Liabilities / Assets
62nd percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 62% of similar nonprofits.
EIN 26-2075145 • 501(c)3 • Missoula, MT
Profile
Educate, engage and organize young montanans to shape their democracy to improve their lives and the lives of fellow montanans.
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
62nd percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 62% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
64th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 64% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
82nd percentile
Higher net margin than 82% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
80th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 80% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 7.3% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
92nd percentile
Faster asset growth than 92% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
88th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 88% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$3,028,812
Up $1,220,570 (+68%) from 2023
Liabilities
Up$459,113
Up $371,750 (+426%) from 2023
Net Assets
Up$2,569,699
Up $848,820 (+49%) from 2023
Revenue
Up$2,615,787
Up $880,314 (+51%) from 2023
Expenses
Up$1,766,967
Up $708,384 (+67%) from 2023
Net Income
Up$848,820
Up $171,930 (+25%) from 2023
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.
Educate, engage and organize young Montanans to shape their democracy to improve their lives and the lives of fellow Montanans.
| Line | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts | $929,809 | $444,675 | ▼ $485,134 |
| Pledges and Grants Receivable | $700,000 | $107,000 | ▼ $593,000 |
| Savings and Temporary Cash Investments | - | $0 | - |
| Accounts Receivable | - | $0 | - |
| 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 | - |
| Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net | - | $0 | - |
| Intangible Assets | - | $0 | - |
| Inventories for Sale or Use | - | $0 | - |
| Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges | - | $0 | - |
| Total Assets | $1,808,242 | $3,028,812 | ▲ $1,220,570 |
| Other Assets Total | $178,433 | $2,477,137 | ▲ $2,298,704 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Other Liabilities | $87,363 | $459,113 | ▲ $371,750 |
| Total Liabilities | $87,363 | $459,113 | ▲ $371,750 |
| Net Assets / Fund Balance | |||
| Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions | $830,879 | $1,782,771 | ▲ $951,892 |
| Net Assets With Donor Restrictions | $890,000 | $786,928 | ▼ $103,072 |
| Total Net Assets Fund Balance | $1,720,879 | $2,569,699 | ▲ $848,820 |
| Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance | $1,808,242 | $3,028,812 | ▲ $1,220,570 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiersten Iwai | Executive Director | PT | $100,724 | $100,724 |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Remya Nair | President |
| Abbie Bandstra | Vice President |
| Brit Anler | Director |
| Cody Mccracken | Director |
| Ella Currier | Director |
| Emily Allison | Director |
| Josh Olson | Director |
| Mary Blankenbaker | Director |
| Jacob Linfesty | Treasurer |
| Contribution Type | Contribution Count | Reported Amount | Valuation Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Securities Publicly Traded | 2 | $625,380 | Fair Market Value (FMV) |
| Total Noncash Contributions | 2 | $625,380 | - |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits | $699,626 |
| Other Expenses | $664,091 |
| Grants and Similar Amounts Paid | $403,250 |
| Total Fundraising Expense | $110,995 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Line Item | Program | Management | Fundraising | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Salaries and Wages | $460,954 | $110,856 | $53,115 | $624,925 |
| Grants to Domestic Orgs | $403,250 | - | - | $403,250 |
| Advertising | $331,201 | $88 | $1,415 | $332,704 |
| Fees for Services Other | $81,723 | $3,021 | $36,979 | $121,723 |
| Occupancy | $25,751 | $9,862 | $4,486 | $40,099 |
| Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees | $19,894 | $5,134 | $2,463 | $27,491 |
| Pension Plan Contributions | $14,085 | $8,511 | $3,871 | $26,467 |
| Fees for Services Accounting | $7,059 | $16,050 | $1,389 | $24,498 |
| Payroll Taxes | $11,363 | $6,154 | $3,226 | $20,743 |
| Travel | $18,874 | $616 | $770 | $20,260 |
| Information Technology | $10,050 | $3,822 | $1,489 | $15,361 |
| Other Expenses | $8,105 | $301 | $220 | $8,626 |
| Insurance | - | $7,598 | - | $7,598 |
| Fees for Services Legal | $924 | $1,915 | - | $2,839 |
| All Other Expenses | - | $35 | $518 | $553 |
| Total Functional Expenses | $1,481,381 | $174,591 | $110,995 | $1,766,967 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Expenses per Audited Statements | $1,766,967 |
| Total Expenses per Audited Statements | $1,766,967 |
| Total Expenses per Form 990 | $1,766,967 |
| Recipient | Location | Category | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward Mt | Missoula, MT | 501(c)(4) | Programs, Events, Training | $403,250 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Line Item | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receivables from Disqualified Persons | - | $0 | - |
| Receivables from Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees | - | $0 | - |
| Liability | Amount |
|---|---|
| Due to Forward Mt | $459,113 |
“The return is presented to the board for review and approval before filing.”
“Board members are required to sign a form indicating that they have read and understand forward montana foundation'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.”
“Forward montana has a process in place for determining the compensation of the organization's executive director and all other employees. That process is as follows:- 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.”
“Forward montana makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request at its offices.”
“AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST”
“Forward mt foundation and forward mt (a 501(c)(4) 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.”
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| IRS990/Desc | 0 | VOTER REGISTRATION AND MOBILIZATIONForward Montana Foundation registered 8,022 voters, through in-person and online tactics. You could reliably find our staff and volunteers with clipboards in hand registering Montanans to vote at farmers markets, campuses, concerts, and state-wide events. We also knocked on 5,359 doors in a door-to-door voter registration canvass.We held voter registration drives on 20 high school campuses and over 13 college campuses across the state, including public, private, and tribal colleges. Forward Montana Foundation also collected 5,767 pledges-to-vote, and followed up with those voters via text ahead of the primary and general elections. Forward Montana Foundation high school fellows made 7,533 calls to our state's youngest voters. |
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| IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp/Desc | 0 | LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENTIn 2024, we graduated 17 community organizing fellows and 20 high school fellows from across the state. Fellows go through a robust curriculum that provides weekly training on community organizing and civic engagement. Fellows lead on a final project that connects their interests to meaningful change in their communities. |
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| IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp/Desc | 0 | STRENGTHENING DEMOCRACYFoward Montana Foundation launched Civics Unders The Big Sky, an effort to provide Montana communities with trustworthy civic information, approachable educational resources, and unbiased voter registration to give a voice to the future workers and citizens of our democracy. In 2024, we facilitated civic templates in 20 classrooms and hosted Democracy Days voter registration drives in 19 schools across the state. |
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