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Friends of the Third Branch

EIN 93-4225365 • 501(c)3 • Helena, MT

Profile

Friends of the third branch informs montanans about legislative developments that impact their courts, their judges, and to protect montana's constitutional system ensuring governmental checks and balances.

3730 Eagle Bay DriveHelena, MT 59602

friendsofthethirdbranch.org

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Net Margin

14th percentile

-51%

Higher net margin than 14% of similar nonprofits.

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

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

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

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

Asset Growth

15th percentile

-70%

Faster asset growth than 15% of similar nonprofits.

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

Revenue Growth

62nd percentile

7.8%

Faster revenue growth than 62% of similar nonprofits.

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

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$16,775

Down $39,515 (-70%) from 2024

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Down

$16,775

Down $39,515 (-70%) from 2024

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin14th percentile

Revenue

Up

$76,843

Up $5,573 (+7.8%) from 2024

Expenses

Up

$116,358

Up $99,047 (+572%) from 2024

Net Income

Down

-$39,515

Down $93,474 (-173%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth15th percentile

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

$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2024: $56,290Net Assets 2024: $56,2902024Assets 2025: $16,775Net Assets 2025: $16,7752025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$16,775
Liabilities-
Net Assets$16,775
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth62nd percentile

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

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2024: $71,270Expenses 2024: $17,311Net Income 2024: $53,9592024Revenue 2025: $76,843Expenses 2025: $116,358Net Income 2025: -$39,5152025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$76,843
Expenses$116,358
Net Income-$39,515
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

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

Open filing
Assets
$16,775
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$16,775
Revenue
$76,843
Expenses
$116,358
Net income
-$39,515
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.17$0.17$0.77$1.16$0.40
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.56$0.56$0.71$0.17$0.54
Latest Filing Detail
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Signed
Jan 14, 2026
Return Version
2025v4.0
Gross Receipts
$76,843
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Friends of the third branch informs montanans about legislative developments that impact their courts, their judges, and to protect montana's constitutional system ensuring governmental checks and balances.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
FRIENDS OF THE THIRD BRANCH INFORMS MONTANANS ABOUT LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS THAT IMPACT THEIR COURTS, THEIR JUDGES, AND TO PROTECT MONTANA'S CONSTITUTIONAL SYSTEM ENSURING GOVERNMENTAL CHECKS AND BALANCES.-$113,258
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
BETSY BRANDBORGPresident-$0--
DENNIS LOPACHVice Preside-$0--
MARK MURPHYDirector-$0--
LARRY EPSTEINDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Friends of the Third Branch
EIN
93-4225365
Phone
4064371762
Address
3730 EAGLE BAY DRIVE, HELENA, MT 59602

Signing Officer

Name
Betsy Brandborg
Title
President
Phone
4064371762
Signed
2026-01-14
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 advertising and marketing 6,802 office supplies and sofware 5,765 bank charges 857 insurance 951 total 14,375”

Form 990-ez, Part III

“Friends of the third branch informs montanans about legislative developments that impact their courts, their judges, and to protect montana's constitutional system ensuring governmental checks and balances.”

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