Non profit community

With over 1,200 registered non profit groups in the Missoula, the Garden City is considered one of the most charitable and volunteer friendly cities in the country.

Non Profits

Generous, compassionate, and diverse are just a few words describing Missoula’s non profit community.   With over 1,200 registered 501(c)(3) non profits calling Missoula home, every day hundreds of Missoulians contribute their time, energy and resources to help keep Missoula strong.

Visit our Missoula Non-Profit Listings page.

It may be an individual in need of temporary assistance, a special project seeking funding, or a community event needing volunteers.   Missoula truly comes alive when the “call for help” is sounded.   Known as the Montana city with the most nonprofit organizations, Missoula was also recently considered one of the top communities for non profit organizations in the U.S.

The home of several notable national organizations such as the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and Adventure Cycling Association, Missoula citizens continue to take great pride in contributing to and serving the many nonprofit organizations that call Missoula home.

The choices are plentiful.  Whether you enjoy serving the youth, elderly, homeless, wildlife, environment, arts & culture, historical preservation or education, there is a place for you within the Missoula non profits community.

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