Civic Intelligence

Forward Montana

990 • Fiscal year 2023 • EIN 13-4285849

Jan 01, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 • Filed on Aug 29, 2024

2300 Regent St Ste 206Missoula, MT 59801

(406) 542-8683

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

59th percentile

0.09x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 59% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)4 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2023

Liabilities / Revenue

46th percentile

0.05x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 46% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)4 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2023

Net Margin

70th percentile

25%

Higher net margin than 70% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)4 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2023

Top Officer Pay

78th percentile

$79,896

Higher top officer pay than 78% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 5.4% of source-year revenue.

2023 filings • 501(c)4 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2023

Asset Growth

92nd percentile

59%

Faster asset growth than 92% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)4 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Revenue Growth

95th percentile

175%

Faster revenue growth than 95% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)4 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Assets

Flat

$774,315

Flat from 2023

Net Assets

Flat

$702,333

Flat from 2023

Liabilities

Flat

$71,982

Flat from 2023

Revenue

Flat

$1,478,619

Flat from 2023

Expenses

Flat

$1,113,834

Flat from 2023

Net Income

Flat

$364,785

Flat from 2023

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0-$500KAssets 2010: $7,267Liabilities 2010: $8,927Net Assets 2010: -$1,6602010Assets 2011: $2,287Liabilities 2011: $17,027Net Assets 2011: -$14,7402011Assets 2012: $21,220Liabilities 2012: $6,6162012Assets 2013: $42,807Net Assets 2013: $42,8072013Assets 2014: $68,175Net Assets 2014: $68,1752014Assets 2015: $35,958Net Assets 2015: $35,9582015Assets 2016: $43,738Liabilities 2016: $2,303Net Assets 2016: $41,4352016Assets 2017: $56,479Liabilities 2017: $3,367Net Assets 2017: $53,1122017Assets 2018: $148,298Liabilities 2018: $2,507Net Assets 2018: $145,7912018Assets 2019: $140,937Liabilities 2019: $27,630Net Assets 2019: $113,3072019Assets 2020: $662,645Liabilities 2020: $59,735Net Assets 2020: $602,9102020Assets 2021: $577,953Liabilities 2021: $43,268Net Assets 2021: $534,6852021Assets 2022: $487,551Liabilities 2022: $123,321Net Assets 2022: $364,2302022Assets 2023: $774,315Liabilities 2023: $71,982Net Assets 2023: $702,3332023Assets 2023: $774,315Liabilities 2023: $71,982Net Assets 2023: $702,3332023Assets 2024: $1,044,188Liabilities 2024: $94,900Net Assets 2024: $949,2882024

Highlighted filing

2023

Assets$774,315
Liabilities$71,982
Net Assets$702,333

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$3.0M$2.0M$1.0M$0-$1.0MRevenue 2010: $82,452Expenses 2010: $81,858Net Income 2010: $5942010Revenue 2011: $69,321Expenses 2011: $82,401Net Income 2011: -$13,0802011Revenue 2012: $127,594Expenses 2012: $98,250Net Income 2012: $29,3442012Revenue 2013: $86,337Expenses 2013: $80,056Net Income 2013: $6,2812013Revenue 2014: $151,921Expenses 2014: $126,553Net Income 2014: $25,3682014Revenue 2015: $89,976Expenses 2015: $122,193Net Income 2015: -$32,2172015Revenue 2016: $112,962Expenses 2016: $107,485Net Income 2016: $5,4772016Revenue 2017: $84,986Expenses 2017: $73,309Net Income 2017: $11,6772017Revenue 2018: $303,015Expenses 2018: $210,336Net Income 2018: $92,6792018Revenue 2019: $143,988Expenses 2019: $176,472Net Income 2019: -$32,4842019Revenue 2020: $1,001,933Expenses 2020: $525,368Net Income 2020: $476,5652020Revenue 2021: $305,222Expenses 2021: $373,447Net Income 2021: -$68,2252021Revenue 2022: $536,721Expenses 2022: $707,176Net Income 2022: -$170,4552022Revenue 2023: $1,478,619Expenses 2023: $1,113,834Net Income 2023: $364,7852023Revenue 2023: $1,478,619Expenses 2023: $1,113,834Net Income 2023: $364,7852023Revenue 2024: $2,820,883Expenses 2024: $2,573,928Net Income 2024: $246,9552024

