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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Monitoring procedures (Part I, line 2)</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>All grant recipients are required to file a report with requests for reimbursement and/or grant disbursement. Final reports are required at the end of the grant period for all grants. Expense documentation, including receipts, are requested if appropriate. If no report is furnished, the entity is ineligible for receiving a grant in future grant cycles.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Form 990 was prepared by a CPA, reviewed first by the Executive Director, and provided to the Board of Directors for review prior to submission.</ExplanationTxt>
      </SupplementalInformationDetail>
      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>All board members and grant review committees must review the policy and sign an acknowledgment form which requires that any positions, business dealings, financial interests, or relationships that may present a conflict with MWCCs work be disclosed. Any conflicts of interest that are disclosed will be dealt with as necessary. Possible outcomes include recusal from discussions, abstetion from voting and/or temporary removal from the board.</ExplanationTxt>
      </SupplementalInformationDetail>
      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, and Conflict of Interest Policy is available upon request. Abridged financial statements are included in our biannual State of the Watersheds report.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Other or change in accounting method Part XII line 1</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>Prior tax returns were checked cash even though amodified accrual accounting method has always been used. No prior period adjustments needed.</ExplanationTxt>
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      <SupplementalInformationDetail>
        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>Part III response or note to any other line in Part III</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>MWCC PROVIDES FUNDING, TRAINING, RESOURCES, AND CONNECTIONS THAT SUPPORT LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION INITIATIVES IN MONTANAS WATERSHEDS. MWCC COORDINATES WITHFEDERAL, STATE, AND PRIVATE PARTNERS TO SUPPORT CONSERVATION IMPACTS WITHIN A NETWORK OF ALMOST 60 WATERSHED CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS IN THE STATE. IN 2023, MWCC HOSTED AN IN-PERSON ANNUAL MEETING WITH 85 CONSERVATION LEADERS REPRESENTING 80 CONSERVATION GROUPS FROM ALL CORNERS OF MONTANA, MONTHLY PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING AND EDUCATION EVENTS FOR CONSERVATION LEADERS (CONNECTING WITH 135 PARTICIPANTS), AND A SOCIAL MEDIA OUTREACH CAMPAIGN FOR 26 GROUPS THROUGH ITS WATERSHED SUMMERS CAMPAIGN (MAKING 28,100 ONLINE CONNECTIONS). ADDITIONALLY, MWCC SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATING IN THE BIG SKY WATERSHED CORPS PROGRAM THAT HOSTED 46 MEMBERS AND PROVIDED 78,200 SERVICE HOURS TO SUPPORT CONSERVATION IN MONTANA. MWCC SUB-GRANTED MORE THAN $157,000 THROUGH ITS WATERSHED FUND THROUGH 37 GRANTS TO LOCAL CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS. THESE GRANTS INCLUDED: CAPACITY GRANTS ($105,965.70), PROJECT GRANTS ($49,502.80), AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANTS ($1,931.58). CAPACITY GRANTS WERE SUBGRANTED VIA STATE AND PRIAVTE FUNDS TARGETING COLLABORATIVE FOREST PLANNING AND NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION. MWCC WAS THE FISCAL AGENT FOR TWO ORGANIZATIONS AND PASSED THROUGH AN ADDITIONAL $65,809.60. THE ORGANIZATION HIRED A NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IN AUGUST OF 2023 AND PROMOTED THE SUCCESSES OF MONTANAS CONSERVATION COMMUNITY BY CONVENING MEETINGS AROUND YELLOWSTONE RIVER FLOOD RECOVERY AND NATURAL RESOURCE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES.</ExplanationTxt>
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    </IRS990ScheduleO>
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