Liabilities / Assets
73rd percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 73% of similar nonprofits.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.06x
Liabilities / Revenue
68th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 68% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
91st percentile
Higher net margin than 91% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
93rd percentile
Higher top officer pay than 93% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 19.7% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Revenue Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Balance Sheet
Assets
$44,346
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Assets
$41,748
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Liabilities
$2,598
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
$110,100
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Expenses
$68,352
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Income
$41,748
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
- Signed
- May 10, 2019
- Return Version
- 2018v3.1
- Gross Receipts
- $110,100
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
A better big sky works to inform and engage montanans on issues related to public education, public lands access, voting rights, the environment, sustanable energy, women's health, tribal sovereignty, access to courts, economic justice, and human rights, primarily through the financial support of nonprofit organizations.
A better big sky works to inform and engage montanans on issues related to public education, public lands access, voting rights, the environment, sustainable energy, women's health, tribal sovereignty, access to courts, economic justice, and human rights, primarily through the financial support of nonprofit organizations.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| THE ORGANIZATION WAS STARTED IN 2018 WITH THE BUILDING OF AN INITIAL BOARD, ADMINISTRATIVE AND ORGANIZATIONAL DETAILS AND THE HIRING OF AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IN AUGUST OF 2018. WE ALSO FOCUSED ON LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS OF MONTANA ORGANIZATIONS AND EXPANDED RESOURCES FOR MONTANA GROUPS TO ACCESS STATE AND COUNTY VOTER REGISTRATION AND VOTER VOTING HISTORIES AS A MEANS TO ENCOURAGE GREATER CIVIC PARTICIPATION IN MONTANA. A MAJOR ACTIVITY INCLUDED CULTIVATING NEW DONORS, ORGANIZING DONOR BRIEFINGS AND ENCOURAGING DONOR INVESTMENTS IN MONTANA ADVOCACY AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. | - | $46,685 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STACIE ANDERSON | Executive Di | FT | $21,667 | - | $21,667 |
| MARY STRANAHAN | Board Chair | - | $0 | - | - |
| TIM STEVENS | Secretary/Tr | - | $0 | - | - |
| ERK BURK | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- A Better Big Sky
- EIN
- 82-5313159
- Phone
- 4065440406
- Address
- 220 S 27TH STREET STE B, BILLINGS, MT 59101
Signing Officer
- Name
- Stacie Anderson
- Title
- Executive Director
- Phone
- 4065440406
- Signed
- 2019-05-10
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Sally M Hensel CPA Pc
- Address
- 2825 STOCKYARD RD STE I1, MISSOULA, MT 59808-1548
- Preparer
- Sally Hensel CPA
- Phone
- 4065427001
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16
“Expenses office 192 grants 40,000 total 40,192”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26
“Accounts payable and accrued expenses 0 2,598”
Form 990-ez, Part III
“A better big sky works to inform and engage montanans on issues related to public education, public lands access, voting rights, the environment, sustainable energy, women's health, tribal sovereignty, access to courts, economic justice, and human rights, primarily through the financial support of nonprofit organizations.”
Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 28
“The organization was started in 2018 with the building of an initial board, administrative and organizational details and the hiring of an executive director in august of 2018. We also focused on landscape analysis of montana organizations and expanded resources for montana groups to access state and county voter registration and voter voting histories as a means to encourage greater civic participation in montana. A major activity included cultivating new donors, organizing donor briefings and encouraging donor investments in montana advocacy and civic engagement.”
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Filings
Displayed year
2018 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $44,346
- Liabilities
- $2,598
- Net assets
- $41,748
- Revenue
- $110,100
- Expenses
- $68,352
- Net income
- $41,748