Highlighted filing

2023

Revenue$1,478,619
Expenses$1,113,834
Net Income$364,785
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
Signed
Aug 29, 2024
Return Version
2023v5.1
Gross Receipts
$1,479,097
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Building the political power with and for young montanans by driving a culture of civic engagement.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$311,236$356,996▲ $45,760
Pledges and Grants Receivable$10,000$275,000▲ $265,000
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments$22,299$22,388▲ $89
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$2,147$2,443▲ $296
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$2,039$1,359▼ $680
Accounts Receivable$500$1,000▲ $500
Inventories for Sale or Use$548$843▲ $295
Other Notes and Loans Receivable, Net-$0-
Receivable From Disqualified Prsn-$0-
Receivables From Officers Etc-$0-
Investments Other Securities-$0-
Investments Program Related-$0-
Investments in Publicly Traded Securities-$0-
Intangible Assets-$0-
Total Assets$487,551$774,315▲ $286,764
Other Assets Total$138,782$114,286▼ $24,496
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$50,615$50,062▼ $553
Other Liabilities$72,706$21,920▼ $50,786
Total Liabilities$123,321$71,982▼ $51,339
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions$338,745$359,833▲ $21,088
Net Assets With Donor Restrictions$25,485$342,500▲ $317,015
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$364,230$702,333▲ $338,103
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$487,551$774,315▲ $286,764

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Equipment$1,359$680$2,039
Other Assets Org$26,360--
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Kiersten IwaiExecutive DirectorPT$74,486$5,410$79,896

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Aubrey BertramPresident
Alex KimVice President
Bailey NickoloffDirector
Erin MillerDirector
Juliana KillmurrayDirector
Kaya PattenDirector
Marrakech MaxwellDirector
Melodie SnyderDirector
Meshayla CoxDirector
Zuri MorenoDirector
Sarah TiddSecretary
Leah BerryTreasurer
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$1,460,615
Program Service Revenue
$0
Investment Income
$0
Other Revenue
$18,004
All Other Contributions
$1,460,615
Change in Net Assets
$364,785

Audited Revenue Reconciliation

Revenue per Audited Statements
$1,478,619
Revenue Not Reported on Form 990
$27,478
Total Revenue per Audited Statements
$1,506,097
Total Revenue per Form 990
$1,478,619
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$723,116
Other Expenses$302,718
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$88,000
Total Fundraising Expense$38,653
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Salaries and Wages$515,233$25,320$13,080$553,633
Grants to Domestic Orgs$88,000--$88,000
Occupancy$69,465$3,675$1,559$74,699
Pension Plan Contributions$53,582$8,144$1,453$63,179
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$47,832$3,084$1,224$52,140
Payroll Taxes$46,715$2,972$1,219$50,906
Fees for Services Other$42,114$105$6,768$48,987
Fees for Services Accounting$22,450$14,093$453$36,996
Travel$27,824$513$3,363$31,700
Information Technology$16,026$1,093$542$17,661
Advertising$8,459-$1,588$10,047
Other Employee Benefits-$3,258-$3,258
Other Expenses$962$144$1,807$2,913
Fees for Services Legal$1,775$155-$1,930
Insurance-$1,036-$1,036
Depreciation Depletion-$680-$680
All Other Expenses$151--$151
Total Functional Expenses$1,010,594$64,587$38,653$1,113,834

Audited Expense Reconciliation

Line ItemAmount
Total Expenses per Audited Statements$1,130,173
Expenses per Audited Statements$1,113,834
Total Expenses per Form 990$1,113,834
Expenses Not Reported on Form 990$16,339
International Activity

Grant and Assistance Recipients

RecipientLocationCategoryPurposeAmount
Montana Votes America VotesWashington, DC501(c)(4)Voter Mobilization$88,000
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
Yes
Subject to proxy tax
No

Reported Spending and Taxes

Line ItemAmount
Political Expenditures$52,158
Section 527 Activity Spending$52,158
Total Exempt Function Spending$52,158
Insider Transactions and Loans

Interested-Person Transactions

Interested PartyRelationshipDescriptionShared RevenueAmount
-Board MemberDeij TrainingNo$14,764

Loans and Receivables

Line ItemBeginningEndChange
Receivables from Disqualified Persons-$0-
Receivables from Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees-$0-
Debt and Bond Financing

Other Reported Liabilities

LiabilityAmount
Lease Liability$21,920
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Audit committee
Yes
Backup withholding compliance
Yes
Business relationship with 35% controlled entity
No
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
Yes
Other officer compensation reviewed
Yes
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6

There are two classes of membership: voting membership and associate membership.

