Liabilities / Assets
60th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
EIN 20-4424994 • 501(c)3 • Missoula, MT
Profile
Assist students to think and write clearly and logically
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
60th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Liabilities / Revenue
62nd percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
53rd percentile
Higher net margin than 53% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
95th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 95% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 45.4% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
62nd percentile
Faster asset growth than 62% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
90th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 90% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$81,852
Up $3,766 (+4.8%) from 2024
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2024
Net Assets
Up$81,852
Up $3,766 (+4.8%) from 2024
Revenue
Up$126,132
Up $57,421 (+84%) from 2024
Expenses
Up$122,505
Up $18,388 (+18%) from 2024
Net Income
Up$3,627
Up $39,033 (+110%) from 2024
Most recent year
2025 • Form 990EZXML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.
The latest 2025 filing currently has linked XML that has not been fully parsed yet. Showing the latest detailed filing from 2023 below.
Assist students to think and write clearly and logically
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Help prepare Montana students to become confident and competent writers before they graduate from high school. In the 2021-2022 school year we provided 3,089 coaching sessions in 14 Montana schools. This was accomplished using both in class sessions and with remote technology. | $0 | $0 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cassie Sheets | Executive Director | FT | $48,000 | - | $48,000 |
| Michelle Miewald | Former Board President | - | $0 | - | - |
| Jay Shaver | President | - | $0 | - | - |
| Linda Whittlesey | Vice President | - | $0 | - | - |
| Catherine Filardi | Former Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| Stefan Olson | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| Jason Kolberg | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
“Includes training, marketing, website hosting, liability insurance, fundraising expenses, background checks, and intern stipends.”
“Includes Payroll Taxes and Unemployment insurance.”
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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| IRS990EZ/CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp/EOYAmt | 0 | 115198 |
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| IRS990EZ/ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt | 0 | 103391 |
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| IRS990EZ/DonorAdvisedFndsInd | 0 | 0 |
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| IRS990EZ/ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt | 0 | 32210 |
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| IRS990EZ/FiledScheduleAInd | 0 | 1 |
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| IRS990EZ/GrossReceiptsAmt | 0 | 126450 |
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| IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp/PersonNm | 1 | Jay Shaver |
| IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp/PersonNm | 2 | Linda Whittlesey |
| IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp/PersonNm | 3 | Catherine Filardi |
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| IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp/PersonNm | 6 | Cassie Sheets |
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| IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp/TitleTxt | 5 | Treasurer |
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| IRS990EZ/OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/OrganizationHadUBIInd | 0 | 0 |
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| IRS990EZ/OtherRevenueTotalAmt | 0 | 0 |
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| IRS990EZ/PoliticalCampaignActyInd | 0 | 0 |
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| IRS990EZ/ProgramServiceRevenueAmt | 0 | 23059 |
| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | 0 | Help prepare Montana students to become confident and competent writers before they graduate from high school. In the 2021-2022 school year we provided 3,089 coaching sessions in 14 Montana schools. This was accomplished using both in class sessions and with remote technology. |
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| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/ProgramServiceExpensesAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd | 0 | 0 |
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| IRS990EZ/SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/SchoolOperatingInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/SubjectToProxyTaxInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp/BOYAmt | 0 | 953 |
| IRS990EZ/SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp/EOYAmt | 0 | 1432 |
| IRS990EZ/TanningServicesProvidedInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt | 0 | 0 |
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| IRS990ScheduleA/GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp/CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt | 0 | 86176 |
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| IRS990ScheduleA/TotalCalendarYear170Grp/CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt | 0 | 104170 |
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| IRS990ScheduleA/TotalCalendarYear170Grp/CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt | 0 | 72789 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/TotalCalendarYear170Grp/CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt | 0 | 93501 |
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| IRS990ScheduleB/ContributorInformationGrp/ContributorNum | 0 | RESTRICTED |
| IRS990ScheduleB/ContributorInformationGrp/ContributorUSAddress/AddressLine1 | 0 | RESTRICTED |
| IRS990ScheduleB/ContributorInformationGrp/ContributorUSAddress/AddressLine2 | 0 | RESTRICTED |
| IRS990ScheduleB/ContributorInformationGrp/ContributorUSAddress/City | 0 | RESTRICTED |
| IRS990ScheduleB/ContributorInformationGrp/ContributorUSAddress/State | 0 | RESTRICTED |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | Includes training, marketing, website hosting, liability insurance, fundraising expenses, background checks, and intern stipends. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | Includes Payroll Taxes and Unemployment insurance. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 0 | Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 1 | Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 |
| ReasonableCauseExplanation/ExplanationTxt | 0 | Difficulty in completing Schedule B for this year caused me to have an unintended delay. |
| ReturnHeader/AdditionalFilerInformation/TrustedCustomerGrp/AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd | 0 | AAL2 |
| ReturnHeader/AdditionalFilerInformation/TrustedCustomerGrp/LastSubmissionRqrOOBCd | 0 | 1 |
| ReturnHeader/AdditionalFilerInformation/TrustedCustomerGrp/OOBSecurityVerificationCd | 0 | 11 |
| ReturnHeader/AdditionalFilerInformation/TrustedCustomerGrp/TrustedCustomerCd | 0 | 1 |
| ReturnHeader/BuildTS | 0 | 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z |
| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/PersonNm | 0 | Jason Kolberg |
| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/PersonTitleTxt | 0 | Treasurer |
| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/PhoneNum | 0 | 4065467537 |
| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/SignatureDt | 0 | 2023-10-11 |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/BusinessName/BusinessNameLine1Txt | 0 | WRITING COACHES OF MONTANA |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/BusinessNameControlTxt | 0 | WRIT |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/EIN | 0 | 204424994 |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/PhoneNum | 0 | 4065295629 |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt | 0 | PO Box 7592 |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/CityNm | 0 | Missoula |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd | 0 | MT |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/ZIPCd | 0 | 59807 |
| ReturnHeader/IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd | 0 | 1 |
| ReturnHeader/ReturnTs | 0 | 2023-11-20T20:01:30-07:00 |
| ReturnHeader/ReturnTypeCd | 0 | 990EZ |
| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodBeginDt | 0 | 2022-07-01 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodEndDt | 0 | 2023-06-30 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxYr | 0 | 2022 |
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