Civic Intelligence

Montana Fire Alliance Inc

990EZ • Fiscal year 2019 • EIN 14-1899461

Jul 01, 2018 to Jun 30, 2019 • Filed on Dec 20, 2019

Organization Profile[email protected]
P O Box 6583Helena, MT 59604

(406) 443-7487

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

57th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2019 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Liabilities / Revenue

56th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2019 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Net Margin

8th percentile

-49%

Higher net margin than 8% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Top Officer Pay

86th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 86% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2019 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Asset Growth

4th percentile

-63%

Faster asset growth than 4% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Revenue Growth

67th percentile

8.4%

Faster revenue growth than 67% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets57th percentile

Assets

Down

$5,179

Down $8,952 (-63%) from 2018

Net Assets

Down

$5,179

Down $8,952 (-63%) from 2018

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2018

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue56th percentileNet Margin8th percentile

Revenue

Up

$18,441

Up $1,433 (+8.4%) from 2018

Expenses

Up

$27,393

Up $20,269 (+285%) from 2018

Net Income

Down

-$8,952

Down $18,836 (-191%) from 2018

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth4th percentile

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

$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2011: $20,400Liabilities 2011: $0Net Assets 2011: $20,4002011Assets 2012: $40,388Liabilities 2012: $02012Assets 2013: $23,549Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $23,5492013Assets 2014: $23,235Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $23,2352014Assets 2015: $17,203Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $17,2032015Assets 2016: $17,218Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $17,2182016Assets 2017: $4,247Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $4,2472017Assets 2018: $14,131Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $14,1312018Assets 2019: $5,179Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $5,1792019

Highlighted filing

2019

Assets$5,179
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$5,179
Open 2019 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth67th percentile

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

$60K$40K$20K$0-$20KRevenue 2011: $8,637Expenses 2011: $23,926Net Income 2011: -$15,2892011Revenue 2012: $40,289Expenses 2012: $17,565Net Income 2012: $22,7242012Revenue 2013: $5,690Expenses 2013: $25,243Net Income 2013: -$19,5532013Revenue 2014: $0Expenses 2014: $314Net Income 2014: -$3142014Revenue 2015: $15,261Expenses 2015: $21,293Net Income 2015: -$6,0322015Revenue 2016: $1,000Expenses 2016: $985Net Income 2016: $152016Revenue 2017: $13,014Expenses 2017: $25,985Net Income 2017: -$12,9712017Revenue 2018: $17,008Expenses 2018: $7,124Net Income 2018: $9,8842018Revenue 2019: $18,441Expenses 2019: $27,393Net Income 2019: -$8,9522019

Highlighted filing

2019

Revenue$18,441
Expenses$27,393
Net Income-$8,952
Open 2019 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2018 to Jun 30, 2019
Signed
Dec 20, 2019
Return Version
2018v3.1
Gross Receipts
$18,441
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The montana fire alliance was formed as a coalition of volunteer and paid fire fighters, fire chiefs, fire district board members, fire instructors and fire wardens from across montana. The purpose is to provide unified support, communication and coordination to the fire and emergency service providers in montana

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
EVERY TWO YEARS A STATE WIDE CONVENTION IS HELD FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRAINING, DEVELOPING SAFETY PROGRAMS, INTERACTION WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND PREPARATION FOR THE BI-ANNUAL MONTANA LEGISLATURE. INCOME AND EXPENSES DURING THIS YEAR RELATES TO THE CONVENTION HELD IN JUNE 2019 AND UPCOMING JANUARY 2020 MONTANA LEGISLATURE SESSION.$0$27,391
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay86th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
BONNIE JONESVice President/Director-$0--
TRAVIS WALKERDirector-$0--
RICK SEIDLITZDirector-$0--
MIKE DOTOSecretary/Treasurer/Director-$0--
RICH COWGERPresident/Director-$0--
Political and Lobbying Activity
In-house lobbying only
No
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Montana Fire Alliance Inc
EIN
14-1899461
Phone
4064437487
Address
P O BOX 6583, HELENA, MT 59604

Signing Officer

Name
Mike Doto
Title
Treasurer
Phone
4064919308
Signed
2019-12-20

Preparer

Firm
Anderson Zurmuehlen & Co Pc
Address
PO BOX 1040, HELENA, MT 59624
Preparer
Marilyn M Dusenberry CPA
Phone
4064421040
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 8 - Other Revenue

“Description: other income. Amount: 1,086.”

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses

“Description: bank charges. Amount: 30. Description: printing and reproductions. Amount: 126. Description: convention expenses. Amount: 4,117. Description: lobbying contract. Amount: 23,100. Description: licenses and permits. Amount: 20. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 27,393.”

Raw XML Appendix129 raw XML fields

This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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Filings

Displayed year

2019 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$5,179
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$5,179
Revenue
$18,441
Expenses
$27,393
Net income
-$8,952
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$5.18$0.00$5.18$18.4$27.4$8.95
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$14.1$0.00$14.1$17.0$7.12$9.88
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$4.25$0.00$4.25$13.0$26.0$13.0
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$17.2$0.00$17.2$1.00$0.99$0.02
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$17.2$0.00$17.2$15.3$21.3$6.03
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$23.2$0.00$23.2$0.00$0.31$0.31
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$23.5$0.00$23.5$5.69$25.2$19.6
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$40.4$0.00$40.3$17.6$22.7
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$20.4$0.00$20.4$8.64$23.9$15.3