Civic Intelligence

Montana Highlanders Association

EIN 81-0518974 • 501(c)3 • Columbia Falls, MT

Profile

The members of the Montana Highlanders Association endeavor to preserve traditional Scottish music & culture through participation in a traditional bagpipe band and to promote and provide that cultural legacy to the public and private civic cultural events.

245 Klein LnColumbia Falls, MT 59912
Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

59th percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

61st percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Net Margin

11th percentile

-79%

Higher net margin than 11% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

84th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

19th percentile

-45%

Faster asset growth than 19% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

88th percentile

67%

Faster revenue growth than 88% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets59th percentile

Assets

Down

$1,821

Down $1,483 (-45%) from 2024

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2024

Net Assets

Down

$1,821

Down $1,483 (-45%) from 2024

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue61st percentileNet Margin11th percentile

Revenue

Up

$1,871

Up $750 (+67%) from 2024

Expenses

Up

$3,354

Up $2,959 (+749%) from 2024

Net Income

Down

-$1,483

Down $2,209 (-304%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth19th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$4.0K$3.0K$2.0K$1.0K$0Assets 2024: $3,304Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $3,3042024Assets 2025: $1,821Liabilities 2025: $0Net Assets 2025: $1,8212025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$1,821
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$1,821
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth88th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$4.0K$2.0K$0-$2.0KRevenue 2024: $1,121Expenses 2024: $395Net Income 2024: $7262024Revenue 2025: $1,871Expenses 2025: $3,354Net Income 2025: -$1,4832025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$1,871
Expenses$3,354
Net Income-$1,483
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$1,821
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$1,821
Revenue
$1,871
Expenses
$3,354
Net income
-$1,483
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1,821$0$1,821$1,871$3,354$1,483
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3,304$0$3,304$1,121$395$726
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Signed
Feb 16, 2026
Return Version
2025v4.0
Gross Receipts
$1,871
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The members of the Montana Highlanders Association endeavor to preserve traditional Scottish music & culture through participation in a traditional bagpipe band and to promote and provide that cultural legacy to the public and private civic cultural events.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
The band participated in and provided cultural participation in the following: Saint Patrick's Day parade and several music events in the Kalispell region, Heritage Days in Eureka, MT, 4th of July parade in Kalispell, Heritage Days in Columbia Falls, Flathead Celtic Society, Highland Games.$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay84th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Frank LeftwichBoard Member/Director-$0--
Rodney DouglasPipe Major/Board Member-$0--
Doyle KarrBoard Member-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Montana Highlanders Association
EIN
81-0518974
Phone
4069090155
Address
245 Klein Ln, Columbia Falls, MT 59912

Signing Officer

Name
Robert Leftwich
Title
Director
Phone
4069090155
Signed
2026-02-16
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8

“Re-imbursement by members of cost of band uniform items that were purchased by the band for those specific members.”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

“bagpipe reeds, new band chanters for bagpiper members, purchase of practice chanters for band members, Uniform purchase for Joey Luben.”

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