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11B

The return is presented to the board for review and approval before filing.

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12C

Board members are required to sign a form indicating that they have read and understand forward montana's conflict of interest policy and procedures on an annual basis. On this form, board members disclose any possible conflicts of interest in accordance with the written policy. Members are prompted to address issues related to organizational interests, business interests and other significant involvement related to themselves or their immediate family members.

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15A

The process for determining compensation of the organization's executive director and all other employees is completed in accordance with the organization's manual which states the following:- the board, or an independent body determined by the board, must approve the compensation level. The person receiving the compensation should not be part of the process.- the board, or independent body, must make use of data showing how much similar organizations are paying executive directors or comparable positions to determine that the compensation is reasonable; and- the board, or independent body, must properly document and report the decision-making process and compensation including who is involved in the process, comparable compensation data used, and minutes of any and all meetings.

Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19

Forward montana makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request at its offices.

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Forward Mt
EIN
13-4285849
Phone
4065428683
Address
2300 REGENT ST STE 206, MISSOULA, MT 59801

Signing Officer

Name
Kiersten Iwai
Title
Executive Director
Signed
2024-08-29
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Kiersten Iwai
Formed
2004
Legal Domicile
Mt
Voting Board Members
12
Independent Board Members
12
Employees
36
Volunteers
87

Preparer

Firm
Amatics CPA Group
Address
45 Discovery Drive, Bozeman, MT 59718
Preparer
Morgan Scarr
Phone
4064041925
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990 - Cost Sharing Agreement & Common Paymaster

Forward mt and forward mt foundation (a 501(c)(3) organization) have entered into a cost sharing agreement to minimize duplicated expenses and to carry out their complementary missions in an economical and efficient manner through the sharing of employees, office space, and equipment. Forward montana handles all the payroll tax reporting. All employees are shared by the two organizations so forward montana is considered the common paymaster. The number of w-2s issued by the common paymaster has been disclosed on part v, line 2a in accordance with the 990 instructions. Compensation from the common paymaster has also been reported on parts vii and ix in accordance with the 990 instructions.

Financial Statement Notes

Part XI, Line 2D: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990

Cogs exp included in revenue on 990 $478 voter fund activity included in audit $27000

Part XII, Line 2D: Other expenses and losses per audited F/S

Cogs exp included in revenue on 990 $478 voter fund activity included in audit $15861

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IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp/Desc0VOTER EDUCATION AND MOBILIZATION Mobilized voters for the school board election: Distributed voter guides; hosted four candidate and levy forums; called young voters.Mobilized voters for the municipal elections: Mailed and distributed guides to young voters; hosted five candidate forums; wrote and mailed handwritten social pressure postcards; called young voters and knocked on doors.
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IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp/Desc0ISSUE ADVOCACY We organized young Montanans during the legislative session on policies related to economic justice, climate justice, voting rights, and LGBTQ+ equality.
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IRS990ScheduleC/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0Forward MT mobilized voters for the school board election: Distributed voter guides; hosted four candidate and levy forums; called young voters.Forward MT mobilized voters for the municipal elections: Mailed and distributed guides to young voters; hosted five candidate forums; wrote and mailed handwritten social pressure postcards; called young voters and knocked on doors.Amount spent on indirect political campaign activites (voter guides) $52,157.50Number of volunteer hours for (indirect) political campaign activites was 39 hours.
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YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.04$0.09$0.95$2.82$2.57$0.25
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.77$0.07$0.70$1.48$1.11$0.36
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.77$0.07$0.70$1.48$1.11$0.36
2022Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.49$0.12$0.36$0.54$0.71$0.17
2021Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.58$0.04$0.53$0.31$0.37$0.07
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.66$0.06$0.60$1.00$0.53$0.48
2019Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.14$0.03$0.11$0.14$0.18$0.03
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.15$0.00$0.15$0.30$0.21$0.09
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.06$0.00$0.05$0.08$0.07$0.01
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.04$0.00$0.04$0.11$0.11$0.01
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.04$0.04$0.09$0.12$0.03
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.07$0.07$0.15$0.13$0.03
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.04$0.04$0.09$0.08$0.01
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.02$0.01$0.13$0.10$0.03
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.00$0.02$0.01$0.07$0.08$0.01
2010Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.01$0.01$0.00$0.08$0.08$0.00