The Vital Ground Foundation Inc

MISSOULA, MT EIN: 87-0483446 Website

VITAL GROUND WORKS TO ENSURE THE RECOVERY AND LONG-TERM SURVIVAL OF GRIZZLY BEARS AND THE MANY NATIVE SPECIES THAT SHARE THEIR RANGE THROUGH THE PROTECTION AND RESTORATION OF WILDLIFE HABITAT AND LANDSCAPE LINKAGES, AND BY SUPPORTING COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS THAT PREVENT CONFLICTS BETWEEN PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$24.4M

+10.3% YoY

Annual Giving

Grant Count

0

Avg Grant Size

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$2M$4M$6M$8M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$24,380,269$22,103,827$17,450,380
Revenue$5,067,558$6,685,566$5,489,727
Expenses$2,370,250$2,219,074$2,374,135
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$573,600$336,919$107,275
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$7K$15K$22K$30K2 grants20202 grants20213 grants20220 grants20230 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 0 recipients in 2024

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

RYAN LUTEYEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$191K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
KELLY JOHNSONCHAIR20
MATTHEW DUSEKVICE CHAIR4
THERESA YOUNGSECRETARY4
TIM POLICHTREASURER9
DALE BECKERTRUSTEE4
DOUG CHADWICKTRUSTEE6
SCOTT BIRMINGHAMTRUSTEE4
TOM FEYTRUSTEE2
RUSSELL FOXTRUSTEE4
JOHN HECHTELTRUSTEE4
JO LOWETRUSTEE4
MAUREEN MAYERTRUSTEE4
ANDREA NASITRUSTEE4
LYNNE SEUSTRUSTEE6
STUART STRAHLTRUSTEE2
MEGGEN WILSONTRUSTEE3
CHERI COOLEY-HICKTRUSTEE4
KEN HICKTRUSTEE4
DANIELLE FEIDLERTRUSTEE4
RYAN LUTEYEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$191,400

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

BrowningConradLoloMissoulaReston

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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