2024-08-14T09:22:28-05:00 2023-09-30 390758449 WIPFLI LLP 3615 DELGANY ST SUITE 500 DENVER CO 80216 990EZ 2022-10-01 810225258 MONTANA ASSOCIATION OF STATE GRAZING DISTRICTS MONT 4064423420 420 N CALIFORNIA STREET HELENA MT 59601 RAYLEE A HONEYCUTT AUTHORIZED AGENT 4064423420 2024-08-12 1 0 LEANNA VELOTTA EA P01775411 3037590089 2024-08-08 2022 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z X X N/A X X 101193 X 54541 46255 397 101193 600 39299 25 55930 95854 5339 127002 0 132341 127002 132341 127002 132341 0 0 127002 132341 X TO AID IN THE IMPROVEMENT OF GRAZING LAND IN MONTANA. OF ALL THE WESTERN STATES, MONTANA ALONE HAS A STATUTORY NETWORK OF STATE GRAZING DISTRICTS COOPERATIVE AREAS OF DIVERSE OWNERSHIP THAT ALLOW FOR THE GREATEST USE OF RANGE FORAGE WHILE CONSERVING LIMITED NATURAL RESOURCES. GRAZING DISTRICTS ARE NON-PROFIT, COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS OF RANCHERS AND FARMERS WHO RAISE LIVESTOCK. THE MONTANA GRASS CONSERVATION ACT OF 1939 ORGANIZED THESE COOPERATIVE GRAZING AREAS INTO 26 DISTRICTS-WHICH INCLUDE FEDERAL GRAZING LANDS MINGLED WITH STATE, COUNTY AND PRIVATE LANDS-ENCOMPASSING MORE THAN 10 MILLION ACRES. TODAY THERE ARE 29 TOTAL DISTRICTS, CONCENTRATED IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE STATE. MONTANA ASSOCIATION OF STATE GRAZING DISTRICTS IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION. ANY STATE GRAZING DISTRICT ORGANIZED AND OPERATING UNDER CHAPTER 208, SESSION LAWS OF MONTANA OF 1937, AND AMENDMENTS THERETO, IS QUALIFIED FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE MONTANA ASSOCIATION OF STATE GRAZING DISTRICTS. OTHER ASSOCIATIONS ORGANIZED FOR GRAZING PURPOSES SHALL BE QUALIFIED FOR MEMBERSHIP. MONTANA ASSOCIATION OF STATE GRAZING DISTRICTS AIDS IN THE IMPROVEMENT OF GRAZING LAND IN MONTANA. 0 0 TROY BLUNT DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 LLANE CARROLL DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 KYLE KLUCK DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 RICHARD MORGAN DIRECTOR 1.00 0 0 0 KEVIN ELIAS PRESIDENT 1.00 0 0 0 DEANNA ROBBINS VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 0 0 0 LARRY SKIP AHLGREN PAST PRESIDENT 1.00 0 0 0 RAYLEE HONEYCUTT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 10.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RAYLEE A HONEYCUTT 420 N CALIFORNIA STREET HELENA MT 59601 4064423420 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 4 - OTHER INVESTMENT INCOME DESCRIPTION: INTEREST INCOME. AMOUNT: 397. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAID ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: SPONSORSHIP. GRANTEE NAME: MONTANA RANGE DAYS. GRANTEE ADDRESS: C/O JAMIE LANNEN PO BOX 247 CLYDE PARK, MT 59018. AMOUNT GIVEN: 250. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAID ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: SPONSORSHIP. GRANTEE NAME: MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. GRANTEE ADDRESS: 302 N ROBERTS HELENA, MT 59601. AMOUNT GIVEN: 200. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAID ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: SPONSORSHIP. GRANTEE NAME: LEWIS & CLARK CONSERVATION DISTRICT. GRANTEE ADDRESS: 790 COLLEEN ST HELENA, MT 59601. AMOUNT GIVEN: 150. TOTAL INCLUDED ON FORM 990-EZ, LINE 10: 600. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: MONTANA GRASS COMMISSION EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 55,365. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 71. DESCRIPTION: MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES. AMOUNT: 494. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 55,930. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.