Flathead Lakers
“Protect the water quality and natural beauty of Flathead Lake.”
The work
What they do
Water quality advocacy for Flathead Lake and its tributaries. Works on issues affecting the Flathead watershed including national forest management.
Every year they sign one sentence and file it with the federal government: “Protecting Clean Water, Ecosystems”
Follow the dollar
69 cents of every dollar goes to the work
Read it as a snapshot, not a scorecard. Splits move year to year with grants and campaigns, and healthy shops live all across this range.
$248,374 programs, $110,780 management, $0 fundraising. Form 990, FY2024.
The people
Who does the work
Honesty note: leadership comes from each year’s federal filing, so it can run a year behind. Orgs that claim their page can update it same-day. Work at Flathead Lakers? Claim this page.
Those 60 volunteers are people who decided this ground was theirs to defend. If Flathead Lakers is fighting for your place too, the matchmaker will find your way in.
Make it 61The filings
14 years of filings
14 years of filings
Total revenue by fiscal year, as filed. Point at the line for any year.
| Year | Revenue |
|---|---|
| 2011 | $138,732 |
| 2012 | $212,715 |
| 2013 | $167,599 |
| 2014 | $169,306 |
| 2015 | $198,378 |
| 2016 | $261,986 |
| 2017 | $227,626 |
| 2018 | $244,804 |
| 2019 | $262,904 |
| 2020 | $240,930 |
| 2021 | $357,601 |
| 2022 | $362,104 |
| 2023 | $523,343 |
| 2024 | $291,237 |
From $139K in 2011 to $291K in FY24, with no missed filing in 14 years. The 2023 peak of $523K reads like one-time gifts, so trust the line, not the peak.
The Montana congressional delegation averages 7 of 100 on public lands. See the full scorecard
Ways in
How to help
69 cents of your dollar goes straight to the work above.
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68 years on the ground, 60 volunteers, 69 cents of every dollar on the line. That is who is holding it. There is room for one more.