Nonprofit · EIN 26-2075145
FORWARD MT FOUNDATION
Also known as FORWARD MONTANA FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · MISSOULA, MT 59806
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,615,787 | $1,766,967 | $848,820 | $3,028,812 | $459,113 | $2,569,699 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,735,473 | $1,058,583 | $676,890 | $1,808,242 | $87,363 | $1,720,879 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,583,014
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $5,784
- Other revenue
- $26,989
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $403,250
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $27,491
- Other salaries and wages
- $624,925
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $699,626
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $2,839
- Accounting fees
- $24,498
- Occupancy
- $40,099
- Travel
- $20,260
- Program services (functional)
- $1,481,381
- Management and general (functional)
- $174,591
- Fundraising (functional)
- $110,995
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,808,242
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,028,812
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $459,113
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,569,699
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,782,771
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $786,928
- Gross receipts
- $2,615,787
- Employees
- 59
- Volunteers
- 86
- Year formed
- 2008
- State of legal domicile
- MT
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIERSTEN IWAI | Executive Dir. Officer | 12 | $0 | $91,364 | $9,360 |
| JACOB LINFESTY | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIT ANLER | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ABBIE BANDSTRA | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY ALLISON | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CODY MCCRACKEN | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLA CURRIER | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| REMYA NAIR | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSH OLSON | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY BLANKENBAKER | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIERSTEN IWAI | Executive Dir. Officer | 12 | $0 | $74,486 | $5,410 |
| JACOB LINFESTY | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBI LOMBARDI | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ABBIE BANDSTRA | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY ALLISON | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CODY MCCRACKEN | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLA CURRIER | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| REMYA NAIR | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSH OLSON | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY BLANKENBAKER | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 2817, MISSOULA, MT 59806-2817
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ALICE BOYER
- Signed the 990
- ALICE BOYER, Executive Dir.
- Phone
- (406) 542-8683
- Website
- FORWARDMONTANAFOUNDATION.ORG
- Return prepared by
- Amatics CPA Group
Mission
EDUCATE, ENGAGE AND ORGANIZE YOUNG MONTANANS TO SHAPE THEIR DEMOCRACY TO IMPROVE THEIR LIVES AND THE LIVES OF FELLOW MONTANANS.
Program accomplishments
- VOTER REGISTRATION AND MOBILIZATIONForward Montana Foundation registered 8,022 voters, through in-person and online tactics. You could reliably find our staff and volunteers with clipboards in hand registering Montanans to vote at farmers markets, campuses, concerts, and state-wide events. We also knocked on 5,359 doors in a door-to-door voter registration canvass.We held voter registration drives on 20 high school campuses and over 13 college campuses across the state, including public, private, and tribal colleges. Forward Montana Foundation also collected 5,767 pledges-to-vote, and followed up with those voters via text ahead of the primary and general elections. Forward Montana Foundation high school fellows made 7,533 calls to our state's youngest voters.Expenses $1,275,675 · grants $302,500
- LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENTIn 2024, we graduated 17 community organizing fellows and 20 high school fellows from across the state. Fellows go through a robust curriculum that provides weekly training on community organizing and civic engagement. Fellows lead on a final project that connects their interests to meaningful change in their communities.Expenses $104,956
- STRENGTHENING DEMOCRACYFoward Montana Foundation launched Civics Unders The Big Sky, an effort to provide Montana communities with trustworthy civic information, approachable educational resources, and unbiased voter registration to give a voice to the future workers and citizens of our democracy. In 2024, we facilitated civic templates in 20 classrooms and hosted Democracy Days voter registration drives in 19 schools across the state.Expenses $100,750 · grants $100,750
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 26-2075145
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2011
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Health care (E05)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,028,812
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,615,787
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,615,787 | $1,766,967 | $3,028,812 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,735,473 | $1,058,583 | $1,808,242 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $936,083 | $597,141 | $1,098,718 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS.
Questions about FORWARD MT FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of FORWARD MT FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FORWARD MT FOUNDATION is 26-2075145.
- Is FORWARD MT FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2011.
- Are donations to FORWARD MT FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FORWARD MT FOUNDATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of FORWARD MT FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FORWARD MT FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of FORWARD MT FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ALICE BOYER.
- Who are the officers and directors of FORWARD MT FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 10 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does FORWARD MT FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,615,787, expenses of $1,766,967 and total assets of $3,028,812 at year end.
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