESOURCE WORKED TO ACHIEVE GOALS AND ACTIONS IN THE EDUCATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE PATHWAYS OF THE PLAN, AND CONTINUED WORK ON BUILDING REUSE AND RECYCLING INFRASTRUCTURE IN MISSOULA. OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS, HOME RESOURCE LED GREEN TEAM EFFORTS AT FIVE OF MISSOULA'S LARGEST COMMUNITY EVENTS AND HELPED DIVERT OVER 100,000 POUNDS OF WASTE FROM THE LOCAL LANDFILL TO COMPOST AND RECYCLING FACILITIES. OUR EDUCATION PROGRAM, THE ZERO WASTE AMBASSADOR PROGRAM (ZWAP!) TAKES PLACE DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. DURING THE MOST RECENT SCHOOL YEAR, WE REACHED SEVENTY 5TH GRADE CLASSES FROM 23 AREA SCHOOLS, EDUCATING OVER 987 5TH GRADERS WITH OUR STEM-ALIGNED, INQUIRY-BASED CURRICULUM THAT TEACHES STUDENTS WHERE MATERIALS COME FROM, WHERE THEY GO, AND EMPOWERS THEM TO MAKE CHOICES THAT LEAD US ALL TO A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE. FOR THE PAST TWENTY-ONE YEARS, HOME RESOURCE HAS HOSTED A SPONTANEOUS CONSTRUCTION EVENT WHERE 20 TEAMS REPRESENTING 65 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATE IN AN EDUCATIONAL, REUSED MATERIALS BUILDING CONTEST.
- $187,831 spent. WORK TRAINING & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS: HOME RESOURCE PROVIDED MEANINGFUL WORK EXPERIENCES, EDUCATING AND INSPIRING TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABILITY. HOME RESOURCE PROVIDED MEANINGFUL WORK WITH MENTORING, DIGNITY, AND JOB SKILLS TRAINING TO 25 WORK PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS EXPERIENCING BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT SUCH AS AGE, A HISTORY OF INCARCERATION OR ADDICTION, OR MENTAL AND PHYSICAL CHALLENGES. PARTICIPANTS IN OUR YOUTH INTERNSHIP OR YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS WHICH PARTNER WITH HIGH SCHOOLS AND YOUTH-FOCUSED ORGANIZATIONS TO OFFER A SAFE, STRUCTURED WORK ENVIRONMENT AND SKILL-DEVELOPMENT. 318 PEOPLE VOLUNTEERED FOR HOME RESOURCE, INCLUDING 186 COMMUNITY SERVICE VOLUNTEERS, WORKING A TOTAL OF 2,150 HOURS HELPING TO PROCESS REUSABLE BUILDING MATERIALS IN OUR STORE. WE CONTINUED OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LIFELONG LEARNING CENTER TO OFFER CLASSES TO THE ENTIRE MISSOULA COMMUNITY GETTING MORE PEOPLE INTO OUR WOODSHOP AND ENGAGED WITH HOME RESOURCE. DURING THE YEAR, WE HOSTED 51 WORKSHOPS WITH A TOTAL OF 296 PARTICIPANTS. IN ADDITION, 48 LOW TO MODERATE INCOME INDIVIDUALS LEARNED REUSE SKILLS IN OUR WORKSHOPS, BUILDING PROJECTS WITH REUSED MATERIALS. HOME RESOURCE HOSTED 9 IN-PERSON FIX-IT CLINICS TEACHING REPAIR SKILLS AND KEEPING ITEMS IN USE FROM TEXTILES TO SMALL ENGINES AND APPLIANCES WITH 73 PARTICIPANTS AND COACHES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 June 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 2005.
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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