Montana Land Reliance
2006 Results

Financial conservatism yields continued success

As one of the nation’s leading private land conservation groups, our financial success continues to be built entirely upon private support from a generous family of friends. MLR neither receives nor solicits government monies to fund our day-to-day operations. Our conservation success is a result of financial strength built with a view to the future, while making pragmatic decisions today.

In 2006, the combined funds of MLR contributed $360,642 to help fund our private land conservation and outreach programs. These programs provide for land stewardship and easement monitoring as well as our educational outreach programs to the public and individual landowners about the benefits of private land conservation.

Through the gifts of our family of friends, the Montana Land Reliance operated in the black in 2006, generating a surplus of income over expenses of $74,531 in our General Fund. At the end of the year, the total accumulated assets of the Montana Land Reliance were $14,100,531, a 14 percent increase from 2005.

Land Protection Fund $7,689,615 The corpus is available to defend and protect land already under easement; income is used for stewardship projects, monitoring easements and completing easements for donors who cannot cover these costs.
Education & Outreach Fund $3,205,988 Income finances conservation education and outreach to landowners and the public.
Eastern Montana Fund $994,190 Designed to provide income for outreach and land conservation in the eastern portion of the state.
Glacier/Flathead Fund $796,029 Income finances conservation education and outreach to landowners and the public in northwestern Montana.
Legacy Fund $761,952 Provides a source of funding for "bridge" or option purchases of threatened property and select bargain purchases of conservation easements.
General Fund $451,494 Pays the day-to-day expenses that finance our operation.
Conservation Fund $201,263 A permanent, irrevocable endowment designed to accept planned gifts from individuals or direct gifts from corporations, partnerships or estates.
Total Assets $14,100,531 Balance as of 12-31-06

The Ruby Habitat Foundation*

	The Ruby Habitat Foundation is dedicated to preserving and enhancing the natural resources and social and economic makeup of the Ruby Valley and Southwest Montana.
Board of Directors Craig Woodson Director Emeritus Les Gilman Executive Director Group A Montana Land Reliance Roy O'Connor Rock Ringling Group B Woodson Family Martha Woodson Leslie Vanderpool Robin Mitts Group C Ruby Valley Community George Swan Neil Barnosky
2006 Financial Report Income Expenses $ 139,503 $ 40,135 Rural Heritage & Open Lands Fund Hill Education & Outreach Endowment Woodson Ranch Endowment General Fund Other Assets $ 84,302 $ 13,198 $ 220,641 $ 66,501 $ 29,016 Total Assets as of 12-31-06 $ 413,658

*A 509(a)(3) support organization to the Montana Land Reliance